Clinton to Clinton – Mission Accomplished
This afternoon William Clinton, from Kigali, Rwanda, received a signed photograph from U.S. President William Clinton.
William Clinton - Rwanda, holding signed photo from President William Clinton - United States.
Last January while photographing a micro finance story for Rwanda’s Coojad cooperative bank, I met a bartender named William Clinton. Leaving with his email in hand, I planned to send him a photo of President William Clinton, when I returned to the United States. If only I hadn’t lost the email. Then I had an idea.
In October I made a 5×7 print with photos of the two Clintons side by side, and sent it to a good friend who works for the Clinton Foundation, in New York city. He passed it on to President Clinton. How wonderful it would be, I wrote to the president, if I could bring to the Rwandan William Clinton a signed photograph from the U.S. William Clinton. It never hurts to ask. I believe my wife thought I was crazy, until the signed photo came in the mail shortly before I left for Rwanda.
Today I completed my mission. Thank you President Clinton! You scored big with your Rwandan namesake.
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Adam Bacher is a commercial photographer and photojournalist based in Portland, Oregon. He is working on a book project documenting Rwanda’s return to peace after the 1994 genocide. The people of Rwanda are its greatest assets, the strength of their accomplishments, the sorrow of their history, and the depth of their character. The Rwandans are an example of the potential of the human spirit to triumph over the worst of circumstances. They have many lessons to teach the world about peace.
3 Comments
2010-07-07
05:15:12
murakoze cyaneeeee
2009-12-18
04:24:36
YES , ADAM THANKS SO MACH AND JAH BLESS YOU BYEEEE!!!!!
2009-11-16
06:56:06
okay, now it's working :-) I LOVE LOVE LOVE this story Adam & glad you could share it with all of us!!