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Beijing, September 14 (Xinhua) Melinda Gates said that despite her divorce last year, she is still committed to working with her ex-husband Bill Gates for their charitable foundation.

Melinda Gates and Bill Gates

In an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, local time, Melinda Gates said she worked "effectively for a long time" with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, even after the divorce and the entire new pandemic. In addition, she says the Gates Foundation already has a new board of directors.

We met with board members for the first time last week, and I think they will all tell you that Bill and Melinda are still committed to the operation and effective cooperation of the foundation. Melinda said both she and her ex-husband wanted "good governance" for the board and were glad that the new board had pushed their ideas forward. "it's only a matter of time. Bill and I are not young anymore.

After the couple, who had been together for 27 years, announced their divorce, the Gates Foundation announced last July that Melinda could step down as co-chair if they decided they could no longer work together.

According to court records, Bill and Melinda announced that they separated in May 2021 and officially divorced in August. At about the same time, there were reports that Bill Gates behaved improperly in the workplace and was linked to the notorious financier Epstein.

In mid-July, Bill Gates said that despite the divorce announcement from Melinda, they would manage their foundation "forever", "even in difficult times of divorce. We can still work constructively in the foundation" and "support each other".

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