Published November 06, 2023 / Foundation
Kabiné Komara becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bill Clinton's Global Fairness Initiative
6 November, Washington - After becoming the first African to join the Board of Directors of the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI) founded by former US President Bill Clinton, Kabiné Komara, former Prime Minister of Guinea and Advisory Board Member of the Brazzaville Foundation, was unanimously elected Chairman of the Board. He succeeds His Excellency Danilo Turk, former President of Slovenia and former Secretary General of the United Nations. Board members justified their choice by underlining Kabiné Komara's profound expertise in the field of development, his integrity and his prestige on the international scene.
Exchange in the context of Kabiné Komara's appointment as Chairman of the GFI Board of Directors, © Kabiné Komara.
The Global Fairness Initiative, created in 2012 and based in Washington, aims to promote fairness by fostering sustainable development through fair compensation for effort, equal market access and the implementation of public policies to break the cycle of poverty and underdevelopment.
Asked about his priorities as the new Chairman of the Board, Mr. Komara began by praising the vision of President Clinton, who created the initiative. He expressed his gratitude to the outgoing Chairman, Danilo Turk, and the other Directors for the unanimous confidence they had shown in him. He promised to mobilise more resources, raise the organisation's profile and expand its activities to implement more projects promoting equity, inclusion and social justice. He concluded by emphasising that this important responsibility was a great honor for him and his country, Guinea.
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