This is just stunning! I would say that we have reached the apex of celebrity worship but I’m sure we have a way to go:

The exclusive, Manhattan-based foreign-policy group has decided to admit actress Angelina Jolie, a U.N. goodwill ambassador who has taken more than 30 trips worldwide to advocate for refugees, AIDS orphans and disaster victims.

On Friday night, the council’s membership accepted Jolie’s nomination – meaning she will soon be rubbing elbows with other club members such as Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and Alan Greenspan.

The group requires no academic credentials but looks for members who take part in world affairs.
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“The idea of having Henry Kissinger and Angelina Jolie in the same organization is dazzling.”

Member Carol Adelman, former head of U.S. foreign-aid programs, said, “It’s not like Paris Hilton is being nominated.”

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You know this is going to make Madonna and other celebrities envious and they’ll want to join some foreign relations group, too.