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Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill GatesMelinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She helped found the foundation more than 20 years ago with her ex-husband Bill Gates.
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Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? The foundation’s CEO Mark Suzman raised that question in an annual letter released Tuesday and when asked, said the answer was, "No.” With $8.3 billion to give away in 2023, the Gates Foundation is the largest private philanthropic donor.
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Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates will continue to work together as co-chairs of their foundation even after their planned divorce. However, if after…
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Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest…
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The president of Liberia thanked Seattle-area philanthropists at a weekend appearance in Bellevue, crediting their early support during the Ebola crisis…
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation should be more transparent about its aid spending in developing countries, according to an advocacy group that…
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President Obama has announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Among the honorees is William Foege. The Vashon Island doctor developed…
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How did Seattle get to be a world epicenter for global health?Most people would say that it’s due to the simple fact that the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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It kills anywhere from a quarter-million to half-a-million kids every year and is one of the world’s leading causes of child mortality.But it wasn’t too…
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has done a lot to boost the science and delivery of vaccines for human health and to assist in the fight against…