[New York City] - On May 29, His Holiness tire XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet will join The Very Rev. Dr. H. Pritchett, Jr. Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York City in a talk at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, at 7:00pm. The Dalai Lama will be addressing an audience of 4,000 speaking on Harmony in Diversity. This event will also be broadcast live via satellite throughout North America.

The satellite test signal begins. at 6-30pm EST and the program at 7:00pm EST, running time approximately one hour. For more information on participating in the satellite broadcast, contact Global Gatherings at 505-982-2060. The satellite coordinates arc:

C BAND - "GE2" - transponder 21 - 85 degrees west - vertical down 4120 - horizontal up 6345

KU BAND - "SBS6"- ponder 8 - 74 degrees west - vertical down 1 1 896.5

At 5:00pm, prior to the public talk, the Dalai Lama will join former President of Costa Rica Dr. Oscar Arias, in an international press conference, to mark the historic signing of a Nobel laureates's International Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers endorsed by over a dozen Nobel Peace laureates around the world. Also taking part in the signing ceremony will be fellow laureates Elie Wiesel, Jose Ramos-Horta, Betty Williams, and representatives of the American Friends Service Comminttee and Amnesty International. The ceremony will take place before an audience of over 500 distinguished leaders and members the press. The Commission of Nobel Peace laureates, established by Dr. Arias in 1995, has drawn up a model International Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers which would serve as the basis of an international agreement outlining strict criteria to govern global arms transfers.

PRESS CONFERENCE - By Reservation or Invitation Only

Location: The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Synod Hall 110th Street and Amsterdam Avenue

I)ate/Time: Thursday, May 29.1997 at 5:00pm

Doors open at 3;30pm to press and 4:00pm to the public Doors will be closed at 4:50pm