Rotary International Convention (June 19, 2007)
Prepared remarks by William H. Gates Sr., co-chair
"You are beacons of a simple truth—that the key ingredient to making a peaceful world is the understanding that all people, no matter where they live, are equally precious."


White House Malaria Summit (December 14, 2006)
Prepared remarks by Melinda French Gates, co-chair
"If we all work together, we will succeed. We already have the tools. We know that bed nets and insecticides protect people from malaria, and we know that treating people who are sick can save their lives."
 

XVI International AIDS Conference Keynote Speech (August 13, 2006)
Prepared remarks by Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs
"We want to call on everyone here and around the world to help speed up what we hope will be the next big breakthrough in the fight against AIDS — the discovery of a microbicide or an oral prevention drug that can block the transmission of HIV."
 

2006 Gates Award for Global Health: The Carter Center (June 1, 2006)
Prepared remarks by William H. Gates Sr., co-chair
"...the Center wages peace where people aren't safe. It promotes democracy where people aren't free. And it fights disease where people aren't well."


36th World Union Conference on Lung Health (October 20, 2005)
Remarks by Dr. Helene Gayle, former director, HIV, TB, and Reproductive Health
"When it comes to stopping TB, embracing that bolder notion of what we can do will require new tools, greater application of existing ones, and, finally and most importantly, greater advocacy, activism and action from all of us."


U.S. Fund for UNICEF (June 23, 2005)
Remarks by Patty Stonesifer, Chief Executive Officer
"I'm here today to talk about our shared goal: how we can save millions of young children who die needlessly every year. Of course, UNICEF cannot do this alone. The United States government can't do it alone. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation certainly can’t do it alone."

2005 Gates Award for Global Health: African Medical and Research Foundation (June 2, 2005)
Prepared remarks by William H. Gates Sr., co-chair
"…AMREF is more than a voice of Africa. It is deeds: acts of compassion, of intelligence, of purpose."