GWB sent 30 Billion to Africa last week? Hadn’t heard about that. Is there a link where I can read more about this? Thanks!
President Bush Announces Five-Year, $30 Billion HIV/Aids Plan, The White House (Washington, DC) 30 May 2007
Posted to the web 30 May 2007 Washington, D.C.
United States President George W. Bush announced that he is asking Congress for U.S.$30 billion over five years to fight HIV/Aids in a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 30. The full text of the speech follows:
Thank you all for coming. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Today, I’m joined by some very determined people who are battling one of the worst epidemics of modern times: the spread of HIV/AIDS.
I want to thank you all for being here. I’m honored to be in your presence, and I want to thank others who are joining us in this important cause, as well, starting with Ambassador Mark Dybul, who is the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. He runs our PEPFAR initiative. Mark, thank you for being here, as well as Rajat Gupta, who is the Chairman of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Rajat, we’re proud you’re here.