Stanford Report, June 18, 2003
Peruvian leader implores graduates to help fight world
poverty
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Peruvian
President Alejandro Toledo, who holds three advanced degrees from
Stanford, told graduating students Sunday they should not take
their good fortunes for granted. He spoke at Stanford's 112th
Commencement, at which 1,865 bachelor's degrees, 1,976 master's
degrees and 899 doctoral degrees were awarded.
"The war against poverty must be seen as a worldwide partnership,
just like the war against terror," he said. "The war against
poverty needs to be won, otherwise the beautiful vision of a world
populated by truly free human beings will continue to be no more
than just a dream . . . I look forward to having those of you
graduating today join in this enterprise. Together we can do it. My
friends, I invite you today to join this collective effort of
fighting poverty."
Video: Ryan
Roberts and Jack Hubbard
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