Jane Goodall to Receive Appointment
in Buckingham Palace Ceremony

For Immediate Release

February 18, 2004

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Jane Goodall will be installed as a Dame of the British Empire (DBE) in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday, Feb. 20.

The honor is the equivalent of a knighthood and follows Dr. Goodall's 1995 appointment as a CBE, or "Commander of the British Empire." The new appointment was announced in Queen Elizabeth II's June 2003 birthday honours list.

Dr. Goodall was born in London and grew up in Bournemouth, where she still has a home. She is known internationally for her groundbreaking research of chimpanzee behavior in the wild. The research that she began in June 1960 is continued today by a team of scientists and field researchers, making it one of the longest continuing studies of a wild animal group. Dr. Goodall also founded the Jane Goodall Institute, which supports the research at Gombe National Park, Tanzania and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and the Roots & Shoots education program, which has groups in more than 87 countries.

Dr. Goodall today travels the globe as an environmental advocate and humanitarian. In 2001, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi-Annan appointed her to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Messengers help mobilize the public to become involved in work that makes the world a better place, serving as advocates in a variety of areas: poverty eradication, human rights, peace and conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS, disarmament, community development and environmentalism.

Dr. Goodall's scores of honors include the Medal of Tanzania, the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal, and Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize. In 2001 she received the third Gandhi/King Award for Non-Violence, presented at the United Nations by the World Movement for Non-Violence. In 2003 Dr. Goodall received the Prince of Asturias Award for technical and scientific research and the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science, America's oldest science award. Dr. Goodall is also a prolific author with many published titles, including In the Shadow of Man, Through a Window, Reason for Hope and numerous children's books.
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