Club de Madrid makes alleviation of poverty and the issue of climate change top priorities for a better world

It is announced from the office of Seychelles founding President Sir James R.

It is announced from the office of Seychelles founding President Sir James R. Mancham at Glacis-sur-Mer that ‘Le Club de Madrid’, the worldwide leadership alliance comprising 92 former democratic Heads of States and Government concluded its Annual Conference on the 8th of December 2013 with a call on the G20 to make the alleviation of property and the issue of climate change top priorities when the twenty most powerful financial nations in the world meet in Brisbane, Australia under the leadership of the Australian Government in November 2014. The report was presented to the representative of the Australian G20 Secretariat by the newly-elected President of Le Club de Madrid, Vaira Vike Freiberga – President of Latvia (1999-2007), who was elected to office following the retirement of Mr. Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002) who had been the President of Le Club de Madrid for almost ten years.

Earlier the General Assembly had ratified the incorporation of three new members – Felipe Calderon – former President of Mexico, Alain Juppรฉ – former Prime Minister of France and Sir James R. Mancham – founding President of Seychelles. ”I would like to join Prime Minister Kok in welcoming these three new members of the Club. We look forward to work closely with them and to incorporate their insights and vast experience as we seek to accomplish our mission,” said Mr Carlos Westendorp – the Secretary General of the Club and who is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain.

In his maiden address to the Club, former President Mancham said that often leaders not in office and leaders not seeking office are in his view better moral arbiters on ”global issues” by being able to state their views conscientiously – not influenced by geopolitical considerations and or political pressure.

Members who actively participated in this yearโ€™s convocation were Jenny M. Shipley – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1997-1999); Chandrika Kumaratunga – President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005); Ricardo Lagos Escobar – President of Chile (2000 – 2006); Alejandro Toledo – President of Peru (2001-2006); Benjamin Mkapa – President of Tanzania (1995-2005); Kjell Magne Bondevik – Prime Minister of Norway (1997-2000); Olusegun Obasanjo – former President of Nigeria (1976-1979) and then again (1999-2007) and Clive Palmer – President of the World Economic Council, an Australian magnet and philanthropist who had generously hosted this yearโ€™s Le Club de Madrid Conference at his exclusive five star plus resort.

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