Invitation from U.N. Secretary-General: U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali invites Clinton to attend the conference as his special guest, noting the conference would benefit from “the prestige and respect which you command.”
Cover Sheet for U.N. Secretary-General Invitation: A July 20, 1995 memo from Melanne Verveer outlines the major speaking invitations Clinton has received, including: an address to the NGO Forum in Huairou; chairing a panel convened by Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India, and Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
Reception Invitation: Clinton also received invitations to social events, such as this reception hosted by Gertrude Mongella, the Secretary-General of the Conference.