The guest who was perhaps most anticipated at Sunday 's star-studded Clinton Global Initiative awards ceremony was a no-show . Mom-to-be Chelsea Clinton squelched any idea that she might already have given birth when she took the stage at the kickoff to the annual meeting of the Clintons ' philanthropic arm . In her remarks Clinton , who is expecting this fall with husband Marc Mezvinsky , thanked the audience for their warm wishes on her `` impending , though hopefully not immediate , arrival , '' and proclaimed herself `` very excited about making my mother a grandmother soon . '' Chelsea Clinton baby watch : What we know . Her parents are clearly more than ready . Despite a heavy schedule of speaking engagements , fundraising for the midterm elections and the high-profile Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting , the soon-to-be-grandparents are poised for the baby 's arrival . Earlier this month , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned an audience in Iowa she might dash offstage at any moment if her daughter went into labor . And in a Sunday interview with CNN , former President Bill Clinton suggested the baby would probably arrive in the next 10 days . `` We 're on watch now , '' he said Sunday on `` Fareed Zakaria GPS . '' `` I hope by the first of October , I 'll be a grandfather . '' Chelsea Clinton , the vice chairwoman of the Clinton Foundation , is scheduled to moderate a discussion with business leaders at the annual meeting Tuesday . Having a mother and two grandparents interested in public policy may rub off on the new arrival . Hillary Clinton teased her husband during the awards ceremony Sunday , saying he might be an overly wonky grandfather . `` Now in case you have n't noticed , one of my husband 's favorite words is interdependence , '' she said . `` I can just see him with our new grandchild saying I wan na read , talk and sing to you to help build your brain , which is one of our Clinton Foundation initiatives , but first I need to talk to you about interdependence . '' Hillary Clinton 's fall to-do list . When the baby does come , its gender will be a surprise , Bill Clinton told CNN . `` They want to be surprised , '' he said . `` So we 're all just sitting around and waiting . '' All three Clintons are scheduled to appear throughout the four-day-long summit of world and industry leaders . Sunday 's Global Citizen Awards featured a variety of leaders and entertainers , from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.​ .
Bill Clinton refers to her `` impending , though hopefully not immediate , arrival '' Chelsea Clinton tells Clinton Foundation that he hopes he 'll be a grandfather `` by annual '' All three Clintons are appearing at their family foundation 's the first of October meeting .