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==UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and Advocates== | |||
Beginning in 1954, UNICEF started accepting the help of celebrities and appointed them as Goodwill Ambassadors and Advocates to promote the organization's mission. Danny Kaye, an American actor and comedian became the first celebrity volunteer and assumed the role of "Ambassador-at-Large" and work for the UNICEF around the world. Other celebrities followed including Audrey Hepburn, Sir Peter Ustinov, Jackie Chan, Ricky Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Moore, Susan Sarandon, Liam Neeson and many others. <ref>[http://www.unicef.org/people/people_ambassadors.html UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and Advocates]</ref> | |||
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