Former President Bill Clinton's First Annual Global Initiative closes with over $1.25 billion in commitments from the likes of Basic Energy, Janet and George McKinley, and Nestle.

The final day of the conference featured His Excellency Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway; His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Her Majesty Queen Rania of the Royal Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Former Vice-President Al Gore; U.N. Sec.Gen. Kofi Annan, ; Mr. John Coomber, CEO of Swiss Re; Mr. Jim Donald, President and CEO, Starbucks.

President Clinton closed the three-day event with a workshop summation, action plan and closing address.

"The past three days have given us all the opportunity to work with people from different backgrounds all united towards a common goal," says Former President Clinton.

"From the beginning, I emphasized that this conference cannot alone solve the problems we have discussed, but today one thing is more clear than ever all of us want a better world. I am proud of the commitments made during this conference and look forward to hearing about their progress throughout the year. Next year, I hope that we gather with the collective knowledge that together our actions can improve some of the world's greatest problems."