." >> sroieenivasan:ng me now from oak bluffs, massachusetts, via skype is helene gayle, president and of the chicago community trust and former president and c.e.o. of care. first, how did you know kofi annan? >> well, i first met kofi when i was with the u.s. government heading global aids activities, and then when i was at the bill and melinda gates foundation, also working on global aids, worked with him then. and then in my work at care continued to work with him. fo over a period of a couple o decades i've had the real pleasure of knowing kofi annan. >> sreenivasan: wha s going to bhe long-lasting legacy, especially when it comes to his work on h.i.v. issues? t well, from my perspective, one of the thinat was so remarkable was that he elevated e issue of h.i.v. and aids as a global issue, but also that he felt was important enough to bring before thecu ty council and the general assembly. and so it was the first time that the u.n. actually put a focus on a global epidemic because e impact of it was so far reaching. and i thinmk it was verh in keeping with the kind of things that