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1. His Holiness Archbishop Njongo Nkulu Ndungane, The Archbishop of Capetown South Africa {Christian, South Africa}
   
2. His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze, President of the Pontifical Council on Interreligious Dialogue, the Vatican {Catholic, Italy}
   
3. His Excellency Abdullah al-Obaid, Secretary General of the World Muslim League {Islam, Saudi Arabia}
   
4. Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel {Judaism, Israel}
   
5. The Most Reverend Kuni, Jingu Daiguji (High Priest) of the Grand Shrine at Ise {(Shinto, Japan}
   
6. His Excellency Ayatollah Abdollah Vaeze Javadi {Islam, Iran}
   
7. The Reverend Dr. Konrad Raiser, Secretary General of the World Council of churches {Christian, Switzerland}
   
8. The Honorable Dr. L. M. Singhvi, India's High Commission, {Jain, India}
   
9. The Most Venerable Master Sheng Yen, the Dharma Drum Monastery {Chan Buddhist, USA}
   
10. His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Ji Maharaj {Hindu, India}
    
11. His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro, Grand Mufti of Syria {Islam, Syria}
    
12. The Most Venerable Eshin Watanabe, Patriarch of the Tendai Buddhists, Japan
    
13. Her Holiness Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi {Hindu, India}
    
14. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz {Jewish, Israel}
    
15. Venerable S. N. Goenka {Buddhist, India}
    
16. His Holiness Swami Dayananada Saraswati Ji Maharaj {Hindu, India}
    
17. Chief Rabbi Johnathan Sacks {Jewish, United Kingdom}
    
18. Venerable Maha Ghosananda {Buddhist, Cambodia}
    
19. Dr. Albert Lincoln {Baha'I, Israel}
    
20. His Holiness Jatehdar Joginder Singh {Sikh, India}
    
21. His Holiness Karekin II, Catholics of the Armenian Church, {Christian, Armenia}
    
22. Imam W. D. Mohammed {Islam, India}
    
23. Bishop Fu Tieshen, Vice Chairman, Chinese Catholic Conference {Christian, China}
    
24. Chief Oren Lyons, Faith keeper of the Onondaga Nation {Indigenous, USA}
    
25. Jehangir Oshidari {Zoroastrian, Iran}
    
26. Metropolitan Pitrim {Christian, Russia}
    
27. The Venerable Mahathero Sobita {Buddhist, Sri Lanka}
    
28. Venerable Dada J. P. Vaswani {Hindu, India}
    
29. His Holiness Somdet Phra Phutthakakhosachan {Buddhist, Tahailand}
    
30. Her Holiness Acharya Chandanaji {Jain, India}
    
31. Dr. Firoze Kotwal
    
32. The Venerable Bhaddanta Kumara {Buddhist, Myanmar}
    
33. His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar {Art Of Living Foundation, India}
    
34. Min Zhiting, President of the China Taoist Association {Taoist, China}
    
35. Audrey Shenandoah {Indigenous, North American}
    
36. His Holiness Jatehdar Manjit Singh {Sikh, India}
    
37. Her Holiness Dadi Janki {Brahma Kumaris, United Kingdom}
    
38. Reverend Joseph Mar Iraneous, {Christian, USA}
    
39. His Holiness Dregung Kyabgon Chetsang {Buddhist, USA}
    
40. Bishop Vasthi McKenzie, Paine Memorial A.M.E. {Christian, U.S.A.}
    
41. Reverend Wol Joo Song {Buddhist, Korea}
    
42. Bishop Isais Gutierrez {Christian, Chile}
    
43. His HolinessPatriarch Abrene Paulos, Patriarch of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Echegue of the See of St. Tekle Haimanot, Abune, {Christian, Ethiopia}
    
44. Patriarch Abunos Philipos {Christian, Eritra}
    
45. Jeon Un Deok {Buddhist, Korea}
    
46. Wenzao Han {Christian, China}
    
47. The Reverend Nichiko Niwano, President, Rissho Kosei Kai {Buddhist, Japan}
    
48. Wande Abimbola {Indigenous African, USA}
    
49. Dr. Seung Heun Lee {Traditional Korean/Dahnhak, Korea}
    
50. His Holiness Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji Maharaj {Namdhar Sikh, India}
    
51. Sant Rajinder Singh
    
52. Ceric, Mustafa, Dr., The Grand Mufti of Bosnia {Islam, Bosnia}
    
53. Zachariah, Nicholovos, Eminence, Archbishop {Christian, USA}