Her Imperial Majesty Empress Farah Pahlavi Receives the Nixon Foundation Architect of Peace Award on November 7, 2024.
On Thursday, November 7, 2024, the Richard Nixon Foundation presented Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, with the Architect of Peace Award at a special luncheon ceremony in Washington, DC.
The Award was presented to Her Imperial Majesty by Melanie Eisenhower, granddaughter of President and Mrs. Nixon and a member of the Board of Directors of the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Remarks of Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, on receiving the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Architect of Peace Award
Distinguished guests and fellow advocates of freedom and peace,
I would like to acknowledge Mr. Jim Byron, President of Nixon Foundation; the Board of Directors; Dr. Parmis Khatibi and Dr. Nikan Khatibi.
I am very much touched to receive the Architect of Peace Award.
My heartfelt gratitude goes to the leadership of the Nixon Library and the Nixon Foundation. Alongside the late president, Anwar Sadat, who gave us refuge, President Nixon was the only other head of state to pay tribute to His Late Majesty The Shah by attending his funeral in Cairo. President Nixon was also most gracious to visit us during our exile in Mexico. By honoring his friendship to His Late Majesty, President Nixon also honored the people of Iran.
The legacy of great leaders is no stranger to us Iranians. From Cyrus the Great, to my late husband Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, to my brave compatriots fighting for their children: it is to them that I dedicate this Award. And I thank you for this Award.
I leave you with not just a message of hope, but a message of conviction: light will overcome the darkness and Iran will arise from our ashes.
Left to right: Dr. Nikan Khatibi and Dr. Parmis Khatibi, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Farah Pahlavi, Melanie Eisenhower and Nixon Foundation President and CEO Jim Byron.