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Chatham House Prize 2009

Lula accepting the Chatham House Prize, at the Banqueting Hall, on November 5, 2009.
Lula accepting the Chatham House Prize, at the Banqueting Hall, on November 5, 2009.Photo: Chatham House, CC BY

Documentary record

Lula appears as the winner of the 2009 Chatham House Prize on the list of award winners published by Chatham House.[1]

According to a booklet from the Presidency of South Africa, Lula received the Chatham House Prize on November 5, 2009.[2]

General criterion of the prize, according to Chatham House: it is given to whoever the members consider to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.[3]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. Lula appears as the winner of the 2009 Chatham House Prize on the list of award winners published by Chatham House.

    • Supporting Chatham House (20160802IndivSupporters.pdf) · Chatham House Granting institution
      Where: p. 2, box "Chatham House Prize Winners". Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “Chatham House Prize Winners: 2014 – Melinda Gates 2013 – Hillary Clinton 2012 – Rached Ghannouchi and Moncef Marzouki 2011 – Aung San Suu Kyi 2010 – Abdullah Gül 2009 – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 2008 – John Kufuor”
    • Annual Review 2010–11: Navigating the new geopolitics · Chatham House Granting institution
      Where: PDF p. 5, photo caption. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “From left to right: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–10) and 2009 Chatham House Prize winner.”
    • Lula and Brazil: Abundant Energy (The World Today, novembro de 2009) · Chatham House Granting institution
      Where: standfirst. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “The man who personifies this, President Luiz Ignacio Lula Da Silva, is about to receive the Chatham House Prize.”

  2. 2. According to a booklet from the Presidency of South Africa, Lula received the Chatham House Prize on November 5, 2009.

    • National Orders Booklet 2011 — Presentation of National Orders · The Presidency, Republic of South Africa Granting institution
      Where: p. 87, biography of Lula. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “On 5 November 2009, former President Lula was awarded the Chatham House Prize, awarded to the statesperson who is deemed by Chatham House members to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.”

  3. 3. General criterion of the prize, according to Chatham House: it is given to whoever the members consider to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.

    • Supporting Chatham House (20160802IndivSupporters.pdf) · Chatham House Granting institution
      Where: p. 2, paragraph on the prize. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “The annual Chatham House Prize is awarded to the person who is deemed by Chatham House members to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.”