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President’s Message for International Women’s Day
March 8th, 2025 Dear Citizens of Timor-Leste and Friends Around the World, On this International Women’s Day, I extend my warmest greetings to all women and girls in Timor-Leste and across the globe as we unite under the international theme, “For ALL Women and Girls:...
Global Insecurity: UN has failed the world, says Ramos-Horta
(MSN) President of Timor-Leste and Nobel laureate, José Ramos-Horta, has called for a rethink of governance and leadership structures in Nigeria, emphasizing the need for policies that prioritize national interests over external influences. He noted that Nigeria, as a...
Ramos-Horta Speech: Nigeria and politics as interest
As we honour Professor Babafemi Badejo today, let us draw from his ideas, thoughts, and impacts in scholarship and his dedication to good governance and development. Nigeria’s history is one of resilience, one also of a history shaped by competing interests — of...
President Ramos-Horta Addresses Zayed Human Fraternity Prize Summit
Abu Dhabi, February 3, 2025 The President and Nobel Peace Laureate J. Ramos-Horta, delivered a keynote speech today at the opening of the Zayed Prize for Human Fraternity Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The event, hosted by Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam,...
Ramos-Horta at Estoril: Leading a Nation Toward Lasting Peace
Estoril Conferences is an international platform held in Cascais, Portugal, since 2009. It has been attended by Nobel Prize laureates and current and former heads of state. The events provide a platform to promote open dialogue on global challenges. On October 24,...
East Asia Forum: Timor-Leste hits the democratic reset button
In Timor-Leste, incumbent president Francisco ‘Lu-Olo’ Guterres and the Fretilin party were defeated in both the 2022 presidential and 2023 parliamentary elections, marking a return to the conventions established during the state's independence. The election results...
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The Frost Interview: Ramos-Horta, Lessons in Patience
In 2012, legendary interviewer David Frost traveled to Timor-Leste for a sit down interview with José Ramos-Horta.
Charlie Rose: Ramos-Horta Asks for UN Support for Timorese
A powerful interview with José Ramos-Horta at the height of militia violence in East Timor, as he asks the international community for support of his people.
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
On December 10, 1996, José Ramos-Horta and Timorese Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo stood in front of European Heads of State and Royalty, and dignitaries from around the world, and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. Ramos-Horta's acceptance speech encapsulated the state of...
Ramos-Horta at UN General Assembly, September, 2023
JOSÉ RAMOS-HORTA, President of Timor-Leste, spotlighting that his country is a young, imperfect and vibrant democracy, “an oasis of peace, tolerance and freedom”, said that, since its independence in 2002, the democracy is “alive and dynamic”. Noting that Timor-Leste...
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Shangri-La Security Dialogue A World Adrift, Challenges, Leadership Speech By J. Ramos-Horta President of Timor-Leste Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1996) Singapore, 4th June 2023 Our World is leaderless, multilateral institutions are...
Speech to Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity
1st June 2023 Speech By J. Ramos-Horta Nobel Peace Laureate President of Timor-Leste Your Excellencies Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, The Hon. OH Young Hun, Excellencies, Distinguished, Esteemed Delegates I’m thankful for the kind invitation...
President Ramos-Horta Honored at Global Baku Forum
Gallery Text of Speech The 10th edition of the Global Baku Forum was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Mach 9-12. The Forum brought together over 300 participants, including current and former heads of state and government, Nobel laureates, international organizations,...
Ramos-Horta on Jan 8 violence in Brasilia
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PAPA DESTACA TIMOR-LESTE PELA ADOPÇÃO DO DOCUMENTO DA FRATERNIDADE HUMANA
"A religião é uma oportunidade efetiva de diálogo e encontro entre povos e culturas diferentes, como atesta a decisão do Parlamento de Timor-Leste que aprovou por unanimidade o Documento sobre a Fraternidade Humana, que assinei com o Grande Imã de Al-Azhar em 2019,...
Pope Singles Out Timor-Leste for Adoption of Document for Human Fraternity
"Religion provides genuine opportunities for dialogue and encounter between different peoples and cultures. The Timor-Leste Parliament bore witness to this in its unanimous decision to approve the Document on Human Fraternity that I signed with the Grand Imam of...
RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN BRASILIA
Presidential Palace Nicolau Lobato, Dili, 09 January 2023 President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta condemned today's invasion of Brazil's National Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace by supporters Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro. "It is with deep...
Jantar em homenagem a presidente do Timor reúne novo poder em Brasília
Correio Braziliense O advogado Antônio Carlos de Almeida Castro, o Kakay, promoveu, na segunda-feira, um jantar para o presidente do Timor Leste, Prêmio Nobel da Paz de 1996, José Ramos Horta. Ele veio ao Brasil para a posse do presidente Lula, com o propósito de...