The International AIDS Conference has snagged the year's biggest viral meme sensation (not Carly Rae Jepsen) for an opening session speech. That's right, the star of Texts From Hillary, Hillary Clinton, has been announced as the headlining act at the opening session of the annual event. Details follow.

According to the White House press release:

The International AIDS Conference is the biennial gathering of AIDS scientists, international policymakers, implementers and people living with AIDS from around the world. AIDS 2012 will take place July 22 - 27 in Washington, D.C. The return of the conference to the U.S. after 22 years is the result of the U.S. government’s elimination of HIV-related entry restrictions. Secretary Clinton’s remarks will be streamed live here. Additional State Department officials will also participate in AIDS 2012 and related events, including Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides, who will speak at The Global Fund: The Next 5 Years on Thursday, July 26 at 4:30 p.m. Ambassador Melanne Verveer of the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and Executive Director of the Secretary’s Global Health Initiative Lois Quam will speak at an event on Turning the Tide for Women at the Museum of Women in the Arts on Wednesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Following her 2011 speech on LGBT rights, expectations run high for Mrs. Clinton's upcoming remarks.

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