EXCERPTS FROM
GENERAL COLIN POWELL'S SPEECH
AT THE OCTOBER 28 WORLD YOUTH PEACE SUMMIT
AMBASSADORS OF PEACE DINNER AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA

"Dan Doyle and his team are on a historic mission to world peace. This is one of the most compelling peace initiatives I have seen in years."

“Tonight is historic.”

“We need more and more events like this, where we bring young people from all over the world together, where we start to connect them.”

“This kind of a program, this Summit, is the kind of a program that will bring them together from all over the world, to talk, to commune, to be taught how to be leaders. To be taught to understand and respect each others cultures and traditions and political background.”

“I am so proud to be a part of this event and I want to thank Dan Doyle for his inspiration and for all the years that he has given to this effort. What a great man Dan Doyle is and he should be so proud of what he has done.”

“We cannot afford to lose our kids in the competition or America will fall behind. You (the World Youth Peace Summit) are working hard on this, and this program that we are now launching tonight, which will come to fruition in two summers hence, is an essential part of this, not just for American kids, but for the kids of the world. We are increasingly interconnected, we are increasingly globalized, we have to understand this, and we have to make sure we do the right thing for all of God’s children, both American and elsewhere.”

A sampling of quotes excerpted from Dan Doyle’s speech:

“Certain environments have a greater density of creative interaction – these environments become the base of game changing ideas. From creative writers gathering at the University of Iowa or at Bread Loaf at Middlebury, to thousands of artists gathering in New York City, there are certain places in the World that attract a disproportionate number of creative thinkers. The Summit will create this type of environment at UConn and throughout the State of Connecticut; we will become a region of enlightened thinking and game changing ideas in the area of peace.” –Dan Doyle, in Speech at October 28 World Youth Peace Summit Launch Dinner