Al Gore

Gore was born on March 31, 1948, and is the son of former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. and Pauline Gore. Raised in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., he received a degree in government with honors from Harvard University in 1969. After graduation, he volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam.
Al Gore was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993. President Clinton chose then-Senator Gore to be his running mate on July 9, 1992. In later years Gore has dedicated himself to raising public awareness about global warming. A documentary about Gore and climate change, titled An Inconvenient Truth, was released in 2006, and was given an Oscar as the year's best documentary. Gore was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change.
http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/algore.html

Queen Rania of Jordan

Formerly Rania Al-Yassin , born on 31 August 1970 in Kuwait
Completed primary and secondary education in Kuwait, in 1991 obtained Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo, early professional career in banking and information technology. Married His Majesty King Abdullah, then Prince, on 10 June 1993, mother of four children; HRH Prince Hussein 28 June, 1994; HRH Princess Iman 27 September, and Price Hashem.
http://www.queenrania.jo/content/profile.aspx

Pedro Medina

The specific mission of Yo Creo en Colombia (FYCC) is to empower Colombians to speak well about their country and act on its behalf, increasing collective self-worth and building social capital between Colombians.
The idea surged in 1999 when Pedro Medina, Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, was giving a college class in Colombia and asked his senior students how many of them pictured themselves in Colombia in five years; 12 out of 39 raised their hand. When Mr. Medina asked why they wanted to leave the students turned the question back on him: "Why stay?" Confronted by this and his lack of arguments, Mr. Medina endeavored to organize a research group looking for the positive aspects of Colombia to empower Colombians to speak well about their country.
http://www.yocreoencolombia.com/en/ycc/faq.html

Isabell Allende

As a novelist and memoirist, Isabel Allende writes of passionate lives, including her own. Born into a Chilean family with political ties, she went into exile in the United States in the 1970s -- an event that, she believes, created her as a writer. Her voice blends sweeping narrative with touches of magical realism; her stories are romantic, in the very best sense of the word. Her novels include The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna and The Stories of Eva Luna, and her latest, Ines of My Soul and La Suma de los Dias (The Sum of Our Days). And don't forget her adventure trilogy for young readers -- City of the Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon and Forest of the Pygmies.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/isabel_allende.html

Virtual Invitation

Dear observers

On behave of the first ever “Global Image Forum” we would like to invite you to be part of this grant event. This event will bring together people in field such as Non-profits, Literature, Humanities, environment, and Film Industry. They are all from different parts of the globe, united in their willingness to contribute to humankind’s search for a new, truly global and humane civilization.

The era of globalization has opened up new opportunities while at the same time confronting us with new challenges on a global scale. In this era of global interconnections among different nations have significantly shifted how each country perceives each other. We want the forum to be a teaching ground for people to become educated in culture, literature, environmental issues, and history.

In this search the experience and the contributions of active leaders from all fields of human endeavor are indispensable. Together with the forum Co-Chairs, I urge you to participate in the development of this initiative. We would be glad to see you, and your friend to virtually participate in the next forum, to be held June
19 2009.

With warm regard,
Queen Elizabeth of England
Co-Chair
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