Seven foreign governments donated to The Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was in office as Secretary of State. One government violated an ethics agreement with the Obama administration, the foundation said Wednesday.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday the Algerian government gave an unsolicited $500,000 to the Clinton Foundation in 2010 to assist with the organization’s Haiti earthquake relief fund.
The Post noted that most foreign contributions were acceptable because of limits imposed, but Algeria was seeking a closer relationship with Washington and was aggressively lobbying on human rights issues. The foundation did not disclose the donation at the time and acknowledged its mistake in a statement.
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“As the Clinton Foundation did with all donations it received for earthquake relief, the entire amount, of Algeria’s contribution was distributed as aid in Haiti,” the statement said.
This donation was disclosed publicly on our website, however, the State Department should have also been formally informed. This was a one-time, specific donation to help Haiti and Algeria had not donated to the Clinton Foundation before and has not since.
These are the other countries that donated to the foundation while Clinton was at the State Department:
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- Kuwait
- Qatar
- Oman
- Australia
- Norway
- Dominican Republic
“As with other global charities, we rely on the support of individuals, organizations, corporations, and governments who have the shared goal of addressing critical global challenges in a meaningful way,” Clinton Foundation spokesman Craig Minassian told The Post. “When anyone contributes to the Clinton Foundation, it goes towards foundation programs that help save lives.”
The former first lady joined the foundation after her tenure at the State Department. It has since been renamed the Bill, Hillary, & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. The foundation has raised $2 billion since its inception in 2001.
h/t: Fox News
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