and other donors GAC led more than 30 stakeholders including academics, technical experts and NGO partners in creating Civil Society Recommendations for the Implementation of PL-109-95 2007 GAC and UNICEF held a summit in Brussels on establishing an AIDS Free Generation network GAC office became an independent 501c3 and officially launched as an organization GAC influenced the Bush Administration’s appeal to Congress to increase the funding of PEPFAR from $15 million to $30 million, with 10 percent allocated to orphan care. GAC and UNICEF’s Unite for Children Unite Against AIDS campaign published the AIDS Free Generation strategy report GAC successfully co-leads AIDS Free Generation advocacy efforts to lobby UNAIDS to broaden the definition of vulnerable child so that more children received wrap around services. GAC convinces Pastor Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church to ask then Candidate Barack Obama about his commitment to helping the world most vulnerable children in a televised presidential discussion 2008 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made its first grant to GAC and The Jolie-Pitt Foundation, FXB International, and other donors committed a second series of funding to GAC GAC convened a series of meetings with Civil Society including NGO's, technical experts and academics and USG officials to provide input on improving policies and program for OVCs GAC led advocacy efforts for the reauthorization of the 10% earmark for OVC in the U.S. Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 GAC held "Children's Champion's Awards at the Newseum Honoring Sens. Richard Lugar (R-IN), Chris Dodd (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) with Dr. Jim Kim of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University as the keynote speaker. GAC named one of the best run charities in the Washington DC are by The Catalogue of Philanthropy for Greater Washington DC 2009 Founding Executive Director Jennifer Delaney resigned to care for a critically ill family member Kathleen Guy announced as Executive Director 2010 GAC dissolves at the end of the year External links Angelina Jolie calls for more Funding for Orphans GAC Annual Report 2008 GAC Launch, Washington Press Club Charities based in Washington, D.C. Children's charities based in the United States