
H.E. President of Portugal (2006), Jorge Sampaio
October 19, 2011
H.E. President Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia
January 19, 2011
H.E. President Halonen of Finland
October 11, 2010
H.E. Rt Hon Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
February 20, 2009
H.E. President Michel Suleiman of Lebanon
December 15, 2008
H.E. President László Sólyom of the Republic of Hungary
October 13, 2008
H.E. President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal
February 17, 2008
H.E. Georgi Parvanov President of Republic of Bulgaria
December 4, 2007
H.E. Judge Prince Bola Ajibola
November 14, 2007
H.E. Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin
July 29, 2007
H.E. President S.R. Nathan of Singapore
November 21, 2006
H.E. President Mary McAleese of Ireland
February 15, 2006
H.E. President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic
November 22, 2005
November 21, 2004
And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. ... At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert... (Mark 1:4-5, 9-12)