Headline August18,2012/ "The Great Good World Citizen ..."

"THE GREAT GOOD WORLD CITIZEN :

PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON"

When this great American President finished his second term in office and returned to private life, what coverage there was didn’t delve much beneath the surface. Most of the Americans and even the world at large, would have no reason to know, for instance, that while he was starting to draft his memoirs in 2002, Clinton had committed himself to medical treatment to millions and millions of people dying from AIDS in the underdeveloped world.

Most of the world, probably, didn’t even notice the announcement, a year later the William J. Clinton Foundation had negotiated agreements to drastically reduce the cost of HIV/AIDS drugs and diagnostics, --an achievement that is already saving hundreds and thousands of lives and promises to save many many million more. And until then nobody  –perhaps not even President Clinton himself – had yet understood the unprecedented aspirations of his life after the presidency.

A few moments later the announcer says simple, “Bill Clinton",

To the cool techno hum of Moby’s “Porcelain”- the forty second President of the United States ambles out from behind the set. The time is later afternoon and the place is the grand ballroom of Sheraton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The aura and ambiance is breathtaking. It looks and feels like an oversized television studio. Hundreds of men and women in dark suits are milling about, slowing seating themselves in rows facing a bright white stage accented with sky blue.

Everyone rises to give a standing applause and ovation, as he opens the three day conference of government leaders, business moguls, activists, and experts from around the world. They are all here to discuss global poverty, corruption, climate change and religious conflict. President Clinton is obviously delighted and in great form matching his role as host and impresario. He is soon joined on stage by Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, and the King of Jordan for a rambling and agreeable chat.

Prompted by Clinton, they talk about the Mideast peace process, terrorism, international trade, alternative energy, and nuclear proliferation, sounding like guests on a high minded chat show. Lurking not so inconspicuously in the reserved seats are current and former heads of state as well as rock legends and movie stars, and waiting for their turn to palaver with the former president are the Chief Executives of the world’s largest corporations.

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