• The Goldman Prize recognizes its first Vietnam Veteran, Craig Williams (USA, 2006). Williams’ efforts led the Pentagon to abandon plans to incinerate stockpiles of chemical weapons stored around the United States.

• California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, gives keynote address to San Francisco ceremony audience.

• Nobel Prize laureate (2004), Wangari Maathai (Kenya, 1991) addresses San Francisco ceremony audience as a guest speaker.