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Malala Yousafzai Receives The Elevate Prize Catalyst Award for Advocacy in Afghanistan Sep 26, 2022

The Elevate Prize Foundation announced Malala Yousafzai as this year’s recipient of The Elevate Prize Catalyst Award in recognition of her long-standing advocacy for girls’ education, including through her work with Malala Fund, the non-profit she co-founded with her father to champion every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. More →

Stars Back Call for Code 2019 Global Challenge Apr 10, 2019

Call for Code 2019, created by leading philanthropic producer David Clark, CEO of David Clark Cause and Founding Partner IBM, is the largest engagement of developers in history. Call for Code was created in 2018 to challenge the 23 million developers around the world to help solve social challenges with sustainable software solutions. More →

President Clinton to Launch New CGI Action Network on Post Disaster Recovery Apr 3, 2018

On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, Bill Clinton will formally launch the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami. More →

Clinton Global Initiative Concludes Final Annual Meeting and Celebrates Legacy of Impact Sep 23, 2016

President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton concluded the 12th and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting this week and recognized the impact of the CGI community in creating more than 3,600 Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of over 435 million people worldwide. More →

Stars And Leaders Attend Final Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Sep 19, 2016

On September 19-21, President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the 12th and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City. More →

More Than 50 Commitments To Action Announced At Annual CGI America Meeting Jun 17, 2016

President Bill Clinton concluded the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting this week, which convened nearly 1,000 attendees from business, foundation, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance solutions that encourage economic growth, support long-term competitiveness, and increase social mobility in the United States. More →

Jimmy Carter To Join Bill Clinton At CGI America Meeting Jun 10, 2016

On June 12-14, President Bill Clinton will host the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, convening nearly 1,000 participants from across sectors to develop and implement Commitments to Action – new, specific, and measurable plans and projects – to encourage continued economic growth, support long-term competitiveness, and increase social mobility in the United States.

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Over 900 Commitments To Action Announced At CGI University Meeting Apr 6, 2016

Over the weekend, more than 1,200 college and university students from across the country and around the world came together at the University of California, Berkeley for the ninth annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting, making more than 900 Commitments to Action to address this generation’s most pressing challenges. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton's Virtual Reality Film Nominated For Daytime Emmy Apr 1, 2016

Inside Impact: East Africa, the virtual reality film that allows people anywhere to join President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton on their trip to see first-hand how lives are changed as a result of Clinton Global Initiative Commitments to Action, has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Welcome Student Leaders To Ninth Annual CGI University Meeting Mar 31, 2016

On April 1-3, the ninth annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting will bring together more than 1,200 college and university students from around the world at the University of California, Berkeley. More →

Bill Clinton Marks Sixth Anniversary Of Earthquake In Haiti Jan 13, 2016

Bill Clinton released the following statement on the sixth anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010: More →

Bill Clinton To Visit Latin America This Week Nov 9, 2015

Beginning Monday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 11, President Bill Clinton will visit the work of the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) commitments in Latin America. More →

123 New Commitments To Action Made At Clinton Global Initiative Oct 1, 2015

President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton concluded the Clinton Global Initiative's (CGI) 10th anniversary by announcing new Commitments to Action and looking ahead to CGI’s priorities over the next decade including empowering girls and women, advancing educational and extracurricular activities for youth, alleviating poverty, and supporting technology access and use. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Host 11th Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Aug 31, 2015

President Bill Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will host the 11th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting on September 26-29 in New York City. More →

Chelsea Clinton Concludes Visit To Haiti Jul 31, 2015

Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton and President Donna Shalala concluded a trip to visit Foundation efforts that are supporting the development and growth of the Haitian agriculture, health, and business sectors, as well as women’s entrepreneurship. More →

Chelsea Clinton To Visit Clinton Foundation Projects In Haiti Jul 22, 2015

On Tuesday, July 28, and Wednesday, July 29, Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton and Clinton Foundation President Donna Shalala will lead a group of philanthropists, business leaders, and Clinton Foundation supporters to visit Foundation efforts that are supporting the development and growth of the Haitian agriculture, health, entrepreneurship, and business sectors. More →

79 New Commitments To Action Made At Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting Jun 12, 2015

Earlier this week, President Bill Clinton concluded the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting, which convened nearly 1,000 leaders from business, foundation, NGO, and government sectors to advance solutions that encourage economic growth, support long-term competitiveness, and increase social mobility in the United States. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Visit Clinton Foundation Projects In Africa Apr 22, 2015

From Tuesday, April 28 through Thursday, May 7, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will visit the sites of several Clinton Foundation projects and CGI Commitments to Action that are improving the lives of thousands of people across Africa, concluding with the Clinton Global Initiative Middle East & Africa Meeting (CGI MEA) in Morocco. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Attend CGI Middle East And Africa Meeting Apr 14, 2015

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) today announced details for the CGI Middle East & Africa Meeting, an event to be held May 5 – 7, 2015, in Marrakech, Morocco. More →

More Than 1,000 Student Leaders To Gather for 2015 Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University Feb 25, 2015

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton announced details for the eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting, which will bring together more than 1,000 college students from around the world on March 6-8 at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. More →

Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership To Support Smallholder Farmers Feb 12, 2015

Unilever, Acumen and the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, have launched a landmark Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action called the Enhanced Livelihoods Investment Initiative (ELII) to improve the livelihoods of as many as 300,000 smallholder farmers and their communities in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. More →

Bill And Chelsea Clinton To Host CGI Winter Meeting Feb 5, 2015

President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the 2015 Winter Meeting on February 10 in New York City, marking the 10th year of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). More →

George W. Bush Honored By Arthur Wylie Foundation Nov 17, 2014

The Arthur Wylie Foundation (AWF), a non-profit formed by entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, and film producer, Arthur Wylie, has partnered with the Always In The Club Foundation (AITCF) in making a commitment to America’s youth. More →

Clinton Global Initiative Turns Ten Oct 10, 2014

In 2005 former President Bill Clinton organized the first annual Clinton Global Initiative to coincide with the United Nation’s General Assembly. More →

Bill Clinton Closes 10th Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Sep 26, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton closed the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting this week by announcing new Commitments to Action and issuing a call to action to members in four critical issue areas: addressing energy poverty around the world, tackling food insecurity and hunger in the United States, increasing access to water, and responding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. More →

New Commitments To Action Made At Clinton Global Initiative Sep 25, 2014

During the second day of the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton announced new Commitments to Action that will address pressing global challenges. More →

Bill Clinton Honors Leonardo DiCaprio Sep 23, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton kicked off the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting with the Clinton Global Citizen Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers, of NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” More →

Leonardo DiCaprio To Be Honored With Clinton Global Citizen Award Sep 15, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton have announced new participants for the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, to be held September 21-24 in New York City, including 45 current and former heads of state, and more than 1,000 of the most influential leaders from business, government, civil society and philanthropy. More →

Bill Clinton Moderates Opening Panel of U.S.-Africa Business Forum Aug 7, 2014

Earlier this week, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Bill Clinton moderated the opening panel at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce. More →

Barack Obama To Take Part In Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Jul 28, 2014

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton announced the program and participants for the 10th Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting. More →