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Billionaire Carlos Slims contribution to the Clinton Foundation is paying off.

Hillary Clinton will be on hand Sept. 5 for Slims annual event to honor his own charitys scholarship students. Clinton, the former U.S. Secretary of State and First Lady, will become the second potential 2016 presidential candidate to visit Mexico this week, following New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who arrived today.

A press official for Slims foundation confirmed Clinton will be a speaker at the event, which also features Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, soccer star Ronaldinho and actor Antonio Banderas.

A Slim-backed charity contributed at least $1 million to the Clinton Foundations drive to raise $250 million for its endowment. U.S. law bans foreigners such as Slim, who was born in Mexico and continues to live there, from giving to political campaigns, so a possible Clinton presidential run wouldnt be competing for his dollars.

Potential Republican and Democratic candidates are lining up to court Hispanic voters who proved pivotal in President Barack Obamas 2012 election victory. Christie arrived in Mexico today for a three-day trade mission, and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, an eye surgeon, went to Guatemala last month as part of a pro bono medical team that performed operations to restore the sight of poor patients.

We have a really full schedule and a lot of extraordinarily interesting folks to meet with -- to be having conversations with -- in the government and private sector, Christie said today in Mexico City at the start of a meeting with U.S. ambassador Tony Wayne. I think this will be really productive not only for the state but for me to listen and learn while Im here.

Slim, the worlds second-richest man, funds health, education and public-welfare initiatives through his telecommunications companys Telmex Foundation and through the separate Slim Foundation. Slim trails only Bill Gates among the worlds richest people, with a fortune of $82.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Slim was honored in 2012 with a Global Citizen Award by the Clinton Global Initiative, one of the Clinton Foundations arms.

To contact the reporters on this story: Patricia Laya in Mexico City at playa2@bloomberg.net; Eric Martin in Mexico City at emartin21@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Carlos Manuel Rodriguez at carlosmr@bloomberg.net Crayton Harrison

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By Dan Merica, CNN

updated 4:49 PM EDT, Wed September 3, 2014

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Washington (CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger used a short speech at the State Department on Wednesday to joke about the prospect of Hillary Clinton running for President in 2016.

Standing on stage with five other former or current secretaries of state, Kissinger -- who served as secretary of state under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford -- highlighted the work of diplomats and foreign service officers as he spoke at the groundbreaking for the United States Diplomacy Center, a museum set to honor diplomatic work.

He then, however, dropped a slight joke about the prospect of Clinton running for president.

"We all know that we will never do anything more challenging in our lives than to serve these objectives," Kissinger said. "I would say all of us, except one."

Clinton, who served four years as President Barack Obama's top diplomat, is widely considered the frontrunner for the Democrat's presidential nomination in 2016. She has hinted at thinking about running for the job and has a cadre of groups organizing around the possibility that she runs.

Joining Kissinger and Clinton on stage for the groundbreaking were former secretaries James Baker, III, Madeleine Albright, and Colin Powell -- along with current Secretary of State John Kerry.

During her short remarks, Clinton heaped praise on her colleagues and told the audience that Kissinger has "written the book on diplomacy."

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Henry Kissinger loves joking about Hillary Clinton 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. Glenn Beck may not want to vote for Hillary Clinton, but he is convinced that she will win the presidency in 2016.

Beck, the conservative radio and television host, used part of his radio show on Tuesday to talk about the prospect of Clinton running for president and why, if she does, she will be the next president of the United States.

She is going to win, Beck said, matter-of-factly, because Clinton will convince voters that she is the candidate that can take the United States back to the golden years of Bill Clintons administration.

Beck said, Heres what Hillary is going to do. [She will say] Do you remember when America was good? Do you remember when we had jobs and we were building towards a brighter future, and things were really happening? Clinton administration, we had it under control. Things were good, and they werent great, were going to do better. Were going to replant our flag in the traditional things that you understand.'

Beck also knocked Republicans, telling viewers that the party will be unable to combat this message.

We can talk about Ronald Reagan all we want, [but] nobody remembers Ronald Reagan. It was too long ago, Beck said. The Clinton years are the golden years.

Beck added: While we [Republicans] are talking about technicalities and the past, they are going to be talking about a past that was brightly remembered and they will talk about the America we will become. She will win.

Hillary Clinton has yet to say whether she will run for president in 2016, but she has admitted that she is thinking about it. Clinton has crisscrossed the country on a book tour this summer and stoked the presidential flames throughout most of the tour.

Republicans have kept their focus on Clinton, and theyve argued that if the former secretary of state runs, she will become President Barack Obamas third term, not Bill Clintons.

Even some close to Clinton have quietly expressed concern that one of the most effective critiques could be that her presidency, should she run and be elected, would be nothing more than President Barack Obamas third term.

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Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next President

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to a crowd during a book signing for her new book, "Hard Choices" at a Barnes & Noble on June 10, 2014 in New York City. Clinton has published the book in what many believe is the beginning of another bid for the presidency. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON (CNN) Glenn Beck may not want to vote for Hillary Clinton, but he is convinced that she will win the presidency in 2016.

Beck, the conservative radio and television host, used part of his radio show on Tuesday to talk about the prospect of Clinton running for president and why, if she does, she will be the next president of the United States.

She is going to win, Beck said, matter-of-factly, because Clinton will convince voters that she is the candidate that can take the United States back to the golden years of Bill Clintons administration.

Beck said, Heres what Hillary is going to do. [She will say] Do you remember when America was good? Do you remember when we had jobs and we were building towards a brighter future, and things were really happening? Clinton administration, we had it under control. Things were good, and they werent great, were going to do better. Were going to replant our flag in the traditional things that you understand.'

Beck also knocked Republicans, telling viewers that the party will be unable to combat this message.

We can talk about Ronald Reagan all we want, [but] nobody remembers Ronald Reagan. It was too long ago, Beck said. The Clinton years are the golden years.

Beck added: While we [Republicans] are talking about technicalities and the past, they are going to be talking about a past that was brightly remembered and they will talk about the America we will become. She will win.

Hillary Clinton has yet to say whether she will run for president in 2016, but she has admitted that she is thinking about it. Clinton has crisscrossed the country on a book tour this summer and stoked the presidential flames throughout most of the tour.

Republicans have kept their focus on Clinton, and theyve argued that if the former secretary of state runs, she will become President Barack Obamas third term, not Bill Clintons.

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Glenn Beck says Hillary Clinton will be the next president

Glenn Beck may not want to vote for Hillary Clinton, but he is convinced that she will win the presidency in 2016.

Beck, the conservative radio and television host, used part of his radio show on Tuesday to talk about the prospect of Clinton running for president and why, if she does, she "will be the next president of the United States."

"She is going to win," Beck said, matter-of-factly, because Clinton will convince voters that she is the candidate that can take the United States back to "the golden years" of Bill Clinton's administration.

Beck said, "Here's what Hillary is going to do. [She will say] 'Do you remember when America was good? Do you remember when we had jobs and we were building towards a brighter future, and things were really happening? Clinton administration, we had it under control. Things were good, and they weren't great, we're going to do better. We're going to replant our flag in the traditional things that you understand.'"

Beck also knocked Republicans, telling viewers that the party will be unable to combat this message.

"We can talk about Ronald Reagan all we want, [but] nobody remembers Ronald Reagan. It was too long ago," Beck said. "The Clinton years are the golden years."

Beck added: "While we [Republicans] are talking about technicalities and the past, they are going to be talking about a past that was brightly remembered and they will talk about the America we will become. She will win."

Hillary Clinton has yet to say whether she will run for president in 2016, but she has admitted that she is thinking about it. Clinton has crisscrossed the country on a book tour this summer and stoked the presidential flames throughout most of the tour.

Republicans have kept their focus on Clinton, and they've argued that if the former secretary of state runs, she will become President Barack Obama's third term, not Bill Clinton's.

Even some close to Clinton have quietly expressed concern that one of the most effective critiques could be that her presidency, should she run and be elected, would be nothing more than President Barack Obama's third term.

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