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<p>We all know <a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrities/rihanna-claps-back-at-body-shamers-with-a-perfectly-crafted-meme/">Rihanna</a> as a music superstar, but you may not know that she&#39;s also Global Citizen&#39;s ambassador to the <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/action/gpe-g20/">Global Partnership for Education</a>.</p><p>World leaders are gearing up to come together at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany next month. While they&#39;re there, they&#39;ll discuss the issues facing the world and humanity as a whole. Rihanna wanted to make sure they didn&#39;t forget about education. So, she reached out to a bunch of them on Twitter.</p><p>Rihanna got in touch with the president of Argentina:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">hey there <a href="https://twitter.com/mauriciomacri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mauriciomacri</a>, what&#39;s your plan for Argentina to commit to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundEducation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FundEducation</a>? 🇦🇷</p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/878366661224550400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The prime minister of Canada:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇨🇦 <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JustinTrudeau</a> I know you had our backs during the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlobalCitizen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GlobalCitizen</a> Festival, will you recommit Canada to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundEducation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FundEducation</a>?</p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/878370969919774721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The newly elected president of France:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🇫🇷 bonjour <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EmmanuelMacron</a>, will France commit to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundEducation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FundEducation</a>?</p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/878374952017084416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>And the entire country of Germany:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Germany, I&#39;m checking in to see where we are on the commitment to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundEducation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FundEducation</a> w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/GPforEducation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GPforEducation</a>? <a href="https://twitter.com/RegSprecher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@regsprecher</a>, I&#39;m depending on you!😊 🇩🇪</p>&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/878379809239220224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Rihanna&#39;s followers loved her social media activism. Like, really loved it.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rihanna is clocking these world leaders ensuring they commit to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundEducation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FundEducation</a>. Yes. A service-oriented, philanthropic, do-good Queen. <a href="https://t.co/OMrWxP9D10">pic.twitter.com/OMrWxP9D10</a></p>&mdash; Dr. TJ (@TerahJay) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerahJay/status/878382397955477504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">yeaaaaa boy rihanna and julia g makin changes in this cold ass world <a href="https://t.co/9qa852NTiQ">https://t.co/9qa852NTiQ</a></p>&mdash; brigitte 🍉 (@anabelsbrother) <a href="https://twitter.com/anabelsbrother/status/878466315337383936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/threadvybzzzz/status/878498671293321216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fstephenlaconte%2Frihanna-just-tweeted-at-a-bunch-of-world-leaders-and-the</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rihanna</a> Global Ambassador for <a href="https://twitter.com/GPforEducation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GPforEducation</a> - for urging <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/G20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#G20</a> leaders to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundEducation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FundEducation</a> …. JG</p>&mdash; Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuliaGillard/status/878465496210956293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>And, hey! She even heard back from some of those aforementioned world leaders.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hola <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rihanna</a>! Education is in the central core of our political aims. Only education can change the world. <a href="https://twitter.com/estebanbullrich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EstebanBullrich</a> 🇦🇷 <a href="https://t.co/T49GIB0QXo">https://t.co/T49GIB0QXo</a></p>&mdash; Mauricio Macri (@mauriciomacri) <a href="https://twitter.com/mauriciomacri/status/878644076031201280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rihanna</a>, education is a key area of German development policy. We have nearly doubled spending since 2013.Thanks for spreading the word! <a href="https://t.co/ff4QX1rb0s">https://t.co/ff4QX1rb0s</a></p>&mdash; Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecher) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegSprecher/status/878586388542881792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>When you have 74 million Twitter followers like Rihanna, you might as well use it for good. Girl knows how to get things done!</p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="259" src="https://giphy.com/embed/l4lRteGLr5FGI6rXW" width="480"></iframe></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Rihanna tweeted at a bunch of world leaders and Twitter is applauding.

We all know Rihanna as a music superstar, but you may not know that she&#39;s also Global Citizen&#39;s ambassador to the Global Partnership for Education.World leaders are gearing up to come together at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany next month. While they&#39;re there, they&#39;ll discuss the issues facing the world and humanity as a whole. Rihanna wanted to make sure they didn&#39;t forget about education. So, she reached out to a bunch of them on Twitter.Rihanna got in touch with the president of Argentina:hey there @mauriciomacri, what&#39;s your plan for Argentina to commit to #FundEducation? 🇦🇷&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017 The prime minister of Canada:🇨🇦 @JustinTrudeau I know you had our backs during the #GlobalCitizen Festival, will you recommit Canada to #FundEducation?&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017 The newly elected president of France:🇫🇷 bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, will France commit to #FundEducation?&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017 And the entire country of Germany:Germany, I&#39;m checking in to see where we are on the commitment to #FundEducation w/ @GPforEducation? @regsprecher, I&#39;m depending on you!😊 🇩🇪&mdash; Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017 Rihanna&#39;s followers loved her social media activism. Like, really loved it.Rihanna is clocking these world leaders ensuring they commit to #FundEducation. Yes. A service-oriented, philanthropic, do-good Queen. pic.twitter.com/OMrWxP9D10&mdash; Dr. TJ (@TerahJay) June 23, 2017 yeaaaaa boy rihanna and julia g makin changes in this cold ass world https://t.co/9qa852NTiQ&mdash; brigitte 🍉 (@anabelsbrother) June 24, 2017 https://twitter.com/threadvybzzzz/status/878498671293321216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fstephenlaconte%2Frihanna-just-tweeted-at-a-bunch-of-world-leaders-and-theThanks to @rihanna Global Ambassador for @GPforEducation - for urging #G20 leaders to #FundEducation …. JG&mdash; Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) June 24, 2017 And, hey! She even heard back from some of those aforementioned world leaders.Hola @Rihanna! Education is in the central core of our political aims. Only education can change the world. @EstebanBullrich 🇦🇷 https://t.co/T49GIB0QXo&mdash; Mauricio Macri (@mauriciomacri) June 24, 2017 Hi @Rihanna, education is a key area of German development policy. We have nearly doubled spending since 2013.Thanks for spreading the word! https://t.co/ff4QX1rb0s&mdash; Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecher) June 24, 2017 When you have 74 million Twitter followers like Rihanna, you might as well use it for good. Girl knows how to get things done!

Rihanna tweeted several world leaders in order to advocate for education funding.