As a team, actors Brad Pitt, 44, and Angelina Jolie, 32, have served as
our goodwill ambassadors worldwide. They brought help to Pakistan in
2005, after a catastrophic earthquake killed tens of thousands of people
and left millions homeless. They have tended to the poor and sick in
Africa. And they've raised global awareness—and contributed $1 million
of their own money—for the victims of atrocities in Darfur. Brad
co-founded Not on Our Watch, an organization set up to focus global
attention on Darfur and other hot spots.
In
the U.S., Brad and Angelina didn't just talk about, or even just throw
money at, the tragic fallout from Hurricane Katrina. They actually moved
to New Orleans and have set about trying to make right what so many
have made wrong. Brad established a project to finance and build 150 new
homes in the Ninth Ward.
Angelina has worked tirelessly through
the United Nations on behalf of refugees around the world, touring
border camps in Africa, Asia and Latin America and lobbying on Capitol
Hill. The couple cares for three adopted children, from Cambodia,
Ethiopia and Vietnam, in addition to their biological daughter.
There
are hundreds of people who could be honored for their good works, but
I've seen Brad and Angelina firsthand, and their commitment together is
truly impressive.
