Bill Clinton received the Karlspreis in 2000.

The Karlspreis (Engl.: International Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen) is one of the most prestigious European prizes. It has been awarded once a year since 1950 by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace. It commemorates Charlemagne, ruler of what is today France and Germany and founder of what became the Holy Roman Empire, who resided and is buried at Aachen. Traditionally the award is given to the recipient on the Ascension holiday in a ceremony in the town hall of Aachen. Bill Clinton receiving the Karlspreis in 2000. ... Bill Clinton receiving the Karlspreis in 2000. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... A Frankish king, like Charlemagne, (center) depicted in the Sacramentary of Charles the Bald (about 870) Charlemagne (c. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany, at 50°46′ N 6°6′ E. Population: 256,605 (2003). ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... A Frankish king, like Charlemagne, (center) depicted in the Sacramentary of Charles the Bald (about 870) Charlemagne (c. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... The Ascension is one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar, and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven forty days after his resurrection from the dead. ...

Past recipients of the award include

• 1950 Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi
• 1951 Hendrik Brugmans
• 1952 Alcide de Gasperi
• 1953 Jean Monnet
• 1954 Konrad Adenauer
• 1956 Sir Winston S. Churchill
• 1957 Paul Henri Spaak
• 1958 Robert Schuman
• 1959 George C. Marshall
• 1960 Joseph Bech
• 1961 Walter Hallstein
• 1963 Edward Heath
• 1964 Antonio Segni
• 1966 Jens Otto Krag
• 1967 Joseph Luns
• 1969 The European Commission
• 1970 François Seydoux de Clausonne
• 1972 Roy Jenkins
• 1973 Don Salvador de Madariaga
• 1976 Leo Tindemans
• 1977 Walter Scheel
• 1978 Konstantin Karamanlis
• 1979 Emilio Colombo
• 1981 Simone Veil
• 1982 King Juan Carlos I. of Spain
• 1984 Karl Carstens
• 1986 The People of Luxembourg
• 1987 Henry A. Kissinger
• 1988 François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl
• 1989 Frère Roger (of the Taizé Community)
• 1990 Gyula Horn
• 1991 Václav Havel
• 1992 Jacques Delors
• 1993 Felipe González Márquez
• 1994 Gro Harlem Brundtland
• 1995 Franz Vranitzky
• 1996 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• 1997 Roman Herzog
• 1998 Bronislaw Geremek
• 1999 Anthony (Tony) Charles Lynton Blair
• 2000 William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton
• 2001 György Konrád
• 2002 The Euro
• 2003 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
• 2004 Pat Cox
• 2004 Extraordinary prize: Pope John Paul II
• 2005 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Richard Nikolaus Graf Coudenhove-Kalergi (Count Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi), (Tokyo, November 17, 1894 to Schruns, Vorarlberg, July 27, 1972) was the son of a Austro-Hungarian count and diplomat, and a Japanese mother. ... Hendrik Brugmans Hendrik Brugmans (Amsterdam 13 December 1906 - Bruges 12 March 1997) was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. ... Alcide De Gasperi (born 3 April 1881 in Pieve Tesino in the Province of Trento, Austria-Hungary (now part of Italy); died 19 August 1954 in Sella di Valsugana in the same province) was an Italian statesman and politician. ... Jean Monnet Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (November 9, 1888 – March 16, 1979) is regarded by many as the architect of European Unity. ... Konrad Adenauer (January 5, 1876–April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS MP (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded... Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman. ... For the German composer, see Robert Schumann Robert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of Aachen Robert Schuman (29 June 1886-4 September 1963) was a noted German-born French politician who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union. ... George C. Marshall George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880–October 16, 1959), an American military leader and statesman, was born into a middle-class family in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. ... Walter Hallstein (17 November 1901 - 29 March 1982) was a German politician and professor. ... The Right Honourable Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (born July 9, 1916) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... Antonio Segni (February 2, 1891, Sassari - December 1, 1972) was elected President of the Italian republic on May 6, 1962 (443 votes over 854), and retired from office on December 6, 1964 after serious paralysis. ... Jens Otto Krag (September 15, 1914 June 22, 1978) was a Danish politician. ... Joseph Antoine Marie Hubert Luns ( August 28, 1911 - July 18, 2002) was a Dutch politician and former NATO secretary-general. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. ... Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 - January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour MP in the 1960s and 1970s and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... Don Salvador de Madariaga (July 23, 1886, A Coruña, Spain - December 14, 1978, Locarno, Switzerland) was a Spanish diplomat and writer. ... Leo Tindemans, born in Zwijndrecht on 16 April 1922, was prime minister (CVP) of six Belgian governments, from 25 April 1974 to 20 October 1978. ... Walter Scheel (born July 8, 1919) is a German politician. ... Constantine Karamanlis Constantine (Konstantinos) Karamanlis (Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής) (March 8, 1907 - April 23, 1998) is a towering figure of modern Greek politics and history. ... Emilio Colombo (born April 14, 1920) was an Italian diplomat and politician. ... Simone Veil should not be confused with Simone Weil, a French philosopher. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... Karl Carstens (December 14, 1914 - May 30, 1992) was a German politician. ... Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger (born May 27, 1923) is a German-born American diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner who played an important part in foreign affairs through the positions he held in several Republican administrations between 1969 and 1977. ... François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996;  pronunciation) was a French politician and President of France from May 1981, re-elected in 1988, until 1995. ... Dr. Helmut Kohl (full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ... Brother Roger of Taizé, 2003 The Taizé Community is an ecumenical Christian mens monastic order in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France initiated by Brother Roger (Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche) in 1940. ... Gyula Horn Gyula Horn (born in July 5, 1932, Budapest) is a Hungarian politician, having been Prime Minister of Hungary 1994-1998 leading the socialist-liberal coalition. ... Václav Havel [VAHTS-lav HA-vel] (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech writer and dramatist. ... Categories: Stub | 1925 births | Presidents of the European Commission ... Felipe González Márquez born March 5, 1942 in Seville became General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) from 1974 to 1997 and Prime Minister of the Spanish government from 1982 to 1996. ... Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland (born April 20, 1939) is a Norwegian politician and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. ... Franz Vranitzky (born October 4, 1937) is an Austrian politician of the SPÖ party (social democrates). ... Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands reads her countrys Speech from the Throne. ... Prof. ... Professor Bronisław Geremek (born March 6, 1932 in Warsaw, Poland) is a distinguished Polish social historian and politician. ... The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Tony Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... György Konrád (born 1933) is a Hungarian novelist and essayist, known as an advocate of individual freedom. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard dEstaing (born February 2, 1926 in Koblenz, Germany) is a French politician who was President of the Republic from 1974 until 1981. ... Pat Cox (born 28 November 1952) is an Irish politician and former television current affairs presenter. ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... Pres. ...

External links

• http://www.karlspreis.de/ (German)
• International Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen (http://www.aachen.de/EN/city_citizens/prizes_honours/charlemagne_prize/index.html)