Rihanna sits with French President Macron to discuss Girls Education

Pop star Rihanna in support of her Clara Lionel Foundation met with the French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss education.

Macron shared a photo on Twitter of the two of them sitting to talk, with the caption:

Committed with @ GlblCtzn , @ ClaraLionelFdn and @ rihanna to # FundEducation . 264M children are out of school: let’s take up this challenge!

Rihanna, in a press briefing after the meeting, said the French President was incredibly welcoming.

She added that a big announcement is coming during the UN week in September, and her foundation is planning on embarking on more work in Africa in October.

She also shared a post on Twitter after the meeting saying:

Thank you Mr. President @EmmanuelMacron and Madame First Lady for the incredible meeting and passion for global and girls education! 

She had been reaching out to world leaders through her twitter for a while now, once urging her over 70 million followers to tweet at Canadian President Justin Trudeau until he responded to her saying: “We’ve got your back.”

See posts and photos below:

Committed with @GlblCtzn, @ClaraLionelFdn and @rihanna to #FundEducation. 264M children are out of school : let's take up this challenge! pic.twitter.com/tzvo5EBIPl

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 26, 2017

"I just had the most incredible meeting…" @rihanna meets with French Pres. @EmmanuelMacron and First Lady of France on global education. pic.twitter.com/5feTWeXwpO

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/RihannaDaily/status/890235756240875520

Thank you Mr. President @EmmanuelMacron and Madame First Lady for the incredible meeting and passion for global and girls education! ??

— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 26, 2017

Photo Credit: Twitter – @emmanuelmacron @rihannadaily