Bill Clinton to Host Leadership Summit for First Time Since 2016
- Former president revives charitable conference in New York
- Clinton Global Initiative to host business, government leaders
Bill Clinton during the annual Clinton Global Initiative in 2016.
Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Former President Bill Clinton plans to convene his signature gathering of business, government and philanthropic leaders in New York this September, according to a letter sent Friday to supporters of his charitable foundation.
The Clinton Global Initiative hosted annual meetings from 2005 to 2016, with the final meeting held less than two months before Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election to Donald Trump. During the 2016 campaign, the foundation faced scrutiny over whether its efforts to raise millions of dollars from governments and major companies benefited from her White House bid and her role as secretary of state in the Obama administration.