Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
12/10/2007
Pelosi Statement on Vice President Al Gore's Acceptance of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this
statement following Former Vice President Al Gore's acceptance of the 2007
Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony held today in Oslo, Norway:
"It is with great pride that Americans congratulate
Vice President Al Gore on receiving one of the world's highest honors - the
Nobel Peace Prize.
"As world leaders meet in Bali, Al Gore has sent a message
that
"I also wish to recognize the advocacy and efforts of Dr. Rajenda Pachauri and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Their efforts to inform and to stop climate change are as global as the planet itself."