Welcoming Visitors 1971-1995
- Ikeda greeting a group of scientists from the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (December 1973)
- A party led by Rem Viktorovich Khokhlov, Rector of the Moscow State University visited the University (October 1974)
- Ikeda talking with the first group of government-sponsored students from China (May 1975)
- A cherry tree was planted by the Chinese government-sponsored students (November 1975)
- The “Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao Cherry Trees” that were planted when Deng Yingchao, wife of Zhou Enlai visited Japan in April 1974
- René Huyghe, a French art historian and member of the Académie Française delivered a lecture at Soka University (April 1982)
- Henry Alfred Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State visited the University (September 1987)
- Ikeda encouraging international students participating in Soka University Festival (November 1989)
- Ikeda holding a meeting with Sir William Kerr Fraser, Principal of the University of Glasgow and Hugh Sutherland, Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering from U.K. (March 1990)
- Danielle Mitterrand, President of France Libertés – Fondation Danielle Mitterrand and wife of French President François Mitterrand gave a speech at Soka University (March 1990)
- Armand Hammer, an American entrepreneur gave a commemorative lecture at Soka University (June 1990)
- Soka University students welcoming Nelson Mandela, Vice-chairman of the African National Congress (ANC) (and later the President of South Africa) and Ikeda (October 1990)
- Joseph S. Nye, Director of Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University gave a commemorative lecture at Soka University (May 1991)
- Ashton Carter, Director of the Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs (CSIA) at Harvard Kennedy School delivered a lecture at Soka University (November 1991)
- Ikeda and Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s Head of State (and later President) held a meeting (November 1992)
- Rosa Parks, known as “the mother of civil rights” in the U.S. gave a commemorative speech at Soka University (May 1994)
- Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of Soviet Union gave a commemorative lecture at Soka University (April 1993)
- César Gaviria Trujillo, President of Colombia was awarded an honorary professor title upon visiting Soka University (February 1994)
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