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OCR Page 1 of 49From: Cheryl Thompson To: Director
Date: 1/25/00 Time: 2:30:42 PM
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01/25/00 TUE 13:21 FAX 2029865880
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President William Jefferson Clinton
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January 21, 2000
Dear Mr. President:
I write to applaud your administration for efforts thus far in combating
the AIDS crisis within the United States. It is the Clinton Administration that will
be noted in history for courageously recognizing the need for mass public education
and advocacy to prevent the further proliferation of HIV/AIDS within the United
States. These efforts have significantly curbed the further spread of this fatal
disease within our borders.
With respect to AIDS in Africa, I commend, in particular, UN Ambassador
Richard Holbrooke for being outspoken on the AIDS holocaust on the African
continent so early in his term. I give ovation to Vice President Al Gore for chairing
the United Nations Security Council discussion on this very topic, raising the
specter of this issue, and finally making it a national and global priority. Regardless
of where and how this wretched disease originated, the numbers of individuals
infected, minute by minute, is beyond belief. AIDS has now gripped the entire
human race and will not reverse itself by turning a neglectful blind eye.
Following the Vice President's historic address before the UN Security
Council, I was afforded the opportunity to have dinner with the Vice President and
Ambassador Holbrooke. It was suggested that I prepare a set of faith-based policy
proposals for your consideration on this issue. While the gathering of the UN
Security Council in New York is the ideal place for Vice President Gore to
introduce these themes to the leaders of the world, you, Mr. President, will have one
more unique opportunity to introduce the administration's position on AIDS in
Africa to the American public. As you prepare your final state of the union address,
I strongly encourage you to include the African AIDS crisis in your deliberation of
foreign policy priorities.