Re: Haiti Donation Statement Draft

From:cminassian@clintonfoundation.org

To: john.podesta@gmail.com

Date: 2015-02-26 01:03

Subject: Re: Haiti Donation Statement Draft

Good note. Thank you.

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On Feb 25, 2015, at 10:02 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com<mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com>wrote:

One small check. I would say distributed as aid in Haiti

On Feb 25, 2015 9:33 PM, "Craig Minassian" <cminassian@clintonfoundation.org<mailto:cminassian@clintonfoundation.org>wrote:

I agree

This is a modified version of what we sent the post - is everyone okay with this?

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> On Feb 25, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Bruce Lindsey <blindsey@clintonfoundation.org<mailto:blindsey@clintonfoundation.org>> wrote:

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> Why wouldn't we tell others what we told the Washington Post. At least that way they won't have to cite the Post as their source.

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> Sent from my iPhone

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>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 9:19 PM, Craig Minassian <cminassian@clintonfoundation.org<mailto:cminassian@clintonfoundation.org>> wrote:

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>> All - not surprisingly, we've received a number of follow up questions asking for confirmation of the Algeria donation. We could let it sit or confirm for other outlets with the following draft statement:

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>> "Immediately following the devastating earthquake in Haiti January 12, 2010, the Embassy of Algeria made an unsolicited donation of $500K to Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief fund. As the Clinton Foundation did with all donations it received for Haiti, the entire amount of Algeria's contribution was distributed as aid. This donation was disclosed publicly on the Clinton Foundation website, however, the State Department should have also been formally informed. This was a one-time, specific donation for Haiti relief and Algeria had not donated to the Clinton Foundation before and has not since."

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RE: WSJ | Foreign Government Donations

“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. If she becomes president and deals with these nations, “she can’t recuse herself,” added 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.” The donations weren’t announced by the foundation and were discovered by The Wall Street Journal during a search of donations of more than $50,000 posted on the foundation’s online database. Exactly when the website was updated isn’t clear. The foundation typically updates its website with the previous year’s donations near the beginning of the year. All 2014 donations were noted with asterisks. 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. United Arab Emirates, a first-time donor, gave between $1 million and $5 million in 2014, and the German government—which also hadn’t previously given—contributed between $100,000 and $250,000. A previous donor, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has given between $10 million and $25 million since the foundation was created in 1999. Part of that came in 2014, although the database doesn’t specify how much. The Australian government has given between $5 million and $10 million, at least part of which came in 2014. It also gave in 2013, when its donations fell in the same range. 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. Oman, which had made a donation previously, gave an undisclosed amount in 2014. Over time, Oman has given the foundation between $1 million and $5 million. Prior to last year, its donations fell in the same range. 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. Write to James V. Grimaldi at James.Grimaldi@wsj.com<mailto:James.Grimaldi@wsj.com>

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