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  • Speech to the 2010 NALEO Conference

    June 24, 2010Prepared Remarks by Vicki Phillips, Director of Education, College Ready Thank you.  It’s a privilege to be here. The Gates Foundation is enormously proud to be NALEO’s partner in…

  • Speech to the National PTA

    Thank you. I’m here today because I’ve seen firsthand how important engaged parents can be. In 1998, I became the superintendent of the School District of Lancaster in Pennsylvania. In…

  • University of Washington Commencement Address

    June 12, 2010 Prepared remarks by William H. Gates Sr, Co-chair When they asked me to speak at commencement, I leaped at this opportunity to suit up and take the…

  • Women Deliver Conference

    June 7, 2010 Prepared remarks by Melinda French Gates, Co-chair and Trustee Three months ago, I traveled to a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where I met…

  • 2010 UN Population Award Ceremony

    June 3, 2010 Prepared remarks by William H. Gates Sr, Co-chair Madam Deputy Secretary-General,Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Secretary to the Committee for the United Nations Population Award, Distinguished Members of the…

  • 2011 Rotary Annual Convention

    May 24, 2011Prepared Remarks by Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee Thank you. It’s a great honor to be here. And as you can tell from those clips, I’m a big…

  • Raising the Bar on College Completion

    An excerpt from her keynote address to the American Association of Community Colleges. April 20, 2010Prepared remarks by Melinda French Gates, Co-chair and Trustee Thank you for your kind introduction,…

  • Spokane Scholars Banquet

    April 19, 2010 Prepared remarks by William H. Gates Sr, Co-chair Thank you, Lou, for that kind introduction. To the Scholars: Congratulations on being named Spokane Scholars! If you haven’t…

  • Senate Committee Testimony on the HIV Vaccine

    April 15, 2010 Prepared remarks by Stefano Bertozzi, Director, HIV, Global Health Program Introduction Good morning and thank you, Madam Chair, and members of the Committee. I am Dr. Stefano…

  • 2010 Senate Testimony

    March 10, 2010Written Testimony by Bill Gates, Co-Chair IntroductionChairman Kerry, Ranking Member Lugar, Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I want to thank the…