Clay Aiken Tapped As UNICEF Ambassador

On Tuesday, ‘American Idol’ season two runner-up Clay Aiken became a National Ambassador for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. A budding philanthropist and long time education advocate, Aiken will use his Ambassador status to help ensure that children everywhere are afforded a primary education. “Everyone deserves the best start in life, which is what UNICEF is working to provide the world’s most vulnerable children,” Aiken said in a press release. “Education is essential to a child’s development. I hope that as an Ambassador I can encourage people to join UNICEF’s mission to make education a reality for children throughout the world.” Read more.