WAP99062901 - 29 JUNE 1999 - WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (center) shakes hands with St. John's University Trustee Jerome Belson moments before being conferred with an honorary degree at the historic Blair House in Washington, D.C., June 29. To his right is Rev. Donald J. Harrington, President of St. John's University. It was only the second off-campus conferral in the university's history and Mubarak's first visit to the U.S. in two years. He received a doctorate of law. iw/Ian Wagreich UPI