May 23,
National Rescuers Day
By proclaiming May 23, 2000 as National Rescuers Day, the President of the Carnegie
Rescuers Foundation, Federal Councillor Ruth Dreifuss, launched a publicity
campaign to promote the mission of the founder, Andrew Carnegie.

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In the background: Portrait of the founder, the native-born
Scotsman and American industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919).
Ruth Dreifuss
   
Address by Federal Councillor Ruth Dreifuss on the occasion of National Rescuers Day