Bill Gates

LAP99082503 - 25 AUGUST 1999 - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA: The richest man in the world, Bill Gates, pictured, and his wife Melinda, have consolidated the two foundations they had previously established and pumped $6 billion into the enterprise to establish the richest charitable foundation in America. The new venture, named the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has assets of $17.1 billion. jr/jr/Jim Ruymen UPI