--- description: Rihanna took to her Twitter to follow up on a response from French president Francois Hollande about her education cause for Global Citizen. title: Rihanna Just Tweeted the French President For a Good Cause image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93607149b7f342c7/6988a73dfb4eac8e6988f37b/rihanna-tweets-french-president.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rihanna Just Tweeted the President of France For a Good Cause  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2016 10:09 PM CUT  Rihanna attends the Launch of FENTY PUMA By Rihanna at Bergdorf Goodman on September 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images) Rihanna attends the Launch of FENTY PUMA By Rihanna at Bergdorf Goodman on September 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)James Devaney—GC Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2016 10:09 PM CUT When [Rihanna](http://time.com/4501886/rihanna-fenty-puma-show-paris-fashion-week/ "undefined") had not yet heard a response from French president Francois Hollande, she took a brief break from [being on the receiving end of Drake’s undying love professions](http://time.com/4465225/drake-rihanna-relationship/ "undefined") to follow up with the world leader the way any self-respecting millennial would — by hitting him up on social media. The [_Anti_ singer](http://time.com/4198509/rihanna-anti-review/ "undefined") took to Twitter to check in with Hollande regarding a letter that she had sent him regarding her #EducationCannotWait campaign in connection with [social justice organization Global Citizen](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/ "undefined"), whose NYC festival she’ll be headlining this fall, alongside Kendrick Lamar and Major Lazer. > [](https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/779054070388682753) This isn’t the first time that Rihanna’s turned to a politician to help her cause. Last week, she memorably petitioned her fan base to hit up [Canadian heartthrob and prime minister Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4314849/prince-harry-justin-trudeau-met/ "undefined") to talk about education and health care reform. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4505112/rihanna-to-francois-hollande/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4505112/rihanna-to-francois-hollande/"},"headline":"Rihanna Just Tweeted the President of France For a Good Cause","datePublished":"2016-09-22T22:09:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:55.220Z","description":"\"Did you see my letter? Waiting on your answer!\"","url":"https://time.com/4505112/rihanna-to-francois-hollande/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93607149b7f342c7/6988a73dfb4eac8e6988f37b/rihanna-tweets-french-president.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93607149b7f342c7/6988a73dfb4eac8e6988f37b/rihanna-tweets-french-president.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrity Sightings in New York City - September 6, 2016","caption":"Celebrity Sightings in New York City - September 6, 2016","creditText":"James Devaney—GC Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4505112/rihanna-to-francois-hollande/","name":"Rihanna Just Tweeted the President of France For a Good Cause"}}]}] ```