Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Founder(s)	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Founded	January 16, 2010
Location	Little Rock, Arkansas (Clinton office) Dallas, Texas (Bush office)
Area served	Haiti
Method	Donations and grants
Website	www.clintonbushhaitifund.org

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded on January 16, 2010, by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, to aid the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The organization was formed in response to the request of President Barack Obama for the former Presidents to assist in the Haitian rescue effort.^[1]

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is focused primarily on longer-term reconstruction, especially job creation and the promotion of economic opportunity. ^[2] The fund's stated purpose is to support the restart, expansion and creation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, to which women are often key contributors; empower people and enterprises by helping them access the formal business sector; promote job creation (particularly jobs with direct social benefit, such as in health and education); and to provide life skills and job training, especially to youth, so that Haitians can embrace economic opportunity. ^[3]

Board of directors

In March, 2010, a six member board with two co-chairs, and a CEO, were announced:

• Co-chair Laura Graham, a former Clinton administration official and Chief Operating Officer for the Clinton Foundation
• Co-chair Joshua Bolten, former White House Chief of Staff to President Bush and currently a visiting professor at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School
• Bruce Lindsey, a former Clinton administration official and currently Chief Executive Officer of the Clinton Foundation.
• Dr. Bill Frist, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader (R-TN) and currently teaching, business and non-profit activities
• Henrietta Fore, former Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development under President Bush and currently chairman and CEO of Holsman International, an investment and management company.
• Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor during President Clinton’s administration and currently chief executive officer of New Ventures, LLC.

Gary Edson, who served as Deputy National Security Adviser in President Bush’s administration, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the CBHF.^[4]

References

1. ^ "A Presidential Triple Plea for Haiti Fund" by Helene Cooper, The New York Times, January 16, 2010 (Jan. 17, 2010, p. A15, NY ed.). Retrieved 2010-03-30.
2. ^ [1] "About the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund," Retrieved 2010-07-14
3. ^ Press Release: "Over $1 Million in New Grants from Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to Rebuild Lives and Livelihoods" July 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
4. ^ "Press Release: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Appoints Board of Directors and CEO", Clinton Foundation, March 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.