Pres. McAleese: Globalized Irish More Valuable than Goldbr USF Center for the Pacific Rim - University of San Franciscobr Irish President Mary McAleese delivers a speech as part of a special ceremony awarding her an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the University of San Francisco.In the speech, she tackles global issues ranging from poverty to war, explaining how they can only be solved with an increased sense of global community.