Bill and Melinda Gates Release 2015 Annual Letter: “Our Big Bet for the Future”

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SEATTLE (January 21, 2015) — Today, Bill and Melinda Gates share their 2015 Annual Letter. "Our Big Bet for the Future" addresses the breakthroughs they see coming over the next fifteen years that will improve the lives of people in poor countries faster than at any other time in history.

Read the letter and find out how breakthroughs in health, farming, banking and education will help make the world a better place at www.gatesletter.com.

About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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