President Clinton Visits Clinton Foundation Projects in Latin America
by Clinton Foundation
On May 14 and 15, President Bill Clinton traveled to Peru and Colombia with philanthropists Frank Giustra and Marco A. Slim to visit Clinton Foundation projects and announce new efforts that will positively impact disadvantaged communities in Latin America.
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Lift Up Women to Lift the World
This story originally appeared on CNN.com on Sept. 23, 2012. The authors, Melanne Verveer; United States ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, and Penny Abeywardena; head of the Girls and Women program and associate director at the Clinton Global Initiative, both attended the 2012 CGI Annual Meeting on Sept. 23-25, 2012 in New York City. Women have finally arrived.
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Why I’m Optimistic
For eight years now, the CGI Annual Meeting has brought together leaders from around the world, from the public sector, the private sector, philanthropies, foundations, NGOs and the UN system to share what they’re doing that’s working – and not yet working – to make our world healthier, safer, stronger. Given the relentless...
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2012 CGI Annual Meeting Day 3
President Clinton, Mutar Kent, and Gabriel Jarmillo discuss distribution systems and supply chains during the Closing Plenary Session of the 2012 CGI Annual Meeting. Yesterday, the third and final day of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting focused around the theme “Designing Our Systems,” highlighting how the world requires systems of governance, community...
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2012 CGI Annual Meeting Day 2
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton gives opening remarks during the second day of the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. The second day of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting focused around the theme of “Designing Our Environments," highlighting the need to produce holistic approaches for built and natural environments in order to...
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2012 CGI Annual Meeting Day 1
Yesterday the first day of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting featured the Opening Plenary Session discussion on “Designing for Impact,” moderated by President Clinton with Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon; Michael T. Duke, President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; and Jim Yong Kim...
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