The Friendly Philanthropists a Chance Meeting Between Bill Clinton and Tom Hunter United the Men in a Mission to Help Others.
The Herald › September 15, 2005
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IT IS the unlikeliest of friendships, but its legacy could be the alleviation of suffering for millions of the world's poorest people. The son of an Ayrshire grocer and a working-class boy from Arkansas who went on to hold the most powerful office on Earth are, between them, attempting not only to lift millions out of poverty, but change the way aid is delivered to the world's most under-developed countries.
Their backgrounds could not be more different. However, when Sir Tom Hunter and Bill Clinton met four years ago on a gloomy night in Glasgow, a friendship flourished.See the full content of this document
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The Friendly Philanthropists a Chance Meeting Between Bill Clinton and Tom Hunter United the Men in a Mission to Help Others.
It was forever sealed last Tuesday when Mr Clinton, en route to Asia, stopped off at Prestwick airport and made the short journey to the home of SirTom outside Troon where they struck a deal worth dollars-100m (GBP54.7m).
The money, which SirTom has donated from his own charitable foundation, will initially be used to fund two projects that will take a "holistic" approach to aid, making sure the development it kick starts will be sustainable into the lon...See the full content of this document
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