Former President George W. Bush will return to Washington, D.C., later this month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.
Bush, the 43rd U.S. president, will be joined by his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former President of Tanzania Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, and Bill Gates on Feb. 24 at an event hosted by the George W. Bush Institute. David Kramer, executive director of the Bush Institute, will also attend the celebration.“PEPFAR is arguably the most successful U.S. foreign assistance program ever, having saved more than 25 million lives to date,” Kramer said in a press release.
Bush, Rice, and Kikwete will discuss how the PEPFAR program has affected the world, including foreign policy and the countries that have been part of it, according to the release.Gates and Kramer will discuss how PEPFAR’s successful program model can inform U.S. engagement in global health and development more broadly.
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