CLINTON FOUNDATION FOREIGN DONORS
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION REVEALED THE NAMES OF ITS DONORS AND A RANGE OF CONTRIBUTION
TOTALS UPON SECRETARY CLINTON’S APPOINTMENT AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Associated Press On
Clinton Foundation Donors: “Governments, Corporations And Billionaires With
Their Own Interests In U.S. Foreign Policy Gave The Former President's Charity
Millions Of Dollars.” “The
world opened its wallet for Bill Clinton. Governments, corporations and
billionaires with their own interests in U.S. foreign policy gave the former
president's charity millions of dollars, according to records he released
Thursday to lay bare any financial entanglements that could affect his wife
Hillary Rodham Clinton as the next secretary of state.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Associated Press: Clinton
Foundation Disclosed Its Donors After “A Decade Of Resistance To Identifying
Them” And “Did Not Identify Each Contributor's Occupation, Employer Or
Nationality.” “The
foundation disclosed the names of its 205,000 donors on its Web site Thursday,
ending a decade of resistance to identifying them. It released only the names
of donors and the range of their contributions. It did not identify each
contributor's occupation, employer or nationality or provide any other details.
The foundation said separately Thursday that fewer than 3,000 of its donors
were foreigners but it did not identify which ones.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Associated Press: “Presidents Typically Do Not Release The Names
Of Donors To Their Foundations, And…There Also Was No Legal Obligation For Them
To Do So.” [Associated
Press, 1/18/09]
AMONG THE CLINTON FOUNDATION DONORS REVEALED
IN 2009 WERE SEVERAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS WHO HAD GIVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Associated Press:
As Of January 2009, “Saudi Arabia, Norway And Other Foreign Governments Gave At
Least $46 Million” To The Clinton Foundation “And Donors With Ties To India
Delivered Millions More.” [Associated
Press, 1/18/09]
Foreign Government Donors To Clinton
Foundation Included Saudi Arabia, Norway, Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, Oman, Italy,
Jamaica, And Tenerife. “According
to Clinton's list, Saudi Arabia gave $10 million to $25 million to the
foundation. Other government donors include Norway, Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei,
Oman, Italy, Jamaica and Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The Dutch national
lottery gave $5 million to $10 million.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Australian And Dominican Government Agencies
Each Gave Between $10 And $25 Million To The Clinton Foundation. “AUSAID, the Australian government's overseas
aid program, and COPRESIDA-Secretariado Tecnico, a Dominican Republic
government agency formed to fight AIDS, each gave $10 million to $25 million.”
[Associated Press, 1/18/09]
WHEN
HILLARY CLINTON BECAME SECRETARY OF STATE IN 2009, BILL CLINTON AGREED TO STOP
ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION FROM MOST FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Associated Press:
“President-Elect Barack Obama Made Hillary Clinton's Nomination As Secretary Of
State Contingent On Her Husband Revealing The Foundation's Contributors, To
Address Questions About Potential Conflicts Of Interest.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Associated Press: When
Then-Senator Clinton Became Secretary Of State, Bill Clinton Agreed To “Not
Solicit Money Or Sponsorships” For The Clinton Global Initiative, Which Would
“Cease Accepting Foreign Contributions.” “The former president agreed to step away from direct involvement in
the Clinton Global Initiative, an annual charitable conference where businesses
and many foreign governments pledge donations to help ameliorate AIDS, poverty
and other social ills. He will continue serving as CGI's founding chairman but
will not solicit money or sponsorships. The CGI will cease accepting foreign
contributions and will not host events outside the United States.” [Associated
Press, 1/18/09]
2009: Bill
Clinton “Agreed To The Gift Ban At The Behest Of The Obama Administration,
Which Worried About A Secretary Of State’s Husband Raising Millions While She
Represented U.S. Interests Abroad.” “In 2009, the Clinton Foundation
stopped raising money from foreign governments after Mrs. Clinton became
secretary of state. Former President Bill Clinton, who ran the foundation while
his wife was at the State Department, agreed to the gift ban at the behest of
the Obama administration, which worried about a secretary of state’s husband
raising millions while she represented U.S. interests abroad. The ban wasn’t
absolute; some foreign government donations were permitted for ongoing programs
approved by State Department ethics officials.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
IN THE
PAST, SOME OBSERVERS HAD LINKED FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DONATIONS TO THE CLINTON
FOUNDATION AND SECRETARY CLINTON’S WORK AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Breitbart:
“As Of 2008, The Clinton Foundation Raised At Least $46 Million From Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, Oman, And Other Foreign Governments–The Very
Governments Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Eventually Negotiated With.”
“The nexus between Clinton Foundation donors, foreign governments, and
corporate interests has long been a concern to government watchdog groups. As
of 2008, the Clinton Foundation raised at least $46 million from Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, Oman, and other foreign governments–the very governments
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton eventually negotiated with. Wealthy foreign
investors, like Saudi businessman Nasser Al-Rashid and Indian politician Amar
Singh gave at least $1 million each.” [Breitbart, 8/14/13]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION CAME UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY IN FEBRUARY 2015 WHEN IT WAS
REVEALED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAD ACCEPTED DONATIONS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
AFTER SECRETARY CLINTON LEFT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Wall
Street Journal: “The Clinton Foundation Has Dropped Its Self-Imposed Ban On
Collecting Funds From Foreign Governments And Is Winning Contributions At An
Accelerating Rate.” “The Clinton Foundation has dropped its self-imposed
ban on collecting funds from foreign governments and is winning contributions
at an accelerating rate, raising ethical questions as Hillary Clinton ramps up
her expected bid for the presidency.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall
Street Journal: “Recent Donors [To The Clinton Foundation] Include The
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Australia, Germany And A Canadian
Government Agency Promoting The Keystone XL Pipeline.” [Wall Street
Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall
Street Journal: Canada’s Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Agency “A
First-Time Donor, Gave Between $250,000 And $500,000” To The Clinton Foundation
In 2014. “One of the 2014 donations comes from a Canadian agency promoting
the proposed Keystone pipeline, which is favored by Republicans and under
review by the Obama administration. The Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
agency of Canada, a first-time donor, gave between $250,000 and $500,000. The
donations, which are disclosed voluntarily by the foundation, are given only in
ranges.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
·
Wall
Street Journal: Canada’s Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Agency Was
“Promoting The Proposed Keystone Pipeline” Though “The Canadian Donation Originated From An Agency Office Separate From The
One That Advocates For Keystone XL.” “One of the 2014 donations
comes from a Canadian agency promoting the proposed Keystone pipeline, which is
favored by Republicans and under review by the Obama administration. The
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development agency of Canada…One of the agency’s
priorities for 2014-2015 was to promote Keystone XL ‘as a stable and secure
source of energy and energy technology,’ according to the agency’s website. The Canadian donation originated from an agency office
separate from the one that advocates for Keystone XL, a Foundation spokesman
said.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall
Street Journal: “At Least
Four Foreign Countries Gave To The Foundation In 2013—Norway, Italy, Australia
And The Netherlands—A Fact That Has Garnered Little Attention.” “At least four foreign countries gave to the
foundation in 2013—Norway, Italy, Australia and the Netherlands—a fact that has
garnered little attention. The number of governments contributing in 2014
appears to have doubled from the previous year. Since its founding, the
foundation has raised at least $48 million from overseas governments, according
to a Journal tally.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall Street
Journal: “The Number Of Governments Contributing [To The Clinton Foundation] In
2014 Appears To Have Doubled From The Previous Year.” [Wall Street
Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall
Street Journal: “Since Its Founding, The [Clinton] Foundation Has Raised At Least $48
Million From Overseas Governments, According To A Journal Tally.” [Wall
Street Journal, 2/17/15]
First-Time Donor United Arab Emirates Gave The Clinton
Foundation $1-5 Million In 2014. [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
First-Time Donor Germany Gave The Clinton Foundation
$100,000-200,000 In 2014. [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Saudi Arabia Has Given The Clinton Foundation $10-25
Million Since 1999, Part Of Which Was Contributed In 2014. [Wall
Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Australia Has Given The Clinton Foundation $5-10
Million Since 2013, Part Of Which Was Contributed In 2014. [Wall
Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall
Street Journal: “Qatar’s Government Committee Preparing For The 2022 Soccer World Cup
Gave Between $250,000 And $500,000 In 2014…Qatar’s Government Had Previously
Donated Between $1 Million And $5 Million.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Oman Has
Given The Clinton Foundation $1-5 Million, Part Of Which Was Contributed In
2014. [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Markkula
Center For Applied Ethics Director: “Now That She Is Gearing Up To Run…The Same
Potential Exists For Foreign Governments To Curry Favor With Her As A Potential
President Of The United States.” “Kirk Hanson, director of the Markkula
Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in California, said the
Clintons should immediately reimpose the ban, for the same reasons it was in
place while Mrs. Clinton led U.S. foreign policy. ‘Now that she is gearing up
to run for president, the same potential exists for foreign governments to
curry favor with her as a potential president of the United States,’ he said.”
[Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Center For
Congressional And Presidential Studies Director: “Whether It Influences Her
Decision Making Is Questionable, But It Is A Legitimate Thing To Focus On By
Her Political Opposition.” “James Thurber, director of American University’s
Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. ‘Whether it influences her
decision making is questionable, but it is a legitimate thing to focus on by
her political opposition.’” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL TIED FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DONORS TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION’S
ENDOWMENT FUNDRAISING UNDER SECRETARY CLINTON
Wall
Street Journal: Secretary Clinton “Has Become A Prodigious Fundraiser As
The Foundation Launched A $250 Million Endowment Campaign.” “Since leaving
the State Department in early 2013, Mrs. Clinton officially joined the
foundation, which changed its name to the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation, and has become a prodigious fundraiser as the foundation launched a
$250 million endowment campaign, officials said.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Wall
Street Journal: “The Clinton Foundation Has Set A Goal Of Creating A $250 Million
Endowment…[And] The Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates And Oman Donations Went
To The Endowment Drive.” “The Clinton Foundation has set a goal of creating
a $250 million endowment, an official said. One purpose was secure the future
of the foundation’s programs without having to rely so much on the former
president’s personal fundraising efforts, the official said. The Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates and Oman donations went to the endowment drive.” [Wall
Street Journal, 2/17/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED THAT SHOULD
HILLARY CLINTON DECIDE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, THE FOUNDATION WOULD FOLLOW
APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTING DONATIONS FROM FOREIGN DONATIONS, JUST
LIKE IT HAD HAD UNDER SECRETARY CLINTON…
Clinton
Foundation: “Should Secretary Clinton Decide To Run For Office, We Will
Continue To Ensure The Foundation's Policies And Practices Regarding Support
From International Partners Are Appropriate, Just As We Did When She Served As
Secretary Of State.” “Like other global charities, the Clinton Foundation
receives support from individuals, organizations and governments from all over
the world. Contributions are made because the Foundation's programs improve the
lives of millions of people around the globe.
The Clinton Foundation has a record of transparency that goes above what
is required of U.S. charities. This
includes the voluntary disclosure of contributions on the Foundation's website.
Should Secretary Clinton decide to run for office, we will continue to ensure
the Foundation's policies and practices regarding support from international
partners are appropriate, just as we did when she served as Secretary of State.”
[Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal: Clinton Foundation Spokesman Claimed Donors “Go Through A
Vigorous Vetting Process.” “A spokesman for the Clinton Foundation said the
charity has a need to raise money for its many projects, which aim to do such
things as improve education, health care and the environment around the world.
He also said that donors go through a vigorous vetting process.” [Wall Street
Journal, 2/17/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “The Clinton Foundation…Has Said It Will Re-Evaluate Its
Contributor Practices If Secretary Clinton Runs, Just As Was Done When She
Became Secretary Of State.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
…AND
DEFENDED THE FOUNDATION’S GLOBAL WORK THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DONATIONS…
Clinton
Foundation Spokesman: Projects “Aim To Do Such Things As Improve Education,
Health Care And The Environment Around The World.” “A spokesman for the
Clinton Foundation said the charity has a need to raise money for its many
projects, which aim to do such things as improve education, health care and the
environment around the world. He also said that donors go through a vigorous
vetting process.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Clinton
Foundation Spokesman Craig Minassian And Hillary Clinton Spokesman Nick Merrill
Sent Around Talking Points To Clinton Allies “In Hopes That You Will Join Us In
Defending The Good Work The Foundation Does And Will Continue To Do.” “It’s
been a little while since we’ve sent one of these, but given the attacks on the
Clinton Foundation as of late, we wanted to send around some points in hopes
that you will join us in defending the good work the Foundation does and will
continue to do.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “In The Last Couple Of Weeks, There Has Been Little Mention
Of The Good Work The Foundation Does, And That It Is Without A Doubt A
World-Class Philanthropy.” “As you’ve probably seen reading the stories in
the last couple of weeks, there has been little mention of the good work the
Foundation does, and that it is without a doubt a world-class philanthropy.”
[Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill Highlighted The Work Of The Clinton Foundation In The Areas
Of “Haiti, Global Health, Women And Girls & No Ceilings: The Full
Participation Project, Childhood Obesity, Economic Development, Climate Change,
Clinton Global Initiative, Too Small To Fail, Job One.” [Nick Merrill,
3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “The Clinton Foundation Is A Philanthropy, Period.” [Nick
Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: Clinton Foundation Receives “Contributions From Around The
World, Because They're Doing Groundbreaking, Life-Changing Work Around The
Globe.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: Clinton Foundation Contributions “Are Responsible For
Millions Of People Getting Access To Live-Saving HIV/AIDS Treatment.” “These
contributions are important because they are responsible for millions of people
getting access to life-saving HIV/AIDs treatment, more than 40,000 farmers in
Malawi, Tanzania, and Rwanda improving their incomes by more than 500 percent;
33,500 tons of greenhouse gas emissions being reduced annually across the U.S.;
supporting the Clinton Global Initiative whose members have made nearly 3,100
Commitments to Action to improving more than 430 million lives around the world
and so much more. The list goes on.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “Without These Contributions… Fewer People Would Have Access
To Affordable HIV/AIDS Medication; Fewer People Would Have Access To Clean
Water…And Fewer Children In The US Would Have Access To Healthy Foods.” “Without
these contributions, it's clear what would have happened – fewer people would
have access to affordable HIV/AIDS medication; fewer people would have access
to clean water; fewer economic opportunities would be made available in
developing communities in nations across Africa, Asia, and South; and fewer
children in the US would have access to healthy foods.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: It Is “Important To Acknowledge That After Much Scrutiny,
And When You Cast Aside Those Whose Goal It Is To Make Political Hay, That This
Is A Philanthropy, Widely Recognized As A Successful One, And It Does An
Enormous Amount Of Good.” “The bottom line: The ability to fund the
Foundation is the ability to improve the lives of millions of people across the
world. And while it’s appropriate to
raise questions to ensure that money is being used as efficiently as possible
to achieve its mission, it’s just as important to acknowledge that after much
scrutiny, and when you cast aside those whose goal it is to make political hay,
that this is a philanthropy, widely recognized as a successful one, and it does
an enormous amount of good that the people who founded it and work there should
be nothing but immensely proud of. Period.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “The Work Of The Clinton Foundation Is Effective, Which Is
Why It Has Bipartisan Support From Places Like News Corporation [And] Chris
Ruddy Of NewsMax.” “The work of the Clinton Foundation is effective, which
is why it has bipartisan support from places like News Corporation, Chris Ruddy
of NewsMax, and counts among its contributors and CGI participants President
George H.W. Bush, Laura Bush, Condi Rice, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Carly
Fiorina, and dozens of governors and mayors from both sides of the aisle.”
[Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “Every Penny Of The Money Algeria Donated For Haiti Went To
Help Haiti.” “Every penny of the money Algeria donated for Haiti went to
help Haiti. People forget about the
outpouring of support for those debased by the earthquake and the need to get
money and supplies there quickly. The
United Nations asked President Clinton to head Haiti relief and encouraged
countries to support the effort.
President Bush partnered with WJC to set up the Bush-Clinton Haiti Fund
in part because the Clinton Foundation had an expertise in addressing such
challenges efficiently and effectively - as they previously did with the
Tsunami is SE Asia.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “When People Call
For The Donations To Be Returned, They Are Dismissing The Fact That Lives Will
Be Affected, Even Lost.” “People are trying to make this political forget
the human toll of HIV/AIDs or earthquakes or that as governments have fewer
resources around the world. That’s
exactly where NGO’s need to step into the void to help improve people's
lives. When people call for the
donations to be returned, they are dismissing the fact that lives will be
affected, even lost.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
…AND
EMPHASIZED THE UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVEL TRANSPARENCY SURROUNDING THE FOUNDATION’S
DONATIONS
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: “Unlike Many Other Similar Charities, The Foundation
Voluntarily Discloses All Of Its Contributors' Names, Right On The Clinton
Foundation Website.” “Let’s remember why journalists are able to dig
through all these records. Because
unlike many other similar charities, the Foundation voluntarily discloses all
of its contributors' names, right on the Clinton Foundation website. And it refuses to take anonymous
contributions. No charity is required to do these, but the Clinton Foundation
does it, on its own accord.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: Clinton Foundation “Refuses To Take Anonymous
Contributions.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
Clinton
Spokesman Merrill: Clinton Foundation “Counts Among Its Contributors And CGI
Participants President George H.W. Bush, Laura Bush, Condi Rice, John McCain,
Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, And Dozens Of Governors And Mayors From Both Sides
Of The Aisle.” [Nick Merrill, 3/2/15]
REPORTS THAT STATE DEPARTMENT LAWYERS DID NOT EXHAUSTIVELY
VET BILL CLINTON’S PAID SPEECHES DURING SECRETARY CLINTON’S TENURE RAISED
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE CLINTON FOUNDATION DONATIONS MAY HAVE PLAYED IN
ORGANIZING THOSE SPEECHES
Politico: In Reviewing Bill Clinton Speeches For Potential Conflicts
Of Interest, “State Department Lawyers Acted On Sparse Information About
Business Proposals And Speech Requests And Were Under The Gun To Approve The
Proposals Promptly.” “In hundreds of documents released to
POLITICO under the Freedom of Information Act, not a single case appears where
the State Department explicitly rejected a Bill Clinton speech. Instead, the
records show State Department lawyers acted on sparse information about
business proposals and speech requests and were under the gun to approve the
proposals promptly.” [Politico, 2/25/15]
Politico: “In A 2009 Memo Greenlighting [President
Clinton Speaking Engagements], A State Department Ethics Official Specifically
Asked About Possible Links Between President Clinton’s Speaking Engagements And
Donations To The Clinton Foundation.” “In a 2009 memo greenlighting
those talks, a State Department ethics official specifically asked about
possible links between President Clinton’s speaking engagements and donations
to the Clinton Foundation. However, the released documents show no evidence
that the question was addressed. ‘In future requests, I would
suggest including a statement listing whether or not any of the proposed
sponsors of a speaking event have made a donation to the Clinton Foundation
and, if so, the amount and date,’ wrote Jim Thessin, then the State
Department’s top ethics approver and No. 2 lawyer.” [Politico, 2/25/15]
State
Department Spokesman On Bill Clinton Speaking Arrangements: “In Several Respects, Secretary Clinton’s Commitments
Went Beyond The Requirements Of Applicable Laws And Regulations…We Believe
Secretary Clinton Honored Fully These Undertakings.” [Politico,
2/25/15]
Clinton Foundation: “President Clinton And The Clinton Foundation Both Held Themselves To Much Higher Standards Than Existing Rules For Spouses Of Government Officials, And For The Organizations With Which They Are Affiliated.” [Politico, 2/25/15]
Clinton Foundation: “President Clinton And The Clinton Foundation Both Held Themselves To Much Higher Standards Than Existing Rules For Spouses Of Government Officials, And For The Organizations With Which They Are Affiliated.” [Politico, 2/25/15]
SOME
CONSERVATIVES USED THE FOREIGN DONATIONS CONTROVERSY TO IMPLY THAT THE CLINTON
FOUNDATION IS NOT A CHARITY AND QUESTION THE FOUNDATION’S CHARITABLE WORK
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “It’s Long
Past Time To Drop The Fiction That The Clinton Foundation Has Ever Been A
Charity.” “With the news this week
that Mrs. Clinton—the would-be occupant of the White House—is landing tens of
millions from foreign governments for her shop, it’s long past time to drop the
fiction that the Clinton Foundation has ever been a charity. It’s a political
shop.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel:
“Bill And Hillary Have Simply Done With The Foundation What They Did
With Cattle Futures And Whitewater And The Lincoln Bedroom And Johnny
Chung—They’ve Exploited The System.” “With the news this week that Mrs.
Clinton—the would-be occupant of the White House—is landing tens of millions
from foreign governments for her shop, it’s long past time to drop the fiction
that the Clinton Foundation has ever been a charity. It’s a political shop.
Bill and Hillary have simply done with the foundation what they did with cattle
futures and Whitewater and the Lincoln Bedroom and Johnny Chung—they’ve
exploited the system.” [Kim Strassel, Wall
Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “The Clinton
Foundation Exists To Allow The Nation’s Most Powerful Couple To Use Their
Not-So-Subtle Persuasion To Exact Global Tribute For A Fund That Promotes The
Clintons.” “Most family charities
exist to allow self-made Americans to disperse their good fortune to
philanthropic causes. The Clinton Foundation exists to allow the nation’s most
powerful couple to use their not-so-subtle persuasion to exact global tribute
for a fund that promotes the Clintons.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “Oh Sure, The
Foundation Doles Out Grants For This And That Cause…But They Don’t Rank Next To
The Annual Bill Clinton Show—The Clinton Global Initiative Event.” “Oh sure, the foundation doles out grants for this and
that cause. But they don’t rank next to the annual Bill Clinton show—the
Clinton Global Initiative event—to which he summons heads of state and basks
for a media week as post-presidential statesman. This is an organization that
in 2013 spent $8.5 million in travel expenses alone, ferrying the Clintons to
headliner events. Those keep Mrs. Clinton in the news, which helps when you
want to be president.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: Clinton Foundation Is “A Body That Exists
To Keep The Clinton Political Team Intact In Between Elections, Working For The
Clintons’ Political Benefit.” “It’s a body that exists to keep the Clinton
political team intact in between elections, working for the Clintons’ political
benefit. Only last week it came out that Dennis Cheng, who raised money for
Mrs. Clinton’s 2008 bid, and then transitioned to the Clinton Foundation’s
chief development officer, is now transitioning back to head up Mrs. Clinton’s
2016 fundraising operation. Mr. Cheng has scored $248 million for the
foundation, and his Rolodex comes with him.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street
Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “How Much Of These Employees’ Salaries, How
Much Of Mrs. Clinton’s Travel, Was Funded By The Saudis? Or The United Arab
Emirates, Or Oman, Or Any Of The Other Foreign Nations[?]” “How much of
these employees’ salaries, how much of Mrs. Clinton’s travel, was funded by the
Saudis? Or the United Arab Emirates, or Oman, or any of the other foreign
nations that The Wall Street Journal Tuesday reported have given millions to
the foundation this past year? How many voters has Mrs. Clinton wooed, how many
potential donors has she primed, how many influential people has she recruited
for her campaign via the Clinton Foundation?” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street
Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “We Can’t
Know” If The Clinton Foundation Is Lying, While “Poor Jeb Bush Has To Abide By
All Those Pesky Campaign-Finance Laws That Require Him To Disclose Exact Donor
Names, And Dates And Amounts.” “How
much of these employees’ salaries, how much of Mrs. Clinton’s travel, was
funded by the Saudis? Or the United Arab Emirates, or Oman, or any of the other
foreign nations that The Wall Street Journal Tuesday reported have given
millions to the foundation this past year? How many voters has Mrs. Clinton
wooed, how many potential donors has she primed, how many influential people
has she recruited for her campaign via the Clinton Foundation? The foundation
claims none, but that’s the other Clinton stroke of brilliance in using a
charity as a campaign vehicle—we can’t know. Poor Jeb Bush has to abide by all
those pesky campaign-finance laws that require him to disclose exact donor
names, and dates and amounts. And that also bar contributions from foreign
entities.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: Ban On
Foreign Donations To Clinton Foundation “Wasn’t Absolute, And It Isn’t Clear It
Encompassed Nonprofits Funded By Foreign Governments, Or Covered Wealthy
Foreigners, Or Foreign Corporations.”
“The foundation likes to note that it adopted self-imposed limits on foreign
contributions during the period when Mrs. Clinton was at the State Department.
Which is nice. Then again, that ban wasn’t absolute, and it isn’t clear it
encompassed nonprofits funded by foreign governments, or covered wealthy
foreigners, or foreign corporations. Nothing is clear. This is the Clintons.
That’s how they like it.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel:
“This Is The Baseline Scandal Of The
Clinton Foundation—It’s A Political Group That Gets To Operate Outside The
Rules Imposed On Every Other Political Player.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel:
“It’s Hard To Label Your GOP Opponent
Anti-Woman When The Clinton Foundation Is Funded By Countries That Bar Women
From Voting And Driving Like Saudi Arabia.” “Democrats might nonetheless consider how big a liability this is for
their potential nominee. It’s hard to label your GOP opponent anti-woman when
the Clinton Foundation is funded by countries that bar women from voting and
driving like Saudi Arabia.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “It’s Hard To Call Your GOP Opponent A
Heartless Capitalist—Out Of Tune With Middle-Class Anxieties—When You Owe Your
Foundation’s Soul To Canadian Mining Magnates And Ethiopian Construction
Billionaires.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “It’s Hard To
Claim You Will Fix A Burning World When You Owe Foundation Gratitude To
Countries Holding The Fossil-Fuel Blowtorches.” [Kim Strassel, Wall Street Journal, 2/19/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION INDIVIDUAL FOREIGN DONORS
THE CLINTON FOUNDATION HAS ACCEPTED DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, SOME OF WHOM HAD TIES TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, DURING HER TENURE AS SECRETARY OF STATE
Wall
Street Journal: During Secretary Clinton’s Tenure At The State Department,
The Clinton Foundation Was “Raising Millions Of Dollars From Foreigners With
Connections To Their Home Governments,” Some Of Whom “Have Direct Ties To Foreign
Governments.” “The Clinton Foundation swore off donations from foreign
governments when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. That didn’t stop the
foundation from raising millions of dollars from foreigners with connections to
their home governments, a review of foundation disclosures shows. Some donors
have direct ties to foreign governments. One is a member of the Saudi royal
family. Another is a Ukrainian oligarch and former parliamentarian. Others are
individuals with close connections to foreign governments that stem from their
business activities. Their professed policy interests range from human rights
to U.S.-Cuba relations.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal: During Secretary Clinton’s Tenure At The State Department, “More Than A Dozen Foreign Individuals And Their
Foundations And Companies Were Large Donors To The Clinton Foundation…
Collectively Giving Between $34 Million And $68 Million.” “All told, more than a dozen foreign individuals and
their foundations and companies were large donors to the Clinton Foundation in
the years after Mrs. Clinton became secretary of state in 2009, collectively
giving between $34 million and $68 million, foundation records show. Some
donors also provided funding directly to charitable projects sponsored by the
foundation, valued by the organization at $60 million.” [Wall Street
Journal, 3/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal: “The Foreign Donors Reached By The Wall Street Journal Said
They Contributed To The [Clinton Foundation] For Charitable, Not Political
Reasons.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal: The Agreement To Limit Foreign Donations Reached Between
Bill Clinton And Obama “Didn’t Place Limits On Donations From Foreign
Individuals Or Corporations.” “Former
President Bill Clinton promised the Obama administration the foundation
wouldn’t accept most foreign-government donations while his wife was secretary
of state. The agreement didn’t place limits on donations from foreign
individuals or corporations.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION RECEIVED MONEY FROM A FOUNDATION FORMED BY FORMER UKRAINIAN
PARLIAMENT MEMBER VICTOR PINCHUK…
Wall
Street Journal: “Between 2009 And 2013…Clinton Foundation Received At Least
$8.6 Million From The Victor Pinchuk Foundation,” Created By Former Ukrainian
Parliament Member Victor Pinchuk. “Between 2009 and 2013, including when
Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state, the Clinton Foundation received at least
$8.6 million from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, according to that foundation,
which is based in Kiev, Ukraine. It was created by Mr. Pinchuk, whose fortune
stems from a pipe-making company. He served two terms as an elected member of
the Ukrainian Parliament and is a proponent of closer ties between Ukraine and
the European Union. Mr. Pinchuk and his wife—the daughter of former Ukraine
President Leonid Kuchma—began donating to Clinton charities in 2006 after being
introduced to Mr. Clinton by Doug Schoen, a pollster who has worked for both
Clintons.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
…PINCHUCK
HIMSELF HAD MADE A FIVE-YEAR $29 MILLION COMMITMENT TO THE FOUNDATION IN 2008…
Wall
Street Journal: In 2008, Pinchuk “Made A Five-Year, $29 million Commitment
To The Clinton Global Initiative,” Only $1.8 Million Of Which Has Been Donated,
“To Fund A Program To Train Future Ukrainian Leaders And Professionals To
‘Modernize Ukraine.’” “In 2008, Mr. Pinchuk made a five-year, $29 million
commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative, a wing of the foundation that
coordinates charitable projects and funding for them but doesn’t handle the
money. The pledge was to fund a program to train future Ukrainian leaders and
professionals ‘to modernize Ukraine,’ according to the Clinton Foundation.
Several alumni are current members of the Ukrainian Parliament. Actual
donations so far amount to only $1.8 million, a Pinchuk foundation spokesman
said, citing the impact of the 2008 financial crisis.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
DURING
CLINTON’S TENURE AS SECRETARY OF STATE, A FORMER CLINTON POLLSTER REGISTERED AS
A LOBBYIST FOR PINCHUK AND TOOK MEETINGS WITH CLINTON AIDE’S ABOUT ISSUES IN
THE UKRAINE
Wall
Street Journal: During Clinton’s Tenure As Secretary Of State, Clinton
Pollster Schoen Registered As A Lobbyist For Pinchuk, And The Two Met With Secretary
Clinton Aides, Including Melanne Verveer, Hoping To “Encourage The U.S. To Pressure
Ukraine’s Then-President Viktor Yanukovych To Free His Jailed Predecessor,
Yulia Tymoshenko.” “During Mrs. Clinton’s time at the State Department, Mr.
Schoen, the pollster, registered as a lobbyist for Mr. Pinchuk, federal records
show. Mr. Schoen said he and Mr. Pinchuk met several times with Clinton aides
including Melanne Verveer, a Ukrainian-American and then a State Department
ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues. The purpose, Mr. Schoen said,
was to encourage the U.S. to pressure Ukraine’s then-President Viktor
Yanukovych to free his jailed predecessor, Yulia Tymoshenko.” [Wall Street
Journal, 3/19/15]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS TIED TO SAUDI ARABIA
WHILE CLINTON SERVED AS SECRETARY OF STATE
Saudi
Prince Turki al-Faisal Donated To The Clinton Foundation In 2013 And 2014.
“Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former ambassador to the U.S. and member of the
Saudi royal family who has attended annual meetings of the Clinton Global
Initiative, made donations in 2013 and 2014, though exact dates aren’t
available. Prince Turki met Bill Clinton decades ago when both were students at
Georgetown University’s foreign-service school. Prince Turki’s chief of staff
didn’t respond to emails seeking comment.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
Wall
Street Journal: An Ethiopian Immigrant To Saudi Arabia With Ties To Saudi
Government Projects “Donated Between $5 Million And $10 Million” To The Clinton
Foundation. “Another donor, Sheikh Mohammed H. Al Amoudi, an Ethiopian
immigrant to Saudi Arabia, has donated between $5 million and $10 million,
including while Mrs. Clinton served in the State Department. Mr. Al Amoudi has
built an empire of construction, agricultural and energy companies across Saudi
Arabia and Ethiopia. He also has endowed a breast-cancer institute at the
government-run King Abdulaziz University and is a participant in Saudi Arabia’s
King Abdullah Food Security Program. His U.S. lawyer, George Salem, said his
client ‘is a private Saudi citizen, and not a government official in Saudi
Arabia.’ He said there was “nothing inappropriate” about the donation, which
was to fight AIDS in Ethiopia.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
A GERMAN
INVESTOR WHO HAS LOBBIED CHANCELLOR MERKEL’S ADMINISTRATION GAVE BETWEEN $1
MILLION AND $5 MILLION TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, SOME OF WHICH WAS DURING MRS.
CLINTON’S TENURE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Wall
Street Journal: A German Investor Who Has Lobbied Chancellor Merkel’s
Administration Gave Between $1 Million And $5 Million To The Clinton
Foundation, “Some Of Which Came During Mrs. Clinton’s Tenure At The State
Department.” “Joachim Schoss, a
German investor who has met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other
government officials to discuss Internet policy, has given between $1 million
and $5 million, some of which came during Mrs. Clinton tenure at the State
Department. A spokeswoman for Mr. Schoss said his donations were ‘purely
philanthropic’ and unrelated to politics.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
A
VENEZUELAN MEDIA MOGUL WHO WAS ACTIVE IN VENEZUELAN POLITICS DONATED TO THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION DURING CLINTON’S TENURE AS SECRETARY OF STATE
Wall
Street Journal: A Venezuelan Media Mogul “Who Is Active In Venezuelan
Politics” Gave Between $500,000 And $1 Million To The Clinton Foundation During
Clinton’s Tenure As Secretary Of State. “Venezuelan media mogul Gustavo
Cisneros, who is active in Venezuelan politics and has long advocated restoring
ties between the U.S. and Cuba, has given the foundation between $500,000 and
$1 million, some during Mrs. Clinton’s stint at the State Department. He owns
Venevisión, one of Venezuela’s largest television networks, once a staunch
opponent of former President Hugo Chávez. Since Mr. Chávez’s death in 2013, Mr.
Cisneros has maintained ties to the new president, Nicolás Maduro. A spokesman
for Mr. Cisneros didn't respond to a request for comment.” [Wall Street
Journal, 3/19/15]
AN
EMBATTLED BUSINESSMAN WITH “TIES TO BAHRAIN’S STATE-OWNED ALUMINUM COMPANY”
GAVE BETWEEN $1 MILLION AND $5 MILLION TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION
Wall
Street Journal: An Embattled
Businessman With “Ties To Bahrain’s State-Owned Aluminum Company” Gave Between
$1 Million And $5 Million To The Clinton Foundation. “Victor Dahdaleh, a
London businessman whose foundation contributed between $1 million and $5
million, has ties to Bahrain’s state-owned aluminum company. He was the
intermediary between the state-owned Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. and Alcoa World
Alumina, which is majority owned by Alcoa Inc. Last year, he was acquitted in
London on charges of bribing Bahraini officials to secure contracts for the
Alcoa firm. In the U.S., the Alcoa affiliate pleaded guilty last year to
corruption charges, and the Justice Department said an investigation into the
matter remains open.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
Embattled Canadian Investor Victor Dahdaleh Gave $1 Million To $5
Million To The Clinton
Foundation. “Victor P. Dahdaleh, who gave $1 million to $5 million,
is a Canadian investor and
philanthropist involved in
aluminum production. His business ties have brought allegations of fraud and
bribery in a lawsuit filed
by a Bahrain aluminum company. The suit seeks more than $1 billion in damages
for what it alleges is
Dadaleh's involvement in questionable deals in the Middle East, and the Justice
Department has opened a
criminal investigation into the matter. Dahdaleh has vowed to vigorously
contest the charges.”
[Associated Press, 1/18/09]
THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM NOTABLE FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS BEFORE AND AFTER SHE WAS SECRETARY OF STATE
THE CEO OF AN AMSTERDAM BASED ENERGY COMPANY
DONATED AT LEAST $1 MILLION TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION AND LATER ANNOUNCED AT
THE 2009 CGI MEETING A $5 BILLION PROJECT TO DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
POWER GENERATION IN INDIA AND CHINA
Associated Press: Energy
CEO Tulsi Tanti, Whose Company Donated At Least $1 Million To Clinton
Foundation, “Announced Plans At Clinton's Global Initiative Meeting Earlier
This Year For A $5 Billion Project To Develop Environmentally Friendly Power
Generation In India And China.”
“Amar Singh, a donor in the $1 million to $5 million category, is an Indian
politician who played host to Bill Clinton on a visit to India in 2005 and met
Hillary Clinton in New York in September to discuss an India-U.S. civil nuclear
agreement. Also in that category was Suzlon Energy Ltd. of Amsterdam, a leading
supplier of wind turbines. Its chairman is Tulsi R. Tanti, one of India's
wealthiest executives. Tanti announced plans at Clinton's Global Initiative
meeting earlier this year for a $5 billion project to develop environmentally
friendly power generation in India and China.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
INDIAN POLITICIAN AMAR SINGH, WHO HAD DONATED
AT LEAST $1 MILLION TO
THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, MET WITH HILLARY CLINTON
IN SEPTEMBER 2008 TO DISCUSS AN INDIA-U.S. CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
Associated Press: Indian
Politician Amar Singh, Who Donated At Least $1 Million To The Clinton
Foundation, “Met Hillary Clinton In New York…To Discuss An India-U.S. Civil
Nuclear Agreement.” “The
foundation's list also underscores ties between the Clintons and India, which
could complicate diplomatic perceptions of whether Hillary Clinton can be a
neutral broker between India and neighboring Pakistan in a region where Obama
will face an early test of his foreign policy leadership. Tensions between the
two nuclear nations are high since last month's deadly terrorist attacks in
Mumbai. Amar Singh, a donor in the $1 million to $5 million category, is an
Indian politician who played host to Bill Clinton on a visit to India in 2005
and met Hillary Clinton in New York in September to discuss an India-U.S. civil
nuclear agreement.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
THE CLINTON FOUNDATION RECEIVED ADDITIONAL
DONATIONS FROM INDIAN BUSINESS INTERESTS PRIOR TO HER BECOMING SECRETARY OF
STATE
Associated Press:
“Two Other Indian Interests Gave Between $500,000 And $1 Million Each… Ajit
Gulabchand, Chairman Of The Hindustan Construction Co., Gave $250,000 To
$500,000.” “Two other Indian
interests gave between $500,000 and $1 million each: the Confederation of
Indian Industry, an industrial trade association; and Dave Katragadda, an
Indian capital manager with holdings in media and entertainment, technology,
health care and financial services. Ajit Gulabchand, chairman of the Hindustan
Construction Co., gave $250,000 to $500,000.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
BILLIONAIRE STEEL EXECUTIVE AND MEMBER OF THE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT COUNCIL IN KAZAKHSTAN LAKSHMI MITTAL GAVE $1 MILLION TO $5
MILLION TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION BEFORE CLINTON BECAME SECRETARY OF STATE
Billionaire Steel Executive And Member Of The
Foreign Investment Council In Kazakhstan Lakshmi Mittal Gave $1 Million To $5
Million To The Clinton Foundation. “The No. 4 person on the Forbes billionaire list, Lakshmi Mittal, the
chief executive of international steel company ArcelorMittal, gave $1 million
to $5 million. Mittal is a member of the Foreign Investment Council in
Kazakhstan, Goldman Sachs' board of directors and the World Economic Forum's
International Business Council, according to the biography on his corporate Web
site.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
SOON
AFTER SECRETARY CLINTON LEFT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, THE CLINTON FOUNDATION “RECEIVED
A LARGE DONATION FROM A CONGLOMERATE RUN BY A MEMBER OF CHINA’S NATIONAL
PEOPLE’S CONGRESS”
Wall
Street Journal: Soon After Secretary Clinton Left The State Department, The
Clinton Foundation “Received A Large Donation From A Conglomerate Run By A
Member Of China’s National People’s Congress.” “After Mrs. Clinton left the
State Department in 2013, the foundation resumed accepting donations from
foreign governments. Just after she stepped down as secretary of state, it
received a large donation from a conglomerate run by a member of China’s
National People’s Congress.” [Wall Street Journal, 3/19/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION CORPORATE DONORS
POWERFUL
AND CONTROVERSIAL CORPORATE INTERESTS BASED IN THE U.S. ALSO DONATED TO THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION
Blackwater And Yahoo Both Donated To The
Clinton Foundation. “Corporate
donors included the Blackwater security firm, at risk of losing its lucrative
government contract to protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq, and Web company Yahoo,
involved in disputes over surrendering Internet information to Chinese
authorities that led to the imprisonment of dissidents there.” [Associated
Press, 1/18/09]
Clinton
Foundation: CGI Is Part Of The “Evolution Of The Conventional Philanthropic
Model Over The Past Decade To A Dynamic Ecosystem That Now Promotes Creative
Collaboration Across Antiquated Divides.” “This is the story the Wall
Street Journal missed – the positive impact that members of CGI are having on
millions of people worldwide and the evolution of the conventional
philanthropic model over the past decade to a dynamic ecosystem that now
promotes creative collaboration across antiquated divides. We are grateful to
our members, who take on complex problems and often provide life-changing
solutions.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Associated Press: “The
Blackwater Training Center Donated $10,001 To $25,000” To The Clinton
Foundation. “The Blackwater
Training Center donated $10,001 to $25,000. The State Department will have to
decide next year whether to renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to protect
U.S. diplomats in Iraq. A U.S. grand jury has indicted five Blackwater guards
on manslaughter and weapons charges stemming from a September 2007 firefight in
Baghdad's Nisoor Square in which 17 Iraqis died.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Associated Press: Blackwater
Spokeswoman: Blackwater Made Donation To Clinton Foundation “Long Before
Senator Clinton Became The Secretary Of State-Designee.” “‘Blackwater frequently supports charitable
organizations and we were honored to make a donation to this one, long before
Senator Clinton became the Secretary of State-designee,’ said Blackwater
spokeswoman Anne E. Tyrrell.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Associated Press: “Slim-Fast
Diet Foods Tycoon S. Daniel Abraham” Gave $1 To $5 Million To The Clinton
Foundation. “Slim-Fast diet
foods tycoon S. Daniel Abraham, a donor of between $1 million and $5 million,
has been a board member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which
promotes Israel's interests before the U.S. government.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
…AND THE CLINTON FOUNDATION DEFENDED ITS
PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CORPORATE INTERESTS
Clinton
Foundation: “Many Of The Corporations Named In The Wall Street Journal
Article Have Partnered With Non-Profit Organizations, Other Corporations, And
Public Sector Entities On Commitments To Action That Are Making A Huge Positive
Impact.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Clinton
Foundation: “In Fact, A Recent Survey Of All CGI Commitments Revealed That
Partnerships Across Sectors Often Increase The Likelihood Of A Project
Achieving Its Objectives.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Clinton
Foundation: “CGI Members Have Formed Partnerships That Have Made Tremendous…Improving
Educational Opportunities For 36.5 Million People; Expanding Access To Capital
For 3.1 Million People; And Increasing Opportunities Of Various Kinds For 2.8
Million Women And Girls.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE AND DONORS
THE
CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE DID NOT DISCLOSE DONORS OR SUBMIT FOREIGN
DONATIONS FOR STATE DEPARTMENT REVIEW WHILE HILLARY CLINTON WAS SECRETARY OF
STATE DESPITE BEING BOUND BY A DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
HEADLINE: “Exclusive:
Despite Hillary Clinton Promise, Charity Did Not Disclose Donors” [Reuters,
3/19/15]
Reuters:
The Clinton Foundation’s “Flagship Health Program, Which Spends More Than All
Of The Other Foundation Initiatives Put Together, Stopped Making The Annual
Disclosure In 2010.” “At the outset, the Clinton Foundation did indeed
publish what they said was a complete list of the names of more than 200,000
donors and has continued to update it. But in a breach of the pledge, the
charity's flagship health program, which spends more than all of the other
foundation initiatives put together, stopped making the annual disclosure in
2010, Reuters has found.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
“Officials At The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) And The Foundation
Confirmed No Complete List Of Donors To The Clintons' Charities Has Been
Published Since 2010…[When] CHAI Was Spun Off As A Separate Legal Entity.” “In response to questions from Reuters,
officials at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and the foundation
confirmed no complete list of donors to the Clintons' charities has been
published since 2010. CHAI was spun off as a separate legal entity that year,
but the officials acknowledged it still remains subject to the same disclosure
agreement as the foundation.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
“None Of The Seven Government Donations” Made By Foreign Countries To The
Clinton Health Access Initiative Were “Submitted To The State Department For
Review.” “The State Department said it was unable to cite any instances of
its officials reviewing or approving new money from any foreign governments.
Daley confirmed that none of the seven government donations had been submitted
to the State Department for review.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
“CHAI Should Have Told The State Department Before Accepting Donations Totaling
$340,000 From Switzerland's Agency For Development And Cooperation In 2011 And
2012,” But Did Not. “By the time Clinton left office in February 2013, the
charity had received millions of dollars in new or increased payments from at
least seven foreign governments. Five of the governments came on board during
her tenure as secretary of state while two doubled or tripled their support in
that time, according to data provided by CHAI spokeswoman Daley…CHAI should
have told the State Department before accepting donations totaling $340,000
from Switzerland's Agency for Development and Cooperation in 2011 and 2012.
However, it did not believe U.S. authorities needed to review the other six
governments, including Britain and Australia, she said, citing various reasons.”
[Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
The Clinton Foundation’s Online Donor List “Has Not Included Those Who Donated
Just To CHAI Since The Initiative Was Spun Off In 2010.” “Since it was
published in 2008, the foundation's online donor list has been updated
annually, naming everyone from individuals giving a few dollars to governments
awarding eight-figure grants, the foundation said. It has been pored over by
interest groups, the Clintons' political opponents, and the media. The
foundation list has not included those who donated just to CHAI since the
initiative was spun off in 2010, foundation spokesman Craig Minassian said.
Minassian said the foundation believed CHAI continued to be bound by the
agreement with the Obama administration.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
The Clinton Foundation “Believed CHAI Continued To Be Bound By The Agreement
With The Obama Administration” Made In 2009 To Disclose Donors. [Reuters, 3/19/15]
A CHAI
Spokeswoman Explained That Millions In Donations To CHAI From Australia And The
U.K. Were Not Reviewed By The State Department Because The Money Was Considered
Part Of “Expansions Of Existing Programs.” “In 2008, the Clintons agreed
that existing government contributors that wanted to ‘materially increase’
their commitments during Hillary Clinton's tenure would be reviewed by State.
Australia almost doubled its support between 2009-2012, to $12.2 million, while
the United Kingdom nearly tripled its support, to $11.2 million. CHAI did not
report these increases to the State Department because the new money was for
‘expansions of existing programs,’ [CHAI spokeswoman] Daley said.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
A CHAI
Spokeswoman Explained That CHAI Donations From Swaziland And Papua New Guinea Were
Not Reviewed By The State Department Because They “Originated From Other
Sources.” “[CHAI
spokeswoman] Daley also provided a number of explanations for why other
governments that appeared on a donor list provided to Reuters did not need to
be reviewed by the State Department. Swaziland and Papua New Guinea, which gave
small grants for AIDS programs, were not submitted for review because the money
they gave originated from other sources, including existing donor Australia and
the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, she said.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
CHAI
Donations From Sweden Were Not Reviewed By The State Department Because Sweden
Had First Donated To CHAI Before 2009. “In the case of Sweden, its
International Development Cooperation Agency has given CHAI $7.2 million since
2012 to train health workers in Zambia, but nothing in at least the previous
three years. This did not need State review because Sweden had given to the
foundation prior to 2009, Daley said.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
CHAI Donations From Rwanda Were Not Reviewed By The State Department Because
“CHAI Considered This A Fee For Medical Work It Did In The Country, Not A Grant
Or Donation.” “Rwanda, which CHAI listed as a donor, gave the charity
$200,000 in 2012. CHAI considered this a fee for medical work it did in the
country, not a grant or donation, and so did not tell the State Department
about it, Daley said.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
The Clinton Health Access Initiative Also Received Donations From The Governments
Of Ireland, Norway, Cameroon, Canada, Flanders, Lesotho, And New Zealand
Between 2009 And 2014. [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
Donated Money From Foreign Governments “Amounted To About 1 Percent Of CHAI's
Total Budget.” “Money from all of these governments amounted to about 1
percent of CHAI's total budget, she said.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
THE
CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE PUBLISHED A DONOR LIST IN FEBRUARY 2015
The Clinton
Health Access Initiative Published A 2010-2014 Donor List On February 6, 2015.
[Clinton Health Access Initiative, 2/6/15]
Reuters:
On The Clinton Health Access Initiative’s 2010-2014 Donor Disclosure, “Many
Were Grouped Together As ‘Individual Donations’, Which Cumulatively Came To
Less Than $1 Million.” “In the
donor list that CHAI published this year, for the first time since its spin-off
from the Clinton Foundation, not all donors were identified. Many were grouped
together as ‘Individual Donations’, which cumulatively came to less than $1
million. Those donations were small and so ‘did not warrant posting,’ said
Daley.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Reuters:
“CHAI, Which Is Best Known For Helping To Reduce The Cost Of Drugs For People
With HIV In The Developing World, Published A Partial Donor List For The First
Time Only This Year.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
Clinton
Health Access Initiative Spokeswoman: Not Disclosing Donors Between 2010-2013
“Was An Oversight Which We Made Up For This Year.” “CHAI should have
published the names during 2010-2013, when Clinton was in office, CHAI
spokeswoman Maura Daley acknowledged this week. ‘Not doing so was an oversight
which we made up for this year,’ she told Reuters in an email when asked why it
had not published any donor lists until a few weeks ago.” [Reuters, 3/19/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION AND PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
FOREIGN AND
CORPORATE DONATIONS TO BUILD THE CLINTON LIBRARY, WHICH WERE HANDLED BY THE
NASCENT CLINTON FOUNDATION IN THE EARLY 2000s, BECAME AN ISSUE IN HILLARY
CLINTON’S 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Clinton
Foundation Funds The Clinton Library. “The Clinton library has steadfastly
declined to reveal its donors, saying they were promised confidentiality. The
William J. Clinton Foundation, which funds the library, is considered a charity
whose contributors can remain anonymous.” [Washington
Post, 12/15/07]
Washington Post:
“Bill Clinton's Presidential Library Raised More Than 10 Percent Of The Cost Of
Its $165 Million Facility From Foreign Sources, With The Most Generous Overseas
Donation Coming From Saudi Arabia.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
Washington Post: “The
Royal Family Of Saudi Arabia Gave The Clinton…Roughly The Same Amount It Gave
Toward The Presidential Library Of George H.W. Bush.” “The royal family of Saudi Arabia gave the
Clinton facility in Little Rock about $10 million, roughly the same amount it
gave toward the presidential library of George H.W. Bush, according to people
directly familiar with the contributions.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
Washington
Post: “A Handful Of Major Donors' Names To The Clinton Library Were
Disclosed In 2004 When A New York Sun Reporter Accessed A Public Computer Terminal
At The Library That Provided A List Of Donors.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
Washington
Post: The Governments Of Kuwait, Qatar, The UAE, Taiwan, And Brunei Each
Gave The Clinton Library At Least $1 Million. “The Post confirmed numerous
seven-figure donors to the library through interviews and tax records of
foundations. Several foreign governments gave at least $1 million, including
the Middle Eastern nations of Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as
well as the governments of Taiwan and Brunei.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
·
Washington
Post: “Kuwait Contributed At Least $1 Million To The Library Of Former
President George H.W. Bush, And Taiwan Gave $2 Million To The Ronald Reagan
Library.” “Spokesmen for Kuwait and Taiwan confirmed that each government
has given the library $1 million. Both governments also donated to other
presidential libraries. Kuwait contributed at least $1 million to the library
of former president George H.W. Bush, and Taiwan gave $2 million to the Ronald
Reagan library.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
Washington
Post: “A Handful Of Middle Eastern Business Executives And Officials Also
Gave At Least $1 Million Each” To The Clinton Library. “In addition, a
handful of Middle Eastern business executives and officials also gave at least
$1 million each, according to the interviews. They include Saudi businessmen
Abdullah al-Dabbagh, Nasser al-Rashid and Walid Juffali, as well as Issam
Fares, a U.S. citizen who previously served as deputy prime minister of
Lebanon.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
Washington Post: “[Bill]
Clinton Has Also Been Challenged By Members Of Congress For Accepting A
Reported $450,000 Donation To His Library From The Former Wife Of Fugitive
Financier Marc Rich Before He Granted Rich A Pardon For Tax Evasion In 2001.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
New York Times: A
“$31.3 Million Donation, Which Was Previously Undisclosed, Came From The
Radcliffe Foundation Run By Frank Giustra…Who Has Made Millions Financing
Mining Deals Around The World.” “The $31.3 million donation, which was previously undisclosed, came
from the Radcliffe Foundation run by Frank Giustra, a Canadian who has made
millions financing mining deals around the world. Mr. Giustra has become a
member of Mr. Clinton’s inner circle, joining him on global trips and lending
him the use of his private MD-87 jet.” [New York Times, 12/20/07]
SOME DONORS TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY IN THE
FINAL YEAR OF BILL CLINTON’S ADMINISTRATION WERE INTERESTED IN POLICY CHANGES
FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
New York Times: Some
Donors To The Clinton Library In The Final Year Of Bill Clinton’s
Administration “Were Seeking Policy Changes From The Administration.” “The New York Times has compiled the first
comprehensive list of 97 donors who gave or pledged a total of $69 million for
the Clinton presidential library in the final years of the Clinton
administration. The examination found that while some $1 million contributors
were longtime Clinton friends, others were seeking policy changes from the
administration. Two pledged $1 million each while they or their companies were
under investigation by the Justice Department.” [New York Times, 12/20/07]
THEN-SENATOR CLINTON HELPED SHAPE THE WORK OF
THE CLINTON FOUNDATION AND THEN RECRUITED DONORS FROM THE FOUNDATION AS DONORS
AND BUNDLERS FOR HER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN…
New York Times In
2007: “In Raising Record Sums For Her Campaign, Mrs. Clinton Has Tapped Many Of
The Foundation’s Donors,” With At Least Two Dozen “Each Bundling $100,000 Or
More.” “In raising record
sums for her campaign, Mrs. Clinton has tapped many of the foundation’s donors.
At least two dozen have become ‘Hillraisers,’ each bundling $100,000 or more
for her presidential bid. The early library donors, combined with their
families and political action committees, have contributed at least $784,000 to
Mrs. Clinton’s Senate and presidential coffers.” [New York Times, 12/20/07]
New York Times:
“Mrs. Clinton Played An Important Role In Shaping Both The Foundation’s
Organization And The Scope Of Its Work… Advisers Also Were Acutely Aware That
The Foundation’s Operations — And Any Perception Of A Conflict — Could Harm
Mrs. Clinton Politically.” “Mrs.
Clinton played an important role in shaping both the foundation’s organization
and the scope of its work, said Karen A. Tramontano, a senior adviser in the
Clinton White House and the foundation’s first chief of staff. Advisers also
were acutely aware that the foundation’s operations — and any perception of a
conflict — could harm Mrs. Clinton politically. ‘She and I would speak
frequently,’ Ms. Tramontano said. ‘She had a lot of ideas. All the papers that
went to him went to her.’” [New York Times, 12/20/07]
…LEADING DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RIVAL BARACK
OBAMA TO ATTACK THE OVERLAP BETWEEN CLINTON’S CAMPAIGN AND BILL’S DONATION AS A
POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST
New York Times In
2007: “Some Of [Hillary Clinton’s] Rivals Argue That Donors Could Use
Presidential Foundations To Circumvent Campaign Finance Laws Intended To Limit
Political Influence.” “Now,
the secrecy surrounding the William J. Clinton Foundation has become a campaign
issue as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks the Democratic presidential
nomination with her husband as a prime source of strategy and star power. Some
of her rivals argue that donors could use presidential foundations to
circumvent campaign finance laws intended to limit political influence.” [New
York Times, 12/20/07]
Washington Post In
2007: Then-Senator Obama “Made An Issue Of The Large Yet Unidentified
Contributors To Presidential Libraries.” “Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has made an issue of the large yet unidentified
contributors to presidential libraries, saying that he wants to avoid even the
appearance of impropriety in such donations. Obama has introduced legislation
that would require disclosure of all contributions to presidential libraries,
including Clinton's, and Congress has actively debated such a proposal. Unlike
campaign donations, money given to presidential libraries is often done with
limited or no disclosure.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
…COMMENTS ECHOED BY THEN-REP. HENRY WAXMAN
Rep. Waxman On Contributions To Presidential
Foundations: “The Vast Scale Of These Secret Fund-Raising Operations Presents
Enormous Opportunities For Abuse.” “To limit the influence of any single donor, federal election law
prohibits foreign donations to presidential campaigns and limits Americans to
$2,300 per election. But presidential foundations are free to accept unlimited
and anonymous contributions, even from foreigners and foreign governments…‘The
vast scale of these secret fund-raising operations presents enormous
opportunities for abuse,’ said Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of
California, who introduced a bill to force disclosure of presidential foundation
donors. The bill passed the House, 390-34, in March but stalled in the Senate.”
[New York Times, 12/20/07]
CLINTON DEFENDERS CITED HILLARY’S SEPARATION
FROM THE FOUNDATION, THE CHARITABLE WORK OF HER HUSBAND, HER EFFORTS TO ENSURE
TRANSPARENCY IN POST-PRESIDENTIAL FUNDRAISING, AND THE FUNDRAISING OF FORMER
PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Washington Post: “[George
H.W.] Bush's Large Foreign Donors Include Kuwait, Japan, Oman And The United
Arab Emirates…The Family Of Bandar Bin Sultan, Former Saudi Ambassador To The
United States, Contributed $1 Million Or More.” [Washington Post, 12/15/07]
Clinton
Foundation: “As President, [Bill Clinton] Was Beloved Around The World, So
It Should Come As No Surprise That There Has Been An Outpouring Of Financial
Support From Around The World To Sustain His Post-Presidential Work.” “In
response to questions from The Washington Post, the foundation reiterated that
it would not discuss specific sizes or sources of donations to honor the
commitment it made to donors. But it acknowledged that some of the money
Clinton received from the library came from foreign sources. ‘As president, he
was beloved around the world, so it should come as no surprise that there has
been an outpouring of financial support from around the world to sustain his
post-presidential work,’ a foundation statement said.” [Washington Post, 12/14/07]
Hillary Clinton Campaign Spokesman: “Senator
Clinton Is Not Involved In The Fund-Raising Or Operations Of The Clinton
Foundation.” [New York
Times, 12/20/07]
New York Times:
2001, “Mrs. Clinton Co-Sponsored Legislation To Publicly Identify Donors To
Foundations Of Future Sitting Presidents.” [New York Times, 12/20/07]
CLINTON FOUNDATION TRANSPARENCY TIMELINE
2004: SEVERAL MAJOR DONORS TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY, FUNDED BY THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, WERE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACCIDENTALLY
2004: SEVERAL MAJOR DONORS TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY, FUNDED BY THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, WERE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACCIDENTALLY
Washington
Post: “A Handful Of Major Donors' Names To The Clinton Library Were
Disclosed In 2004 When A New York Sun Reporter Accessed A Public Computer
Terminal At The Library That Provided A List Of Donors.” “A handful of
major donors' names to the Clinton library were disclosed in 2004 when a New
York Sun reporter accessed a public computer terminal at the library that provided
a list of donors. Soon after the article appeared, the list of donors was
removed.” [Washington Post, 12/14/07]
DECEMBER 2007: MAJOR DONORS TO THE CLINTON
LIBRARY, INCLUDING FOREIGN SOURCES, WERE REVEALED IN THE PRESS
Washington Post:
“Bill Clinton's Presidential Library Raised More Than 10 Percent Of The Cost Of
Its $165 Million Facility From Foreign Sources, With The Most Generous Overseas
Donation Coming From Saudi Arabia.” [Washington Post, 12/14/07]
New York Times: A
“$31.3 Million Donation, Which Was Previously Undisclosed, Came From The
Radcliffe Foundation Run By Frank Giustra…Who Has Made Millions Financing
Mining Deals Around The World.” “The $31.3 million donation, which was previously undisclosed, came
from the Radcliffe Foundation run by Frank Giustra, a Canadian who has made
millions financing mining deals around the world. Mr. Giustra has become a
member of Mr. Clinton’s inner circle, joining him on global trips and lending
him the use of his private MD-87 jet.” [New York Times, 12/20/07]
APRIL 2008: HILLARY CLINTON RELEASED 8 YEARS OF TAX RETURNS, SHOWING DEDUCTIONS SHE CLAIMED RELATED TO DONATIONS TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION
HEADLINE:
“Clintons Made $109 Million in Last 8 Years.” [New York Times, 4/5/08]
2001-2008: New
York Times: The Clintons “Claimed Deductions For
$10.2 Million In Charitable Contributions…To A Family Foundation Run By The
Clintons That Has Given Away Only Half Of The Money They Put Into It.” Between
2001 and 2008, “the Clintons paid $33.8 million in federal taxes and claimed
deductions for $10.2 million in charitable contributions. The contributions
went to a family foundation run by the Clintons that has given away only about
half of the money they put into it, and most of that was last year, after Mrs.
Clinton declared her candidacy.” [New York Times, 4/5/08]
April 2008:
New York Times: Then-Senator Clinton Released “Eight
Years Of Income Tax Information.” “Mrs. Clinton’s campaign released the
eight years of income tax information late Friday, following a rising clamor on
the campaign trail for her to follow the lead of her opponent, Senator Barack
Obama, who had previously disclosed his tax returns for the same period. In
what proved to be an awkward juxtaposition, the disclosure of the records —
which revealed the Clintons to be in the top one-hundredth of 1 percent, or
roughly 14,500, of all taxpayers — came on the day that Mrs. Clinton called for
the creation of a cabinet-level post to tackle poverty.” [New York Times, 4/5/08]
New York
Times: As Of 2008, The Clintons Had “Disclosed All Their Income Tax Records
Since Mr. Clinton Was Governor Of Arkansas.” “In releasing seven years of
tax returns, plus a summary of income for last year, the Clinton campaign noted
that the couple had disclosed all their income tax records since Mr. Clinton
was governor of Arkansas.” [New York Times, 4/5/08]
DECEMBER 2008: CLINTON FOUNDATION RELEASED NAMES OF ALL OF ITS DONORS WITH RANGES OF CONTRIBUTION TOTALS
Clinton Foundation:
“The William J. Clinton Foundation Today Published Its List Of All Contributors
Since Its Inception In 1997.” [Press
Release, Clinton Foundation, 12/18/08]
Clinton Foundation: As
Of December 2008, “The Median Gift Amount Over The Life Of The Foundation Is
$45 [And] Nearly 90% Of Gifts (179,000 Contributors) Are Valued At $250 Or
Below, With 12,000 Individuals Contributing $10 Or Less.” “The Clinton
Foundation has received contributions of all sizes, from people of all means.
The median gift amount over the life of the Foundation is $45. Nearly 90% of
gifts (179,000 contributors) are valued at $250 or below, with 12,000
individuals contributing $10 or less. In addition, in a sign of the
significance of the cause and the effectiveness of the work, a noteworthy
57,000 contributors gave more than once to the Foundation and/or the
Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.” [Press
Release, Clinton Foundation, 12/18/08]
JANUARY 2009: BILL CLINTON AGREES TO A PARTIAL BAN ON FOREIGN DONATIONS TO THE CLINTON FOUNDATION WHILE HILLARY IS SECRETARY OF STATE
Associated Press:
“President-Elect Barack Obama Made Hillary Clinton's Nomination As Secretary Of
State Contingent On Her Husband Revealing The Foundation's Contributors, To
Address Questions About Potential Conflicts Of Interest.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
January 2009: Associated Press:
Clinton Foundation Disclosed Its Donors After “A Decade Of Resistance To
Identifying Them” And “Did Not Identify Each Contributor's Occupation, Employer
Or Nationality.” “The
foundation disclosed the names of its 205,000 donors on its Web site Thursday,
ending a decade of resistance to identifying them. It released only the names
of donors and the range of their contributions. It did not identify each
contributor's occupation, employer or nationality or provide any other details.
The foundation said separately Thursday that fewer than 3,000 of its donors
were foreigners but it did not identify which ones.” [Associated Press, 1/18/09]
Associated Press: “Presidents Typically Do Not Release The Names
Of Donors To Their Foundations, And…There Also Was No Legal Obligation For Them
To Do So.” [Associated
Press, 1/18/09]
2009: Wall
Street Journal: Bill Clinton “Agreed To The Gift Ban At The Behest Of The
Obama Administration, Which Worried About A Secretary Of State’s Husband
Raising Millions While She Represented U.S. Interests Abroad.” “In 2009,
the Clinton Foundation stopped raising money from foreign governments after
Mrs. Clinton became secretary of state. Former President Bill Clinton, who ran
the foundation while his wife was at the State Department, agreed to the gift
ban at the behest of the Obama administration, which worried about a secretary
of state’s husband raising millions while she represented U.S. interests
abroad. The ban wasn’t absolute; some foreign government donations were
permitted for ongoing programs approved by State Department ethics officials.”
[Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
JANUARY 2011: CLINTON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED IT HAD PUBLISHED ITS LIST OF DONORS THROUGH 2010
Clinton
Foundation: “The William J. Clinton Foundation Today Published Its List Of 2010
Contributors.” [Press Release, Clinton Foundation, 1/1/11]
Clinton
Foundation: “In 2010, Approximately 17,500 Donors Made Contributions To Support
The Work Of The Foundation.” “The Clinton Foundation has received
contributions of all sizes, from people of all means. Over the life of the
Foundation, the median gift amount has been $50. In 2010, approximately 17,500
donors made contributions to support the work of the Foundation and an
additional 102,000 contributors helped support the Foundation’s work in Haiti.
Since 1997, 266,000 individuals have made contributions to support and continue
the important work of the Clinton Foundation with nearly 90 percent of those
contributors making gifts of $250 or less.” [Press Release, Clinton Foundation,
1/1/11]
January
2011: “The List Of Contributors Through 2010 Is Published Today On The
Foundation’s Website.” [Press Release, Clinton Foundation, 1/1/11]
JANUARY 2013: CLINTON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED IT HAD PUBLISHED ITS LIST OF DONORS THROUGH 2012
January
2013: “The William J. Clinton Foundation Today Updated Its List Of Contributors
To Include Contributions Received In 2012.” [Press Release, Clinton
Foundation, 1/1/13]
Clinton
Foundation: “In 2012, Approximately 24,000 Donors Made Contributions To Support
The Work Of The Foundation, Of Which More Than 20,000 Gave Less Than $250.” [Press
Release, Clinton Foundation, 1/1/13]
January
2013: “The List Of Contributors Through 2012 Is Published Today On The
Foundation’s Website.” [Press Release, Clinton Foundation, 1/1/13]
FEBRUARY 2015: CLINTON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED THAT SHOULD HILLARY CLINTON DECIDE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, THE FOUNDATION WOULD FOLLOW APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTING DONATIONS FROM FOREIGN DONATIONS, JUST LIKE IT HAD HAD UNDER SECRETARY CLINTON…
Wall
Street Journal: “The Clinton Foundation Has Dropped Its Self-Imposed Ban On
Collecting Funds From Foreign Governments And Is Winning Contributions At An
Accelerating Rate.” “The Clinton Foundation has dropped its self-imposed
ban on collecting funds from foreign governments and is winning contributions
at an accelerating rate, raising ethical questions as Hillary Clinton ramps up
her expected bid for the presidency.” [Wall Street Journal, 2/17/15]
Clinton
Foundation: “Should Secretary Clinton Decide To Run For Office, We Will
Continue To Ensure The Foundation's Policies And Practices Regarding Support
From International Partners Are Appropriate, Just As We Did When She Served As
Secretary Of State.” “Like other global charities, the Clinton Foundation
receives support from individuals, organizations and governments from all over
the world. Contributions are made because the Foundation's programs improve the
lives of millions of people around the globe.
The Clinton Foundation has a record of transparency that goes above what
is required of U.S. charities. This
includes the voluntary disclosure of contributions on the Foundation's website.
Should Secretary Clinton decide to run for office, we will continue to ensure
the Foundation's policies and practices regarding support from international
partners are appropriate, just as we did when she served as Secretary of State.”
[Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
…CLINTON
FOUNDATION ADMITTED IT DID NOT FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES WHEN IT
ACCEPTED A 2010 DONATION FROM THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT
February
2015: CNN: Clinton Foundation Admitted “That A 2010 Donation From The
Algerian Government Was Not Properly Approved Under The Guidelines The Obama
Administration Put In Place…When Hillary Clinton Became Secretary Of State.”
“The Clinton Foundation admitted Thursday that a 2010 donation from the
Algerian government was not properly approved under the guidelines the Obama
administration put in place with the foundation when Hillary Clinton became
Secretary of State in 2009. The ‘unsolicited’ $500,000 donation was made by the
Embassy of Algeria ‘immediately following the devastating earthquake in Haiti
on January 12, 2010,’ the Clinton foundation said in an unsigned statement.”
[CNN, 2/26/15]
WHAT WE DON’T KNOW
Wall
Street Journal’s Kim Strassel: “How Much Of These Employees’ Salaries, How
Much Of Mrs. Clinton’s Travel, Was Funded By The Saudis? Or The United Arab
Emirates, Or Oman, Or Any Of The Other Foreign Nations[?]” How much of
these employees’ salaries, how much of Mrs. Clinton’s travel, was funded by the
Saudis? Or the United Arab Emirates, or Oman, or any of the other foreign
nations that The Wall Street Journal Tuesday reported have given millions to
the foundation this past year? How many voters has Mrs. Clinton wooed, how many
potential donors has she primed, how many influential people has she recruited
for her campaign via the Clinton Foundation?” [Kimberley A. Strassel, Wall
Street Journal, 2/19/15]
July 2014: Nonprofit Quarterly: Journalists Had
“Been Unable To Get Hillary Clinton To Provide Documentation Attesting To The
Donation Of Her Speaking Fees To The Foundation.” “ABC reports, however, that it has been unable to get
Hillary Clinton to provide documentation attesting to the donation of her
speaking fees to the foundation. A review of the Clinton Foundation’s Form 990s
for several of the past years reveals no disclosure of the names of major
donors and therefore no information as to whether Hillary Clinton (or Bill
Clinton, for that matter) has been donating speaking fees to their
philanthropy. However, Hillary Clinton’s commitment to donate the speaking fees
may be a decision of somewhat recent vintage, to be revealed in future 990s.”
[Nonprofit Quarterly, 7/11/14]
America Rising Called For Release Of “A Full List Of Foundation Staff
Or Paid Consultants Who Have Previously Worked As Staff Or Paid Consultants
To…Staffs Or Organizations Run By The Clintons Or The Democratic Party.” “A
full list of foundation staff or paid consultants who have previously worked as
staff or paid consultants to the following staffs or organizations run by the
Clintons or the Democratic party: The State Department…The White House…The
Obama For America 2012 Campaign…The Democratic National Committee…Hillary
Clinton’s Senate Office…Political staff at the White House and executive agencies.”
[America Rising, accessed 2/27/15]
America Rising Called For Release Of “All Travel Expenditures Taken By
Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Or Chelsea Clinton That Were Billed To The
Clinton Foundation.” “All travel expenditures taken by Hillary Clinton,
Bill Clinton, or Chelsea Clinton that were billed to the Clinton Foundation,
including private air travel, lodging, ground travel, security, food and
entertainment and other related expenses during 2013-14.” [America Rising,
accessed 2/27/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION STAFF
Bill
Clinton: “We Currently Have 2,100 Staff And Volunteers In A Total Of 36
Countries.” “In 2011, after ten years of rapid growth, we decided we needed
to review our organization and management practices. As many companies and
organizations have done, we engaged an outside firm – Simpson Thacher – to help
us review both our governance approach and internal operating practices.
Essentially, the review said we needed stronger management staff full-time in
New York, where most of our U.S.-based staff are located, and a larger, more
independent board. We currently have
2,100 staff and volunteers in a total of 36 countries.” [Bill Clinton Letter,
Clinton Foundation, 8/16/13]
Clinton
Foundation Has Kept “Overhead Costs… At About A Low 8 Percent For Most Of The
Last Decade, Rising Only To Above 11 Percent In 2012 As We Invested To Support
Our Growth.” “The review told us that my passion to keep overhead costs
down – at about a low 8 percent for most of the last decade, rising only to
above 11 percent in 2012 as we invested to support our growth – had gone on too
long and that the Foundation needed better coordination without dampening the
entrepreneurial spirit that infuses all our initiatives.” [Bill Clinton Letter,
Clinton Foundation, 8/16/13]
Clinton
Foundation: Clinton Health Access Initiative “Employs 965 People Around The
Globe.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
CLINTON FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS
SUMMARY
Year[1]
|
Total Investments
|
Equity securities
|
Certificates of deposit
|
Endowment funds
|
Programmatic investments
|
Other
|
Investment Return
|
Investment Income
|
18,369,258
|
0
|
1,545,585
|
14,649,160
|
2,174,513
|
719,260
|
159,457
|
||
3,449,166
|
7,500
|
1,811,109
|
292,302[2]
|
1,363,066
|
521,106
|
487,358
|
||
2,640,096
|
7,500
|
200,000
|
267,491
|
2,165,105
|
164,826
|
68,423
|
||
645,630
|
304,026
|
238,026
|
52,088
|
|||||
468,304
|
260,804
|
204,096
|
196,780
|
|||||
1,460,988
|
233,301
|
2,576,456[3]
|
||||||
6,484,937[4]
|
57,887[5]
|
1,200,000[6]
|
0[7]
|
227,050[8]
|
3,024,476[9]
|
|||
1,422,056
|
200,000
|
1,000,000
|
168,806
|
53,250[10]
|
1,060,759
|
|||
384,564
|
181,750
|
100,000
|
102,814
|
294,343
|
In 2004,
Clinton Foundation Changed Its Method Of Accounting, As Described Below Under
“Investment Definitions And Values.”
Year[11]
|
Total Investments
|
Equity securities
|
Certificates of deposit
|
Endowment funds
|
Programmatic investments
|
Other
|
Investment Return / Income
|
648,723
|
648,723[12]
|
0
|
0
|
-275,316
|
|||
227,095[13]
|
227,095
|
||||||
191,410[14]
|
191,410
|
INVESTMENT DEFINITIONS AND VALUES
2013-2012: “Cash
Equivalents Consisted Primarily Of Money Market Accounts With Brokers.”
“The Clinton Foundation considers all liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2013
and 2012, cash equivalents consisted primarily of money market accounts with
brokers.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
·
2012-2011:
“Cash Equivalents Consisted Of Money Market Accounts Held With Brokers And A
Repurchase Agreement With A Financial Institution.” [Clinton Foundation,
IRS Form 990, 9/10/13]
Clinton
Foundation Investments In Securities Were Calculated At Fair Value Or Cost.
“Investments in equity securities having a readily determinable fair value and
in all debt securities are carried at fair value. Other investments are valued
at the lower of cost (or fair value at time of donation, if acquired by
contribution) or fair value.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
Clinton
Foundation: “Investment Return Includes Dividend, Interest And Other Investment
Income; Realized And Unrealized Gains And Losses On Investments Carried At Fair
Value; And Realized Gains And Losses On Other Investments.” [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
Clinton
Foundation: All Securities Held By The Clinton Foundation As Of 2013 Were
“Money Market Funds, Equity Securities And Mutual Funds.” “Where quoted
market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified
within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include money
market funds, equity securities and mutual funds. If quoted market prices are
not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted
prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows. In
certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are
classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. The Clinton Foundation did not have
any Level 2 or Level 3 measurements at December 31, 2013 or 2012.” [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
ENDOWMENT AND 2013 UPTICK
CLINTON
FOUNDATION RECONSOLIDATED WITH CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE IN 2013, BOOSTING
REVENUE AND EXPENSES
Clinton
Foundation Chief Financial Officer Andrew Kessel: “In 2013 The Foundation
Reconsolidated The Clinton Global Initiative Into Its Operations…Tax Document
Shows A Corresponding Increase In Both Revenue And Expenses.” [Associated
Press, 11/19/14]
CLINTON
FOUNDATION BEGAN ITS ENDOWMENT DRIVE IN FY2013
Clinton
Foundation: “The Clinton Foundation Endowment Was Created During The 2013
Fiscal Year.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
Associated
Press: Clinton Foundation “In 2013 Began Raising Money For An Endowment To
Benefit Current Programs And Expand Into New Areas.” “‘In 2013 the
Foundation reconsolidated the Clinton Global Initiative into its operations. As
such, the ... tax document shows a corresponding increase in both revenue and
expenses,’ the foundation's chief financial officer, Andrew Kessel, said in a
statement. Kessel also said the foundation in 2013 began raising money for an
endowment to benefit current programs and expand into new areas.” [Associated
Press, 11/19/14]
Clinton
Foundation: Through 2013, The Clinton Foundation Had Not “Used Or Invested Any
Of The Endowment Funds Received” Because An Investment Committee Had Not Yet
Adopted Policies And Procedures. “During 2014, the Foundation’s newly
formed Investment Committee will approve and adopt investment policies and
procedures to ensure that endowment funds and their related returns are spent
in accordance with UPMIFA and donor’s intent and maintain the appropriate
amount of risk and return for the Foundation’s purposes. The Foundation has not
used or invested any of the endowment funds received (or any net appreciation
from these funds classified in temporarily restricted net assets) during 2013
and will not do so until the Investment Committee approves and adopts the
appropriate investment policies. For this reason, all endowment funds received
during 2013 are held in cash and cash equivalents.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS
Form 990, 11/19/14]
CLINTON
FOUNDATION HAD RAISED $248 MILLION FOR ITS ENDOWMENT AS OF FEBRUARY 2015
CNN:
Between 2011-2015, “Cheng Has Raised $248 Million For The Foundation
Endowment.” “Since joining in 2011, Cheng has raised $248 million for the
foundation endowment and worked diversify the group's priorities. Foundation Spokesman
Craig Minassian said ‘Dennis... expanded our ability to support programs that
are strengthening health systems and improving access to lifesaving medicines
in the developing world, helping communities confront the effects of climate
change, creating economic opportunity, empowering women and girls and reducing
childhood obesity and other preventable diseases in the United States.’” [CNN, 2/9/15]
February
2015: Clinton Foundation Chief Development Officer Dennis Cheng Left The
Foundation And Was Expected To Become Hillary Clinton’s Finance Director Ahead
Of A 2016 Presidential Campaign. “Dennis Cheng, the Clinton Foundation's
chief development officer, is leaving the philanthropic organization this week
to join Hillary Clinton's nascent pre-campaign. Cheng, who is expected to serve
as Clinton's finance director once the campaign officially kicks off, is currently
pulling double duty for the Clintons by finishing his role at the foundation
and starting to build a 2016 campaign fundraising team, according to a source.”
[CNN, 2/9/15]
Bloomberg:
Clinton Foundation “Raised $200 Million In 10 Months For Their Foundation’s
Endowment.” “Bill, Hillary and
Chelsea Clinton raised $200 million in 10 months for their foundation’s
endowment, positioning the nonprofit to survive even if its cash-collecting
namesakes engage in a 2016 presidential run.” [Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
2012:
Clinton Foundation Endowment Was $292,000. “Bill Clinton, advised by
longtime aide Doug Band, created the Clinton Foundation shortly after leaving
the White House in 2001. In 2012, it took in $54.7 million in revenue and ended
the year with $183.6 million in assets. Its endowment, though, was just
$292,000.” [Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
CLINTON
FOUNDATION RELIED ON LARGE DONORS FOR MOST OF ITS ENDOWMENT DRIVE
Bloomberg:
“With Four-Fifths Of Their $250-Million Target In The Bank” The Clintons
Changed “Fundraising Strategies To Include Small Donors.” “With four-fifths
of their $250-million target in the bank, they are also changing fundraising
strategies to include small donors -- a tactic that would create a list that
could be politically useful, as well.” [Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
Bloomberg:
In Building The Endowment, “The Clintons’ Initial Appeals For Foundation Money
Were To Contributors Who Could Give $1 Million Or More.” “The Clintons’
initial appeals for foundation money were to contributors who could give $1
million or more. Those answering that call included Irish cell phone
billionaire Denis O’Brien, and Bill Austin, owner of Minnesota’s Starkey
Laboratories. Others were charities founded by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim
Helu -- the world’s second richest man -- and one run by Chicago venture
capitalist J.B. Pritzker and his wife.” [Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
Those Who
Contributed At Least $1 Million To The Clinton Foundation Endowment Included
Denis O’Brien, Bill Austin, Carlos Slim Helu’s Charity, And J.B. Pritzker’s
Charity. “The Clintons’ initial appeals for foundation money were to
contributors who could give $1 million or more. Those answering that call
included Irish cell phone billionaire Denis O’Brien, and Bill Austin, owner of
Minnesota’s Starkey Laboratories. Others were charities founded by Mexican
billionaire Carlos Slim Helu -- the world’s second richest man -- and one run
by Chicago venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker and his wife.” [Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
2014:
Clinton Foundation Officials Were “Compiling A List Of Investment Management
Firms To Maintain The [Endowment] Fund” And Getting Ready To “Put Out A Request
For Proposals.” “The foundation’s officials are compiling a list of
investment management firms to maintain the fund, and will soon put out a
request for proposals, a foundation official familiar with the strategy said.”
[Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
CLINTON
FOUNDATION PLANNED TO INCLUDE ENDOWMENT SUPPORTERS IN ANNUAL PUBLIC DISCLOSURES
Bloomberg:
“The Backers Of The Endowment Will Be Listed Along With Other Supporters In
Annual Public Disclosures Going Forward.” [Bloomberg, 6/6/14]
FEDERALLY INSURED LIMITS
2012-2013:
“Clinton Foundation’s Cash And Assets Limited As To Use Accounts Exceeded
Federally Insured Limits By Approximately $166 Million.” [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2011-2012: “Clinton
Foundation’s Cash Accounts Did Not Exceed Federally Insured Limits.” [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 9/10/13]
2009: “The
[Clinton] Foundation’s Cash Accounts Exceeded Federally Insured Limits By
Approximately $32 Million.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/10/10]
2008: “The [Clinton]
Foundation’s Cash Accounts Exceeded Federally Insured Limits By Approximately
$25 Million.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 11/16/09]
2007:
Clinton Foundation’s “Cash Deposits In U.S. Banks Exceeded Federally Issued
Limits By Approximately $87 Million.”
“At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Foundation’s cash deposits in U.S.
banks exceeded federally issued limits by approximately $87 million and $21
million, respectively.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 12/12/08]
2006: Clinton Foundation’s “Cash Deposits In U.S.
Banks Exceeded Federally Issued Limits By Approximately…$21 Million.” “At December 31, 2007 And 2006, The
Foundation’s Cash Deposits In U.S. Banks Exceeded Federally Issued Limits By
Approximately $87 Million And $21 Million, Respectively.” [Clinton Foundation,
IRS Form 990, 12/12/08]
2005:
Clinton Foundation’s “Cash Deposits In U.S. Banks Exceeded Federally Issued
Limits By Approximately…$32 Million.” “At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the
Foundation’s cash deposits in U.S. banks exceeded federally issued limits by
approximately $21 million and $32 million, respectively.” [Clinton Foundation,
IRS Form 990, 11/14/07]
PROGRAMMATIC INVESTMENTS
Clinton
Foundation: Programmatic Investments Do Not “Focus On Production Of Income Or
The Appreciation Of The Asset,” But Instead Act “Like Grants…[And] Have As
Their Primary Purpose The Achievement Of The Clinton Foundation’s Programmatic
Mission.” “The primary purpose of the programmatic investments is to
further the tax exempt objectives of the Clinton Foundation and not focus on
production of income or the appreciation of the asset. Like grants, these
financial instruments have as their primary purpose the achievement of the
Clinton Foundation’s programmatic mission.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
Clinton
Foundation: Programmatic Investments “Represent Ownership Interests In Other
Organizations.” “These investments, which represent ownership interests in
other organizations, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting,
and are not subject to the fair value measurement requirements in ASC 958-320
due to these investments not meeting the definition of an equity security with
readily determinable fair value. Investment return for the years ended December
31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is comprised primarily of realized gains on
programmatic investments.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2013:
Clinton Foundation Lumped Programmatic Investments And Endowment Funds Under
“Mutual Funds.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2013: Clinton Foundation Reported A
$1,175,250 “Program-Related Investment” In Fondo Acceso SAS. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
·
2013:
Clinton Foundation Board Chairman Bruce Lindsey Was The Director Of Fondo
Acceso SAS. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
·
Clinton
Foundation: “No Directors Of Fondo Acceso Are Paid Or Receive Any Share Of
Profits.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14][SL1]
2013: Clinton
Foundation Reported A Loss Of $26,348 On Program Investments. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
·
2012: “As
Of December 31, 2012, The Clinton Foundation Recorded Impairment Losses Of
Approximately $345,000 On Programmatic Investments.” [Clinton Foundation,
IRS Form 990, 9/10/13]
DONOR INPUT
Clinton
Foundation Did Not Maintain Any Donor-Advised Funds. “Did the organization
maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which
donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of
amounts in such funds or accounts?...No” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14][15]
Clinton
Foundation Planned On Adopting Policies To “Ensure That Endowment Funds And
Their Related Returns Are Spent In Accordance With UPMIFA And Donor’s Intent.”
“During 2014, the Foundation’s newly formed Investment Committee will approve
and adopt investment policies and procedures to ensure that endowment funds and
their related returns are spent in accordance with UPMIFA and donor’s intent
and maintain the appropriate amount of risk and return for the Foundation’s
purposes. The Foundation has not used or invested any of the endowment funds
received (or any net appreciation from these funds classified in temporarily
restricted net assets) during 2013 and will not do so until the Investment
Committee approves and adopts the appropriate investment policies. For this
reason, all endowment funds received during 2013 are held in cash and cash
equivalents.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
2013: Clinton
Foundation Reported $0 Spent On Investment Management. [Clinton Foundation,
IRS Form 990, 11/19/14][16]
DONATED INVESTMENTS
Donated stocks do not appear to be included
in total investments as listed in annual IRS 990 forms, but they are listed as
noncash property contributions.
2007:
Clinton Foundation Received Approximately $1.19 Million In Donated Stocks. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 12/12/08]
2006:
Clinton Foundation Received $530,668 In Donated Stocks. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/14/07]
2005:
Clinton Foundation Received Approximately $10.03 Million In Donated Stocks. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 6/9/06]
2004:
Clinton Foundation Received Approximately $6.28 Million In Donated Stocks.
[Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 9/23/05]
Above: Statement 9, 2007. [Clinton Foundation, IRS
Form 990, 12/12/08]
Below: Statement 5, 2006. [Clinton Foundation,
IRS Form 990, 11/14/07]
Above: Statement 4, 2005.
[Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 6/9/06]
Below: Schedule B, Part II,
Noncash Property Given, 2004. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 9/23/05]
# Shares
|
Property Given
|
Fair Market Value / Estimate
|
252
|
Reliant Steel
|
9,470
|
1500
|
Hospira Inc
|
2,214,954
|
8,492
|
State Street Corporation
|
|
12,999
|
Reuters Group
|
|
31,618
|
Marsh & Melennan
|
|
38,000
|
Kellogg Co.
|
2,790,472
|
7,008
|
Abbott Labs
|
|
15,320
|
Eli Lilly & Company
|
|
4,062
|
Hearst Argyle TV
|
98,293
|
1,455
|
Pioneer Natural Resources
|
50,513
|
2,300
|
Citigroup
|
101,255
|
5,423
|
Cisco Systems
|
104,495
|
455
|
Evergreen High Grade Tax Free Fund
|
5,064
|
750,000[17]
|
Voyager Entertainment
|
462,500
|
500
|
Bank of America
|
22,560
|
1,002
|
Phizer
|
25,028
|
652
|
Google
|
129,114
|
51,724
|
RAE Systems
|
269,936
|
TOTAL
|
$6,283,654
|
CLINTON FOUNDATION AND FONDO ACCESO
CLINTON
FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN BRUCE LINDSEY WAS LISTED AS THE UNPAID DIRECTOR OF FONDO
ACCESO SAS, A RECIPIENT OF A $1.175 MILLION PROGRAMMATIC INVESTMENT FROM THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION
2013: Clinton
Foundation Reported A $1,175,250 “Program-Related Investment” In Fondo Acceso
SAS. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
·
2013:
Clinton Foundation Board Chairman Bruce Lindsey Was The Director Of Fondo
Acceso SAS. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
·
Clinton
Foundation: “No Directors Of Fondo Acceso Are Paid Or Receive Any Share Of
Profits.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION-BACKED CLINTON GIUSTRA ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE OVERSAW SEED
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CALLED “ACCESO FUNDS” IN LATIN AMERICA
Clinton
Foundation: “Established By President Bill Clinton And Canadian
Philanthropist Frank Giustra, The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership Takes
The Best Of Non-Profit And For-Profit Organizations To Create Social
Enterprises That Provide New Economic Opportunities For Underserved
Communities.” “Established by President Bill Clinton and Canadian
philanthropist Frank Giustra, the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership takes
the best of non-profit and for-profit organizations to create social
enterprises that provide new economic opportunities for underserved
communities. By addressing market gaps in developing country supply or
distribution chains, these enterprises generate both social impact and
financial returns.” [Clinton Foundation, accessed 3/25/15]
Clinton
Foundation: Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership “Acceso Funds” Are
“Investment Vehicles…To Provide The Necessary Seed-Capital To Create Our
Enterprises With The Aim Of Turning Them Into Viable, Self-Financing Entities
Which Achieves Both Social And Financial Returns.” “[T]he Clinton Giustra
Enterprise Partnership takes the best of non-profit and for-profit
organizations to create social enterprises…We have investment vehicles (the
Acceso Funds) to provide the necessary seed-capital to create our enterprises
with the aim of turning them into viable, self-financing entities which
achieves both social and financial returns.
We have developed a framework to use when considering an investment
opportunity to ensure it has high impact potential.” [Clinton Foundation,
accessed 3/25/15]
Clinton
Giustra Enterprise Partnership Invested $1.25 Million In The Acceso Peanut
Enterprise Corporation In Haiti. [Clinton Foundation, accessed 3/25/15]
THE
FOUNDATION-BACKED CLINTON GIUSTRA ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP ACHIEVED SUCCESS IN
PEANUT FARMING PROJECTS IN HAITI
Washington
Post: “The Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp…Started With A $1.25 Million Grant
From” A Partnership Between Bill Clinton, Frank Giustra, And Carlos Slim, “Is
Revolutionizing The Peanut-Farming Industry” In Haiti. “When Bill Clinton
came here late last month to help inaugurate the new Marriott, he made a side
trip by helicopter to Haiti’s central plateau to have a look at a
Clinton-backed program that is revolutionizing the peanut-farming industry. The
Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp. was started with a $1.25 million grant from the
Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which is headed by Bill Clinton and
Canadian mining executive and philanthropist Frank Giustra, as well as the
charitable foundation of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Acceso buys feed,
fertilizer and fungicide at bulk rates, then sells them to farmers for far less
than normal prices. Acceso also hires tractors for farmers who otherwise would
be using an ox and plow.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: Through Acceso, Peanut Farming “Improvements Are Vastly Increasing
Yields, Quality And Farmers’ Profits… [And Half Of Sales] Have Gone To Two
Large Haitian Factories That Produce A Peanut-Based Paste That Is Given To
Malnourished Children. “Robert Johnson, an American who runs the program,
said the improvements are vastly increasing yields, quality and farmers’
profits. He said Acceso worked with about 1,000 farmers last year and bought
about 120 metric tons of peanuts. This year, it expects to triple the number of
farmers and buy almost five times as much peanut tonnage. At least half of
Acceso’s sales have gone to two large Haitian factories that produce a
peanut-based paste that is given to malnourished children. Most of the rest
goes to local peanut-butter producers, he said. The program’s success, Johnson
said, comes from its market-driven approach: It’s not a charity, it’s a
business with a charitable purpose.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION LISTED A SUBSIDIARY ENTITY CALLED “ACCESO WORLDWIDE FUND
INC.” ON ITS TAX RETURNS
The Acceso
Worldwide Fund Inc. Was Registered In Delaware In January 2013. [Delaware
Corporates, accessed 3/25/15]
The Acceso
Worldwide Fund Inc. Was Listed As A “Disregarded Entity” On Clinton Foundation
Tax Returns, With No Income Or Assets And With The Foundation As Its “Directly
Controlling Entity.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
CLINTON FOUNDATION AND TENEO
CLOSE
CLINTON AIDE DOUG BAND FOUNDED CORPORATE CONSULTING FIRM TENEO IN 2011
New York
Times: Former Bill Clinton Body Man And “Surrogate Son” Doug Band Founded
Teneo, “Aspiring To Merge Corporate Consulting, Public Relations And Merchant
Banking In A Single Business.” “As the foundation grew, so did the outside
business ventures pursued by Mr. Clinton and several of his aides. None have
drawn more scrutiny in Clinton circles than Teneo, a firm co-founded in 2009[BJ2]
by Mr. Band, described by some as a kind of surrogate son to Mr. Clinton.
Aspiring to merge corporate consulting, public relations and merchant banking
in a single business, Mr. Band poached executives from Wall Street, recruited
other Clinton aides to join as employees or advisers and set up shop in a
Midtown office formerly belonging to one of the country’s top hedge funds.”
[New York Times, 8/13/13]
Teneo
Website: “The Firm Was Founded In 2011 By Declan Kelly, Doug Band And Paul
Keary.” [Teneo, accessed 3/25/13]
New
Republic: “Band And Kelly Had Met During The 2008 Campaign When Kelly Was
Fund-Raising For Hillary.” “When Band launched Teneo, he deployed his
Clinton connections on a grander scale. In 2010, he, Declan Kelly, and a third
partner registered the first of several entities in Delaware that would become
Teneo. Band and Kelly had met during the 2008 campaign when Kelly was fund-raising
for Hillary. Kelly had previously owned a p.r. firm, and the plan was for Band
to offer the kind of strategic savvy he’d provided to Clinton. ‘He’s particularly
useful to the CEOs,’ says Podesta.” [New Republic, 9/22/13]
Teneo
Website: Teneo Has “Advised On More Than $525 Billion Of M&A Transactions,
Served Presidents And Political Leaders All Over The Globe, And Counseled The
Leaders Of Many Of The Largest And Most Complex Corporations In The World.”
“Teneo has its headquarters on the forty-fifth floor of the former Citigroup
Center tower in Midtown and employs more than 200 people in 13 cities,
including Dubai, Hong Kong, and São Paolo. It describes its raison d’être as ‘integrated
counsel for a borderless world,’ offering investment banking, restructuring
advice, and ‘business intelligence’ on dealing with ‘global disruptors.’
According to its website, Teneo has ‘advised on more than $525 billion of
M&A transactions, served presidents and political leaders all over the
globe, and counseled the leaders of many of the largest and most complex
corporations in the world.’” [New Republic, 9/22/13]
DOUG
BAND WAS A PAID EMPLOYEE OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION THROUGH 2010, A CLINTON
GLOBAL INITIATIVE BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 2011, AND REMAINED AT CGI AS AN ADVISOR
AFTER LEAVING THE BOARD
Teneo’s
“Marketing Materials Highlighted Mr. Band’s Relationship With Mr. Clinton And
The Clinton Global Initiative, Where Mr. Band Sat On The Board Of Directors
Through 2011 And Remains An Adviser.” [New York Times, 8/13/13]
New York
Times: “Band Left His Paid Position With The Foundation In Late 2010, But
Has Remained Involved With” The Clinton Global Initiative. “Band left his
paid position with the foundation in late 2010, but has remained involved with
C.G.I., as have a number of Teneo clients, like Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical and UBS
Americas. Standard Chartered.” [New York Times, 8/13/13]
BILL
CLINTON WAS A PAID ADVISOR TO TENEO UNTIL 2012
New York
Times: Bill Clinton “Signed Up As A Paid Advisor” To Teneo By 2011. “By
2011, the firm had added a third partner, Declan Kelly, a former State
Department envoy for Mrs. Clinton. And Mr. Clinton had signed up as a paid
adviser to the firm.” [New York Times, 8/13/13]
New York
Times: “Mr. Clinton Ended His Advisory Role With Teneo In March 2012.” [New
York Times, 8/13/13]
BAND
ENCOURAGED CLINTON FOUNDATION DONORS TO BECOME TENEO CLIENTS AND TENEO CLIENTS
TO BECOME CLINTON FOUNDATION DONORS
New York
Times: Teneo “Recruited Clients Who Were Also Clinton Foundation Donors,
While Mr. Band And Mr. Kelly Encouraged Others To Become New Foundation
Donors.” “Teneo worked on retainer, charging monthly fees as high as
$250,000, according to current and former clients. The firm recruited clients
who were also Clinton Foundation donors, while Mr. Band and Mr. Kelly
encouraged others to become new foundation donors. Its marketing materials
highlighted Mr. Band’s relationship with Mr. Clinton and the Clinton Global
Initiative, where Mr. Band sat on the board of directors through 2011 and remains
an adviser. Some Clinton aides and foundation employees began to wonder where
the foundation ended and Teneo began.” [New York Times, 8/13/13]
New York
Times: “Some Clinton Aides And Foundation Employees Began To Wonder Where
The Foundation Ended And Teneo Began.” “Teneo worked on retainer, charging
monthly fees as high as $250,000, according to current and former clients. The
firm recruited clients who were also Clinton Foundation donors, while Mr. Band
and Mr. Kelly encouraged others to become new foundation donors. Its marketing
materials highlighted Mr. Band’s relationship with Mr. Clinton and the Clinton
Global Initiative, where Mr. Band sat on the board of directors through 2011
and remains an adviser. Some Clinton aides and foundation employees began to
wonder where the foundation ended and Teneo began.” [New York Times, 8/13/13]
CLOSE
AIDE TO SECRETARY CLINTON HUMA ABEDIN WORKED FOR TENEO WHILE WORKING AT THE
STATE DEPARTMENT
Washington
Post: “In The Letter Abedin Wrote To The State Department In 2013, She Said
Her Work At The Consulting Firm Teneo Was Unrelated To Anything Involving The
Department.” [Washington Post, 3/9/15]
New York
Times: The State Department Has Declined To Say What Role Mrs. Clinton
Played In Approving The Arrangement By Which Huma Abedin Worked For The Clinton
Foundation, The State Department, And Teneo Concurrently. “Ms. Abedin, 37,
a confidante of Mrs. Clinton’s, was made a ‘special government employee’ in
June 2012. That allowed her to continue her employment at State but also work
for Teneo, a consulting firm, founded in part by a former aide to President
Bill Clinton, that has a number of corporate clients, including Coca-Cola. In
addition, Ms. Abedin worked privately for the Clinton Foundation and for Mrs.
Clinton personally…The State Department has declined to say what role Mrs.
Clinton played in approving the arrangement.” [New York Times, 8/9/13]
New York
Times: “Abedin Has Not Disclosed How Much She Was Paid By Teneo, The
Clinton Foundation Or Mrs. Clinton” During A Period In Which She Worked For All
Three Entities. “Ms. Abedin, 37, a confidante of Mrs. Clinton’s, was made a
‘special government employee’ in June 2012. That allowed her to continue her
employment at State but also work for Teneo, a consulting firm, founded in part
by a former aide to President Bill Clinton, that has a number of corporate
clients, including Coca-Cola. In addition, Ms. Abedin worked privately for the
Clinton Foundation and for Mrs. Clinton personally…Ms. Abedin has not disclosed
how much she was paid by Teneo, the Clinton Foundation or Mrs. Clinton during this
period.” [New York Times, 8/9/13]
·
New
York Times: Grassley Sought Information On “Who In The Department
Specifically Authorized The Arrangement For Ms. Abedin; Who In The Department
Was Aware Of Her Outside Consulting Activities; Copies Of Contracts Ms. Abedin
Signed With Private Clients; And The Amount She Earned From Those Contracts.”
“Aides to Senator Charles E. Grassley, a Republican of Iowa who has led an
inquiry into the matter, say they have faced obstacles in efforts to gather
certain information about Ms. Abedin’s arrangement and about the rules the
State Department applies in approving such arrangements. The questions Mr. Grassley
and his staff are still seeking answers to include: who in the department
specifically authorized the arrangement for Ms. Abedin; who in the department
was aware of her outside consulting activities; copies of contracts Ms. Abedin
signed with private clients; and the amount she earned from those contracts.”
[New York Times, 8/9/13]
CLINTON FOUNDATION AND CHARTER TRAVEL
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION PAID FOR FIRST-CLASS AND CHARTER TRAVEL FOR SECRETARY
CLINTON AFTER SHE JOINED THE FOUNDATION IN 2013
New York Times:
In May 2013, Secretary Clinton “Hired A Former State Department Aide To Join
Her At What Is Now Being Called The Bill, Hillary And Chelsea Clinton
Foundation.” “Settling the question of whether she would be part of her
husband’s foundation or start her own, Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired a
former State Department aide to join her at what is now being called the Bill,
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. Until recently it was called the
William J. Clinton Foundation…[Maura Pally] will serve as the executive
director of Mrs. Clinton’s office at the foundation, directing Mrs. Clinton’s
work there, much of which is expected to focus on the women’s issues she
championed at the State Department.” [New York Times, 5/30/13]
2013:
Clinton Foundation Confirmed That It Provided “First-Class Or Charter Travel” For
One Or More Of Its Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, And Highest
Compensated Employees. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14[BJ3] ]
-----
[Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2012:
Clinton Foundation Stated That It Had Not Provided “First-Class Or Charter
Travel” For Any Of Its Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, And
Highest Compensated Employees. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 9/10/13]
Clinton
Foundation: “The Board Recognizes That, Due To Extraordinary Security And Other
Requirements, William J. Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, And Chelsea Clinton
May Require The Need To Travel By Charter Or In First Class, The Determination
Of Which Will Be Made On A Case-By-Case Basis.” [Clinton Foundation, IRS
Form 990, 11/19/14]
…AND
THEN-SENATOR CLINTON SPENT AN AVERAGE OF $28,125 PER YEAR DURING HER TIME IN
THE SENATE
Bloomberg:
Then-Senator Clinton “Took More Than 200 Privately Chartered Flights At
Taxpayer Expense…As She Racked Up $225,756 In Flight Costs.” “Hillary
Clinton took more than 200 privately chartered flights at taxpayer expense
during her eight years in the U.S. Senate, sometimes using the jets of
corporations and major campaign donors as she racked up $225,756 in flight
costs.” [Bloomberg, 1/29/15]
Bloomberg:
“While Some Senators Don’t Charter Flights At All, Clinton’s Eight-Year Average
Of $28,125 Per Year Falls Within The Range Of Other Lawmakers.” [Bloomberg,
1/29/15]
Bloomberg:
“There Is No Evidence Her Senate Trips, Which Ranged In Cost From Less Than
$200 To Upwards Of $3,000 Per Flight, Ran Afoul Of Senate Rules, Which Were
Tightened By A 2007 Ethics Law.” [Bloomberg, 1/29/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION AND HAITI
THE CLINTONS
BECAME EXTENSIVELY INVOLVED IN HAITI REBUILDING AFTER THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE
THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT, THE UNITED NATIONS, THE FOUNDATION, AND SEPARATE
AID FUNDS
Washington
Post: After Haiti’s 2010 Earthquake, The Clintons “Helped Mobilize An Effort
In Which International Donors Pledged $10.4 Billion, Including $3.9 Billion
From The United States.” “With former president Clinton assigned by the
United Nations to head up the emergency recovery effort and Hillary Clinton
guiding official U.S. assistance as secretary of state, the couple helped a
relief effort that has included some of the world’s richest people, biggest
celebrities and most successful businesses. The Clintons also helped mobilize
an effort in which international donors pledged $10.4 billion, including $3.9
billion from the United States.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: Clinton Foundation Haiti Programs Include Helping “2,000 Small
Farmers, An Artisan-Goods Company That Employs More Than 300 People, A
Fish-Farming Operation, A Cholera Treatment Center And Improvements To Schools
In Some Of Haiti’s Poorest Slums.” “Greg Milne, director of the Clinton
Foundation’s Haiti Program, said projects include efforts that have helped more
than 2,000 small farmers, an artisan-goods company that employs more than 300
people, a fish-farming operation, a cholera treatment center and improvements
to schools in some of Haiti’s poorest slums.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: Clinton Successes “Have Come Amid Haiti’s Chaotic Political
Situation… Which Is Marked By Endemic Corruption, Weak Institutions…That Have
Historically Made It Extremely Difficult For Development Efforts To Succeed.”
“Clinton supporters also point out that their successes have come amid Haiti’s
chaotic political situation — parliament is not functioning and President
Michel Martelly, dogged by scandal, is ruling with virtually no checks on his
power — which is marked by endemic corruption, weak institutions, poverty, poor
public education, terrible roads and other factors that have historically made
it extremely difficult for development efforts to succeed.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: “The Clinton Foundation
Has Spent More Than $30 Million In Haiti And Led Efforts Through The Clinton
Global Initiative To Persuade Private Companies To Spend Vastly More.” [Washington
Post, 3/20/15]
…AND
SOME HAVE CRITICIZED THEM FOR PERCEIVED SLOW PROGRESS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES…
Washington
Post: “The Clintons Are Facing A Growing Backlash That Too Little Has Been
Accomplished In The Past Five Years.” “Nevertheless, the Clintons are
facing a growing backlash that too little has been accomplished in the past
five years and that some of the most high-profile projects they have backed —
including a just-opened Marriott, another luxury hotel and the industrial park
— have helped foreign investors and Haiti’s wealthy elites more than its poor.”
[Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: “A 2011 Housing Expo That Cost More Than $2 Million, Including $500,000
From The Clinton Foundation…Has Resulted In Little More Than A Few Dozen
Abandoned Model Homes Occupied By Squatters.” “Other Clinton-backed
projects have not delivered on lofty promises: A 2011 housing expo that cost
more than $2 million, including $500,000 from the Clinton Foundation, was
supposed to be a model for thousands of new units but instead has resulted in
little more than a few dozen abandoned model homes occupied by squatters.”
[Washington Post, 3/20/15]
INCLUDING
THE MUCH-HYPED CARACOL INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT SECRETARY CLINTON PERSONALLY PUSHED
Washington
Post: “The Clintons…Were Enthusiastic Backers Of The Caracol Industrial
Park,” Built By South Korean Garment Company Sae-A In Haiti, And Secretary
Clinton Even Helped Secure Funding When She “Lobbied For The Project With South
Korean Officials And Hosted Sae-A Executives In Washington.” “The Clintons
also were enthusiastic backers of the Caracol Industrial Park, which was built
on 600 acres of farmland just east of the port city Cap-Haitien… The Clintons
helped Haitian officials identify Sae-A Trading Co., which operates factories
across the developing world and sews garments for giants such as Target, Gap
and Wal-Mart, as a potential major investor. As secretary of state, Hillary
Clinton, along with top aide Cheryl Mills, lobbied for the project with South
Korean officials and hosted Sae-A executives in Washington to press the plan.”
[Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: The Clinton-Backed Caracol Industrial Park “Was Expected To Create
More Than 60,000 Jobs.” “Landry Colas hugs former president Bill Clinton in
2012 to express his gratitude for the Caracol Industrial Park, one of the
largest regional investment projects in Haiti, which was expected to create
more than 60,000 jobs.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: The Main Occupant Of The Clinton-Backed Caracol Industrial Park
“Employs About 4,500 People,” And Few Locals “Think The Plant Will Ever Create
The Number Of Jobs Originally Promised.” “Today, Sae-A employs about 4,500
people. Company spokesman Lon Garwood said the operation has been steadily
growing and will open a new facility next month. Henri-Claude Müller-Poitevien,
a Haitian government official who works in the apparel industry, said the
Caracol project is on schedule and continues to expand…Residents of the plant’s
housing project say their land floods when it rains, and few said they think
the plant will ever create the number of jobs originally promised…Each morning,
crowds line up outside the park’s big front gate, which is guarded by four men
in crisp khaki uniforms carrying shotguns. They wait in a sliver of shade next
to a cinder-block wall, many holding résumés in envelopes. Most said they have
been coming every day for months, waiting for jobs that pay about $5 a day.”
[Washington Post, 3/20/15]
SOME OF
CRITICIZED CLINTON HAITI INITIATIVES FOR A LACK OF FOCUS ON HAITI’S WORST-OFF
CITIZENS…
Washington
Post: Some Of The Most High-Profile Clinton Projects, “Including A
Just-Opened Marriott, Another Luxury Hotel And The Industrial Park…Have Helped
Foreign Investors And Haiti’s Wealthy Elites More Than Its Poor.” “Nevertheless,
the Clintons are facing a growing backlash that too little has been
accomplished in the past five years and that some of the most high-profile
projects they have backed — including a just-opened Marriott, another luxury
hotel and the industrial park — have helped foreign investors and Haiti’s wealthy
elites more than its poor.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: “In January, Haitian
Expatriates Picketed The Clinton Foundation’s New York Headquarters, Demanding
To Know Why More Progress Has Not Been Made With The Billions In International
Aid Pledged After The Quake.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: “Haitians Increasingly
Complain That The Clintons’ Most Ambitious Plans Are Disconnected From The
Realities Of Most People In The Poorest Country In The Western Hemisphere.”
“But as the initial emergency response has evolved into efforts to ensure
Haiti’s long-term development, Haitians increasingly complain that the
Clintons’ most ambitious plans are disconnected from the realities of most
people in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
·
Washington
Post: The Separate But Foundation-Supported “Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
Invested More Than $2 Million In The Royal Oasis Hotel, Where A Sleek Suite
With Hardwood Floors Costs More Than $200 A Night And The Shops Sell $150
Designer Purses.” “For instance, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund invested more
than $2 million in the Royal Oasis hotel, where a sleek suite with hardwood
floors costs more than $200 a night and the shops sell $150 designer purses and
$120 men’s dress shirts. One recent afternoon, the hotel appeared largely
empty, and with tourism hardly booming five years after the quake, locals fear
it may be failing.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
WHILE OTHERS HAVE POINTED TO REAL PROGRESS IN
CLINTON-BACKED PROGRAMS TO CREATE JOBS, BUILD SCHOOLS, AND START HAITIAN
BUSINESS
Washington Post:
“Bill Clinton…Introduced Marriott Officials To Denis O’Brien, An Irish Telecom
Billionaire Who Has Contributed Millions To The Clinton Foundation,” Though “No
Clinton Money Was Invested” In The Resultant $45 Million Port-Au-Prince Hotel.
“Bill Clinton also introduced Marriott officials to Denis O’Brien, an Irish
telecom billionaire who has contributed millions to the Clinton Foundation. The
result is a $45 million Marriott hotel that opened this month in central Port-au-Prince.
O’Brien said no Clinton money was invested in the project. The ultra-modern
hotel is adjacent to the headquarters of Digicel, a communications giant owned
by O’Brien. When The Post visited recently, many, if not most, guests seemed to
be foreign businessmen connected to Digicel.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington Post:
“Clinton Defenders Argue That Hotels That Cater To Well-Heeled Foreign Guests
Can Still Buy Local Products And Provide Local Jobs, And Those Guests Are Often
Involved In Business Investments Or Aid Projects That Benefit The Neediest
Haitians.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington Post:
Clinton Foundation Donor “O’Brien Said His Hotel Employs 200 Haitians, Is
Filled With Locally Purchased Art And Serves Food From Haiti.” [Washington
Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: Clinton Foundation Donor “O’Brien Leads The Haiti Action Network, A
Collection Of Private Businesses That Have Committed Through The Clinton Global
Initiative To Spend $500 Million On Projects In Haiti…He And His Company Just
Built 150 Schools And Rebuilt Port-Au-Prince’s Historic Iron Market.”
[Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: A Doctor Leading A Haiti Rural Medical Care Program “Has Received
More Than $1.8 Million From The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund…[And] Forged
Partnerships At CGI Meetings…For A Variety Of Projects He Said Would Not Have
Taken Place Without The Clinton Connection.” “Paul Farmer, a doctor whose
Partners in Health has helped provide medical care in rural Haiti since the
1980s and whose health network has received more than $1.8 million from the
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund for a medical residency program, also praised the
Clintons’ work. He said he forged partnerships at CGI meetings with private
businesses and other charities for a variety of projects he said would not have
taken place without the Clinton connection. He said that by any objective
measure, Haiti has been improving, in part because of the Clintons’ efforts.”
[Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: A $914,000 Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Program “Has Helped Hundreds Of
Haitians Turn Their Informal Street Businesses Into Formal Entities That Keep
Records, Pay Taxes And Have Potential For Growth.” “‘I read that Bill
Clinton is the most popular politician in America, but he couldn’t get elected
mayor in Haiti today,’ said Jacky Lumarque, rector of Quisqueya University, a
private school that was damaged in the earthquake and received $914,000 from
the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to create an entrepreneurship center. Lumarque said
the program has helped hundreds of Haitians turn their informal street
businesses into formal entities that keep records, pay taxes and have potential
for growth. He said it has been a huge success — but stands apart from the
usual strategy of foreign groups, including the Clintons, who tend to favor
projects imposed by well-meaning foreigners that are more ‘about Haiti’ than
‘for Haiti.’” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
THE
FOUNDATION-BACKED CLINTON GIUSTRA ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP ACHIEVED SUCCESS IN
PEANUT FARMING PROJECTS IN HAITI
Washington
Post: “The Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp…Started With A $1.25 Million Grant
From” A Partnernship Between Bill Clinton, Frank Giustra, And Carlos Slim, “Is
Revolutionizing The Peanut-Farming Industry” In Haiti. “When Bill Clinton
came here late last month to help inaugurate the new Marriott, he made a side
trip by helicopter to Haiti’s central plateau to have a look at a
Clinton-backed program that is revolutionizing the peanut-farming industry. The
Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp. was started with a $1.25 million grant from the
Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which is headed by Bill Clinton and
Canadian mining executive and philanthropist Frank Giustra, as well as the
charitable foundation of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Acceso buys feed,
fertilizer and fungicide at bulk rates, then sells them to farmers for far less
than normal prices. Acceso also hires tractors for farmers who otherwise would
be using an ox and plow.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
Washington
Post: Through Acceso, Peanut Farming “Improvements Are Vastly Increasing
Yields, Quality And Farmers’ Profits… [And Half Of Sales] Have Gone To Two
Large Haitian Factories That Produce A Peanut-Based Paste That Is Given To
Malnourished Children. “Robert Johnson, an American who runs the program,
said the improvements are vastly increasing yields, quality and farmers’
profits. He said Acceso worked with about 1,000 farmers last year and bought
about 120 metric tons of peanuts. This year, it expects to triple the number of
farmers and buy almost five times as much peanut tonnage. At least half of
Acceso’s sales have gone to two large Haitian factories that produce a
peanut-based paste that is given to malnourished children. Most of the rest
goes to local peanut-butter producers, he said. The program’s success, Johnson
said, comes from its market-driven approach: It’s not a charity, it’s a
business with a charitable purpose.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15]
WALL
STREET JOURNAL COLUMNIST MARY O’GRADY CITED A CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO CLINTON
DONORS FOR HAITI AID AS EVIDENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THE CLINTONS
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: Both The InterAmerican Development Bank And
“The Brazilian Construction Firm OAS” Have Given the Clinton Foundation Between
$1 Million And $5 Million. “The Clinton Foundation lists the Brazilian
construction firm OAS and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) as donors
that have given it between $1 million and $5 million. Those relationships are
worth learning more about.” [Mary O’Grady, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: “The 2013 OAS Donation To The Clinton
Foundation Deserves Attention Because Of The Power That Bill Clinton Has In
Haiti, Where OAS Has Been Awarded IDB Contracts.” “OAS has been in the news
because it is caught up in a corruption scandal centered on Brazil’s
state-owned oil company, Petrobras. In November Brazilian police arrested three
top OAS executives for their alleged roles in a bribery scheme involving
inflated contracts and kickbacks. OAS denies the allegations. Closer to home
the 2013 OAS donation to the Clinton Foundation deserves attention because of
the power that Bill Clinton has in Haiti, where OAS has been awarded IDB
contracts.” [Mary O’Grady, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: “Development Banks Are The Butt Of Jokes
Among Economists Because While They Claim To Fight Poverty They Are Mostly Good
At Empire Building…The Same Might Be Said Of The Clintons In Haiti.” [Mary
O’Grady, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: Secretary Clinton’s Tenure At The State
Department As Well As Bill Clinton’s Appointment As U.N. Special Envoy To Haiti
“Gave The Clintons A Lot Of Power Of U.S. Foreign-Aid Decisions” There. “A
few months after Hillary Clinton became secretary of state in 2009, Bill
Clinton was named the U.N. special envoy to Haiti. That gave the Clintons a lot
of power over U.S. foreign-aid decisions in the small country.” [Mary O’Grady,
Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: After Bill Clinton “Was Named Co-Chair Of
The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission” Following The 2010 Earthquake, “The
State Department Began Directing Parties Interested In Competing For Haiti Contracts
To The Clinton Foundation.” “They accumulated more influence after the 2010
earthquake, when Bill was named co-chair of the Interim Haiti Recovery
Commission. The State Department began directing parties interested in
competing for Haiti contracts to the Clinton Foundation. Being on the right
side of Bill matters if you want to benefit from U.S. foreign aid destined for
Haiti.” [Mary O’Grady, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: IDB Finance Specialist Mariela Antiga Was
Fired From Her Work In Haiti After She “Had Objected To An April 2009 OAS Road
Contract.” “Mariela Antiga arrived in Haiti a few months before Mrs.
Clinton became secretary of state. She had signed a three-year contract with
the IDB as an in-country finance specialist whose job it was to ensure the
integrity of the bidding process and the validity of the contracts. But in
March 2010 the IDB told her to pack her bags and leave Haiti… Ms. Antiga had
objected to an April 2009 OAS road contract. Her concerns were echoed,
according to the tribunal report, by two other employees.” [Mary O’Grady, Wall
Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: “The IDB’s Gifts Are Perhaps Easier To
Understand Since The State Department Plays A Key Role In Approving The Bank’s U.S.
Funding.” [Mary O’Grady, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: The IDB Donated A Total Of $1,075,000 Over 5
Years For One Meeting And Seven Policy Forums. “The IDB told me in an email
it made a 2014 donation to the Clinton Foundation of $150,000 for ‘The Future
of the Americas Meeting.’ Between 2009 and 2013 it donated another $925,000 to
‘finance expenses and activities’ for the planning and design of ‘7 public
policy forums . . . in which leaders on key topics relevant to the work of the
Bank were able to exchange ideas, enhance their understanding and forge new and
stronger partnerships.’” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
Wall
Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady: “Haiti Is Unlikely To Triumph Over Its Long
Struggle Against Corruption When The U.S. Government Grants A Former U.S.
President Wide Power, With Little Oversight, To Dispense Hundreds Of Millions
In The Midst Of Such Destitution.” “The problem with the Clintons in Haiti
is that everywhere you go, they are there with the appearance of a conflict of
interest. Haiti is unlikely to triumph over its long struggle against
corruption when the U.S. government grants a former U.S. president wide power,
with little oversight, to dispense hundreds of millions in the midst of such
destitution.” [Mary O’Grady column, Wall Street Journal, 3/8/15]
…AND
THESE CLAIMS WERE REFUTED BY CLINTON FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN BRUCE LINDSEY
Clinton Foundation Chairman Bruce Lindsey
Op-Ed: “Clinton Foundation Is Helping Haiti.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: Wall
Street Journal Columnist O’Grady, In Criticizing Clinton Foundation Work In
Haiti, “Ascribe[d] Decision-Making Power To Both President Bill Clinton And
Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Where It Never Existed.” “[Wall Street Journal columnist] Mary
O’Grady continues to conflate the roles of many rebuilding organizations
working in Haiti and continues to ascribe decision-making power to both
President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton where it never
existed.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: The
InterAmerican Development Bank Gave A “Road-Building Contract” To Brazilian
Construction Firm OAS SA In 2009, And Both “Happen To Be Among The More Than
300,000 Individuals And Organization That Have Donated To The Clinton
Foundation.” “[Mary
O’Grady’s] latest piece focuses on a road-building contract granted in 2009 by
the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB)—an organization in which neither
President Clinton nor Secretary Clinton have ever had any decision-making role
or authority whatsoever. But because both the IDB and OAS SA, the Brazilian
construction firm that was awarded the contract, happen to be among the more
than 300,000 individuals and organizations that have donated to the Clinton
Foundation, Ms. O’Grady has dreamt up a conflict of interest that simply does
not exist.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
·
Clinton
Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “Neither President Clinton Nor Secretary Clinton
Have Ever Had Any Decision-Making Role Or Authority Whatsoever” Over The IDB,
And So O’Grady “Has Dreamt Up A Conflict Of Interest That Simply Does Not
Exist.” “[Mary O’Grady’s] latest piece focuses on a road-building contract
granted in 2009 by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB)—an organization in
which neither President Clinton nor Secretary Clinton have ever had any
decision-making role or authority whatsoever. But because both the IDB and OAS
SA, the Brazilian construction firm that was awarded the contract, happen to be
among the more than 300,000 individuals and organizations that have donated to
the Clinton Foundation, Ms. O’Grady has dreamt up a conflict of interest that
simply does not exist.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
Clinton
Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “The Clinton Foundation Has Received Only
One Donation From That OAS, In 2013, For The Very Specific Purpose Of
Sponsoring A Clinton Global Initiative Meeting In The Firm’s Home Country,
Brazil.” [Bruce
Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
Clinton
Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “Although The IDB Has Been A Longtime
Supporter Of The CGI, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton And The Clinton
Foundation Have Never Been Involved In The Contract Between OAS And The IDB.” [Bruce
Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
Clinton
Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “The Clinton Foundation’s Efforts Are
Lifting Lives, Improving Incomes And Creating Sustainable Economic Growth In
Haiti.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]
CLINTON FOUNDATION AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES
AS THE CLINTON FOUNDATION CAME UNDER
INCREASING FIRE FOR FOREIGN DONATIONS, FOUNDATION OFFICIALS PROMOTED POSITIVE
OUTCOMES FROM PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH ITS GLOBAL INITIATIVE
Clinton Foundation:
“Since CGI Was Created In 2005, CGI Members Have Made Nearly 3,200 Commitments
To Improve More Than 430 Million Lives In 180 Countries.” “Here are the facts: since CGI was created
in 2005, CGI members have made nearly 3,200 commitments to improve more than
430 million lives in 180 countries. These commitments are helping address
issues such as climate change, economic development, global health, access to education,
and the empowerment of women and girls.”
[Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Clinton Foundation:
As Part Of A CGI Commitment, “Procter & Gamble Has Provided 7.5 Billion
Liters Of Clean Water At No Cost To Those Who Need It Most In More Than 70
Countries Worldwide.”
“Several commitments by Procter & Gamble to provide safe drinking water to
millions in need of clean water, by scaling up production of clean water
packets and distribute them with the help of NGOs around the world. So far, Procter & Gamble has provided 7.5
billion liters of clean water at no cost to those who need it most in more than
70 countries worldwide.” [Clinton Foundation,
2/19/15]
Clinton Foundation:
As Part Of A CGI Commitment, “The Inter-American Development Bank…Is Projected
To Help 500,000 Disadvantaged Youth Enter The Workforce Over The Next Five
Years…More Than Half Of These Will Be Women And Girls.” “The Inter-American Development Bank is
working with corporate partners, including Microsoft, Caterpillar, and Walmart
to implement an employment program across ten Latin American countries. This work began a year ago and is projected
to help 500,000 disadvantaged youth enter the workforce over the next five
years. More than half of these will be women and girls.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Clinton Foundation:
A Commitment By “The UTeach Institute…With ExxonMobil, The Carnegie Corporation
Of New York, And UT Austin…Is Projected To Produce 10,000 STEM Teachers From 34
Universities By 2020.” “The
UTeach Institute has partnered with ExxonMobil, the Carnegie Corporation of New
York, and UT Austin to educate STEM teachers.
This commitment is projected to produce 10,000 STEM teachers from 34
universities by 2020, and it is expanding to ten additional universities with
support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
Clinton Foundation:
“Nike Made A CGI Commitment To Create And Fund The Coalition For Adolescent
Girls (CAG), A Group That Brings Together International Organizations To Invest
In Girls To Promote Their Social And Economic Development.” “Nike made a CGI commitment to create and
fund the Coalition for Adolescent Girls (CAG), a group that brings together
international organizations to invest in girls to promote their social and
economic development. Since its creation, over 50 organizations have come
together to bring their perspectives and resources to bear on a variety of
issues. CAG members have launched programs that promote education and literacy,
provide vocational training, and prevent teenage pregnancy.” [Clinton Foundation, 2/19/15]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION SPENDS TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR ON DIRECT
PROGRAM EXPENDITURES
2013: The
Clinton Foundation Spent $29,389,026 On Direct Program Expenditures.
[Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2012: The
Clinton Foundation Spent $15,727,680 On Direct Program Expenditures.
[Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION AWARDS MILLIONS IN GRANTS TO CHILDHOOD OBESITY PROGRAMS AND
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HENDRIX COLLEGE
2013: The
Clinton Foundation Gave $2.3 Million To The Alliance For A Healthier Generation
For Childhood Obesity Programs. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2012: The
Clinton Foundation Gave $2.016 Million To The Alliance For A Healthier
Generation For Childhood Obesity Programs. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form
990, 9/10/13]
2011: The
Clinton Foundation Gave $2,374,669 To The Alliance For A Healthier Generation For
Childhood Obesity Programs. [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 9/28/12]
2013: The
Clinton Foundation Gave $175,000 To Hendrix College For Education Programs. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14]
2011: The
Clinton Foundation Gave $250,000 To Hendrix College For Education Programs. [Clinton
Foundation, IRS Form 990, 9/28/12]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION HAS RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID TO REBUILD HAITI,
INCLUDING ALLOCATIONS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Clinton Foundation:
“Since 2010, The Clinton Foundation Has Raised A Total Of $36 Million For
Haiti” Including Projects Aimed At “Enhancing Education.” “Since 2010, the
Clinton Foundation has raised a total of $36 million for Haiti, including
relief funds as well as projects focused on supporting Haiti’s small and medium
businesses, improving livelihoods, enhancing education and exploring the nexus
of agriculture, energy and environment.” [Clinton Foundation, accessed 2/9/15]
THE
CLINTON FOUNDATION HAS FOCUSED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF CHARITABLE CAUSES AS WELL
AS IMPORTANT POLICY DISCUSSIONS
Military
Times: “The Nonprofit Clinton Foundation Is Putting Its Political Heft
Behind Troop And Veterans Health.” “The nonprofit Clinton Foundation is
putting its political heft behind troop and veterans health, focusing a portion
of its two-day annual Health Matters Summit this week to jump-start yearlong
initiatives on military medical care and wellness. In the coming year, the
organization will collaborate with organizations, communities and individuals
to support veterans health programs. To jump-start its efforts, summit
organizers held panel discussions with veterans and veterans groups to discuss
the challenges they face and probe possible solutions to support military
wellness.” [Military Times, 1/27/15]
HEADLINE:
“Hillary Clinton Announces ‘No Ceilings’ Initiative To Empower Women” [Washington
Post, 11/1/13]
Clinton
Foundation: “No Ceilings Brings Together Global Partners To Build An
Evidence-Based Case For Full Participation And Accelerate Progress For Women
And Girls.” “No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project is an initiative
led by Secretary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton to advance the full participation
of women and girls around the world. Access to equal rights and opportunities
for women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century and is
essential for achieving prosperity, stability, and security across the globe.
No Ceilings brings together global partners to build an evidence-based case for
full participation and accelerate progress for women and girls.” [Annual
Report, Clinton Foundation, 2014]
Clinton
Foundation: No Ceilings And Its Partners Pledged $600 Million “To Help 14
Million Girls Receive A Safe And Quality Secondary Education Over The Next Five
Years.” “CHARGE – the Collaborative for Harnessing Ambition and Resources
for Girls’ Education – is a $600 million commitment by No Ceilings and the
Center on Universal Education at the Brookings Institution that brings together
30 crosssector partners to help 14 million girls receive a safe and quality
secondary education over the next five years. The collaborative will ensure
that girls can attend and complete primary and secondary school; make schools
safer and more secure; improve the quality of learning; support girls’
transition to higher education and employment; and cultivate local leaders to
champion this work at the grassroots level.” [Annual Report, Clinton
Foundation, 2014]
Clinton
Foundation: “Too Small To Fail Is Building A Public Action Campaign Focused
On Closing [The] Word Gap To Help Ensure That All Children Start School Ready
To Learn.” “Too Small to Fail, a joint initiative launched in 2013 by the
Clinton Foundation and Next Generation, aims to help parents and communities
take meaningful actions to improve the health and well-being of children ages
zero to five, and prepare them to succeed in the 21st century. Studies show
that by age four, children from lower income families hear, on average, 30
million fewer words than their peers from higher income families, creating a
‘word gap’ that sets them back before they’ve entered their first classroom.
Working with partners across the country, Too Small to Fail is building a
public action campaign focused on closing this word gap to help ensure that all
children start school ready to learn.” [Annual Report, Clinton Foundation, 2014]
Christian
Science Monitor On Secretary Clinton: “The Longtime Children’s Advocate
Helped Launch The Too Small To Fail Initiative To Promote Ways That Parents,
Businesses, And Communities Can Give Children A Better Start In The Critical
Years Between Birth And Age 5.” “The people who will benefit most from
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new life beyond the Beltway are too young to follow
her on Twitter. On Friday, the longtime children’s advocate helped launch the
Too Small to Fail initiative to promote ways that parents, businesses, and
communities can give children a better start in the critical years between
birth and age 5. The campaign will help publicize research on the relationship
between babies’ and toddlers’ experiences and brain development. It will
provide guidance to parents on simple steps to enhance children’s health and
early learning opportunities. And it aims to secure commitments from private
businesses, both through financial investments and through structures that help
working parents spend quality time with their children.” [Christian Science
Monitor, 6/14/13]
Associated
Press: “Hillary Rodham Clinton Is Encouraging Companies To Train And Hire
Young People…Launching A Project Called ‘Job One.’” “Hillary Rodham Clinton
is encouraging companies to train and hire young people, offering a new jobs
pitch during her family's annual domestic policy summit as she considers
another presidential campaign. The former secretary of state was launching a
project called ‘Job One’ at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting
Tuesday, featuring hiring, training and mentoring initiatives from 10
companies, including The Gap, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft and Marriott.”
[Associated Press, 6/24/14]
Clinton
Foundation: Job One Encouraged Partnerships To “Expand Training, Hiring, Or
Mentoring Opportunities For Youth And Build The Business Case For More
Companies To Engage Unemployed Youth.” “Through Job One, a key focus area
of Secretary Clinton’s work at the Clinton Foundation, the Foundation is
bolstering an often-missed element from our national workforce training
conversations: business-designed and -led career pathways for opportunity youth
– young people who are both out-of-school and out-of-work. By working hand-in-hand
with businesses, leading non-profits, economists, and advocates across the
country, the Clinton Foundation is helping to identify and scale effective ways
for companies to address their core business needs through engaging opportunity
youth… In 2014, Job One encouraged and spotlighted 16 Clinton Global Initiative
(CGI) Commitments to Action that expand training, hiring, or mentoring
opportunities for youth and build the business case for more companies to
engage unemployed youth.” [Annual Report, Clinton Foundation, 2014]
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[1]
Unless otherwise noted, information for each year is from the following year’s
IRS 990 (i.e. 2009 information is from the 2009-10 IRS Form 990, released in
2011).
[4]
This must include $5 million in (unspecified) investments that are not
publicly-traded securities, which is unusual in comparison to other years.
[6]
Ibid.
[7] Ibid.
[8]
Ibid., “Mutual Funds.”
[11]
Unless otherwise noted, information for each year is from the following year’s
IRS 990 (i.e. 2009 information is from the 2009-10 IRS Form 990, released in
2011).
[15]
This is true for every year for which 990s are available. (2003-2013).
[16]
True for every year for which this information is available (2008-2013).
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