NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton on Saturday adjourned a frenetic, three-day Clinton Global Initiative conference that won pledges of $1.25 billion in commitments to tackle some of the world's biggest problems.
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Clinton thanked U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for giving his blessing to holding the initiative at the same time as the U.N. Summit, which enabled some 40 world leaders to attend.
Annan told the conference: "The Global Initiative is important in that it recognizes that change requires collective action. The four priority areas of the CGI reflect also what we are trying to do across town."
Richard Holbrooke, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during Clinton's administration, said the hectic, informal style of the conference contributed to its success.
"The controlled chaos is one way to get creativity. The intensity of it, the physical rush, the intimacy created the kind of dialogue that leads to synergy," Holbrooke said.
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