London, July 03: British prime minister Tony Blair, former U.S.President Bill Clinton and former South African president Nelson Mandela joined hundreds of former Rhodes scholars today to celebrate the centenary of the scholarships. Around 1,000 former Rhodes scholars, including British airways chief Rod Eddington and former NATO commander gen. Wesley Clark, gathered in the medieval surroundings of Westminster hall in parliament for the event. The event also celebrates the creation of the Mandela Rhodes foundation - named after the former president of South Africa and dedicated to supporting aid and education in South Africa and the rest of the continent.

Bureau Report