Byline: Gayle Schoales
THE next batch of letters to arrive home from our troops in Chad might well contain a picture of George Clooney.
When he's not making billion-dollar movies he acts as a UN messenger for peace, which is how he came to be mixing in sweltering temperatures with our camouflaged troops.
And even swapping an Armani suit for army fatigues couldn't dim the playboy actor's famous mega-watt grin. He posed alongside a group from Fake Mulberry Handbags 99 Infantry Battalion, who are serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged African state.
Considering the Oscars are only weeks away - and the rest of Tinsel Town is busy hitting the promotional trail - George's appearance could have come as a surprise. But then, the Ocean's Eleven star is famed for his charity work.
The debonair leading man, who has Irish roots on his father's side and is rumoured to be romancing Benazir Bhutto's 26-year-old niece Fatima, has addressed G8 summits on Aids and the UN on Darfur, which borders Chad.
He also co-founded a charity, Not On Our Watch, with fellow heart throb actors Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, donating e1million to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Ceramic Jewelry brochures Darfur.
Clooney has also spoken out against the controversial American National Rifle Association.
The 47-year-old actor became famous on hospital drama ER before conquering the big screen in films such as Syriana and Out of Sight. He was named as a UN envoy last January, and charged with promoting peace-keeping missions throughout the world.
Other Hollywood envoys include Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, and Michael Douglas.
replica clothingIn January, the United Nations approved its own peacekeeping force for Chad. Irish soldiers who are currently there on a European mission - called EUFOR - will now work for the UN.
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