Monthly Archives: February 2011
(Click here for video and remarks from the event.) Leaders from the nation’s foreign policy, NGO and business community gathered last night in Washington to hear a groundbreaking speech from Bill Gates and honor former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge for their public service and continued [...]
Madeleine Albright & Tom Ridge Honored by U.S. Global Leadership Coalition for Support of Strong, Effective International Affairs Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the new Congress begins to confront deficit reduction and examine prospective spending cuts, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delivered a well-timed address urging federal policymakers to continue [...]
This evening, Bill Gates will help the USGLC honor former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge for their public service and continued advocacy of our smart power tools of development and diplomacy. Gates is expected to talk about how foreign assistance is one of the best investments [...]
Budget trackers, mark your calendars. Yesterday, the White House confirmed that the President’s budget proposal for FY2012 will be submitted to Congress on Monday, February 14. In other news, just before his special guest appearance at USGLC’s annual Tribute Dinner in Washington tomorrow night, Bill Gates stopped by The Daily Show to chat with Jon [...]
Global philanthropist Bill Gates, who will be keynoting the USGLC’s 2011 Tribute Dinner tomorrow evening, appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central last night. Gates talked about a current project of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: eradication of polio worldwide. Gates released his 2011 annual letter yesterday, in which he [...]
