United Nations enlists Yo-Yo Ma
Reuters
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will soon become a United Nations peace envoy, but actor Brad Pitt is not yet on the list to get the same honor as his Oscar-winning friend Angelina Jolie.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday met Ma, considered to be among the world’s greatest cellists, and confirmed to reporters that, “Yes, he will be a peace envoy.”
Asked if Pitt would become a U.N. goodwill ambassador, Annan laughed and said, “I will consider it, and I will let him know you recommended him.”
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