. ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁with ▁actor ▁George ▁Clo oney ▁to ▁call ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁human itar ian ▁crisis ▁in ▁Dar fur . ▁When ▁Wies el ▁died , ▁Clo oney ▁wrote , ▁" We ▁had ▁a ▁champion ▁who ▁carried ▁our ▁pain , ▁our ▁gu ilt , ▁and ▁our ▁responsibility ▁on ▁his ▁shoulders ▁for ▁gener ations ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Wies el ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Liter ary ▁Peace ▁Prize ' s ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁El ie ▁Wies el ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Human ity ▁issued ▁a ▁letter ▁condem ning ▁Armen ian ▁gen o cide ▁den ial , ▁a ▁letter ▁that ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁ 5 3 ▁Nobel ▁la ure ates ▁including ▁Wies el . ▁Wies el ▁has ▁repeatedly ▁called ▁Turkey ' s ▁ 9 0 - year - old ▁campaign ▁to ▁down play ▁its ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁gen o cide ▁a ▁double ▁killing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wies el ▁critic ized ▁the ▁V at ican ▁for ▁lif ting ▁the ▁ex communic ation ▁of ▁controvers ial ▁bishop ▁Richard ▁William son , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Saint ▁P ius ▁X . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wies el ▁accompanied ▁US ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁as ▁they ▁tou red ▁Buch en wald . ▁Wies el ▁was ▁an