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Yes, Giorgio (United Nations and Celebrities)
Wall St Journal ^ | 6-20-02

Posted on 06/21/2002 5:45:10 AM PDT by SJackson

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:46:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

If Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill can bring rock-star Bono to Africa and Her Britannic Majesty can bestow a knighthood on Mick Jagger, it's hard to fault Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary-general, for establishing his own celebrity diplomatic corps. Certainly you can't beat the fringe benefits: Giorgio Armani, an "ambassador of goodwill" for the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, even designed special sweatshirts for the agency.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: unlist

1 posted on 06/21/2002 5:45:10 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: SJackson
Could this have anything to do with Kofi's $15,000.00 suits?
2 posted on 06/21/2002 7:16:25 AM PDT by yoe
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To: SJackson; *UN_List

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3 posted on 06/21/2002 9:13:31 PM PDT by RippleFire
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