Bill Clinton Releases Foundation's Donor List

Now we have it. The much anticipated donor list of the William J. Clinton Foundation.

Full disclosure of Clinton's list was a requirement for Hillary Clinton to pass the vetting test to be named Barack Obama's secretary of state pick. Bill said he was more than happy to do awhatever it took to help his wife get the job. But why are we just getting this list now, I wonder...

The former president's foundation funds efforts such as: the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), the Clinton Climate Initiative, the Clinton Hunter Development Initiative, the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative, the Clinton Economic Opportunity Initiative, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. The foundation also funded the construction of the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AK.

The CGO has vowed not to host annual events outside the U.S., or solicit or accept foreign government contributions.

Here are just some of the more interesting contributors, organized by amounts donated. Other foreign government who gave money include: Brunei, Italy, Jamaica, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman.

-$10,000,001 to $25,000,000
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

-$5,000,001 to $10,000,000
Government of Norway
Nationale Postcode Loterij
Haim Saban and The Saban Family Foundation - Haim Saban is an Israeli-American media-mogul and one of the biggest contributors to the campaigns of pro-Israel politicians in the U.S.

-$1,000,001 to $5,000,000
Sheikh Mohammed H. Al-Amoudi - a Saudi Arabian/Ethiopian business man who Forbes this year ranked the 77th richest person in the world
Saudi businessman Al-Rashid
Dubai Foundation
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Mr. Issam M. Fares & The Wedge Foundation
Princess Diana Memorial Fund
Friends of Saudi Arabia
Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office

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PD toolbar!AP says representatives of Clinton's foundation met privately Wednesday with aides to incoming Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry of Massachusetts and ranking Republican Dick Lugar of Indiana to discuss the foundation's activities and review a memorandum of understanding drawn up by the Clinton and Obama teams.

The Foreign Relations Committee will hold hearings and vote on Hillary Clinton's nomination before sending it to the full Senate. Lugar has said there are still "legitimate questions" raised about he former president's international involvement.


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