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Chelsea Clinton, daughter of the former US President Bill Clinton, was named as the honorary chair of the National Day of Service for Presidential inauguration.
In this capacity Chelsea Clinton will join Americans in all 50 states to participate in service events on Saturday, January 19, and will headline the Service Summit on the National Mall.
The First and Second Families will also be participating in service events in the DC area on Saturday.
“There is no more fitting way to mark a presidential inauguration than a day of service,” said Chelsea Clinton.
“Coming together as a country to strengthen our communities has always been part of the American spirit. I am deeply grateful that President Obama and his administration have put service at the centre of the Inauguration weekend and I am proud to be part of a nation-wide service effort, honouring the service and legacy of Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr and building a brighter future for all of us,” she said in a statement.
“We are thrilled that Chelsea Clinton will play such a critical role in mobilising Americans across the country to take part in the National Day of Service,” said PIC president and CEO Steve Kerrigan.
“Through her work with the Clinton Foundation and her recent efforts to help communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy, Chelsea sets a remarkable example for serving and strengthening our country.
“As Honorary Chair, she will be instrumental in helping lead the President’s call to service and growing this important tradition,” Kerrigan added.
Chelsea Clinton has worked at McKinsey & Company and Avenue Capital and studied at Stanford, Oxford and Columbia Universities.
She is currently pursuing a doctorate at Oxford, working at New York University and working with the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative and is a special correspondent for NBC News.
Chelsea currently serves on the boards of the Clinton Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative, the School of American Ballet, Common Sense Media and the Weill Cornell Medical College.
She and her husband, Marc, live in New York City.
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