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Librarian of Congress James H. Billington Receives Inaugural Lafayette Prize
April 17th, 2007
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, who visited UNESCO in December 2006 to discuss the World Digital Library (WDL), is the recipient of the inaugural Lafayette Prize, given by the French-American Cultural Foundation for contributions to the development of relations between the United States and France.

The new annual award was created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who served heroically in the American Revolution. The award was presented to Billington during a program last month at the residence of France> '> s Ambassador to the United States, Jean-David Levitte.

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