Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's Harvard Visit

Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew visited Harvard University in October 2000 and delivered a lecture at the Kennedy School of Government co-sponsored by the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations. The lecture was entitled "For Third World Leaders: Hope or Despair?" and addressed the value of personal leadership in economic and social development. After the lecture, Minister Lee engaged in discussion with professors and students, and attended a formal dinner. Below are a few photographs from the event..

Apart from lessons in leadership, Minister Lee also discussed his latest book "From Third World to First," which is a personal history of Singapore from 1965 to the present. Professor Ezra Vogel, Chairman of the Board of Advisors of HPAIR reviewed Minister Lee's book in the Straits Times.




Senior Minister Lee and Joseph Nye, Dean of the Kennedy School of Government, at the Arco Forum.

Senior Minister Lee addresses the Arco Forum.

Senior Minister Lee in conversation with the Chair of the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, Ms. Jenny Yip.