President Clinton to Host Clinton Global Initiative
World Leaders to Convene in New York September 15-17 NEW YORK, Aug. 22 /CNW/ - Initiative (CGI), a major conference that willbring together global leaders from business, politics, science, religion, andnon-governmental organizations. The CGI will be a forum for the group todevelop concrete policies and implement solutions to the world's mostchallenging problems. Focused on results, the Clinton Global Initiative is a non-partisanconference in which attendees will participate in workshops and meetingsfocused on four main topics: poverty; religion, conflict, and reconciliation;climate change; and enhancing governance. At the conclusion of the conference,attendees will be asked to make a specific pledge to address one of thoseareas and will report on their progress to President Clinton over the courseof the year. Current confirmed attendees include King Abdullah II & Queen Rania, PrimeMinister Tony Blair, President Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan, President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Leonel Fernandez Reyna,President Victor Yushchenko, Secretary General Kofi Annan, Vice Premier ShimonPeres, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Dr. Hernando de Soto, SoniaGandhi, Jeff Immelt, Rupert Murdoch, Hank Paulson, Howard Stringer, Dr.Muhammad Yunus, Ted Turner, George Soros and many more global leaders fromvarying fields. The three-day conference will convene with a plenary session on Thursdayafternoon September 15. The event will run through Saturday September 17 andwill consist of plenary sessions, meetings, presentations, and work groups.Much of the event will be open to press, but press must be credentialed by theClinton Global Initiative. (Work space and filing space will be provided forCGI-credentialed press). Space is extremely limited. To apply for credentials please contactpress</B>clintonglobalinitiative.orghttp://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2005/22/c1953.html
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