The donations to Bill Clinton's foundation are no longer secret -- and there is some big money from some foreign governments. He revealed them today as part of the transparency deal with the Obama operation:
The donations from foreign governments, celebrities and other philanthropists, which had been anonymous for more than a decade, were disclosed today as part of an accord reached with President-elect Barack Obama that enables Clinton's wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, to become secretary of state.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Australian government's overseas aid program and a Dominican Republic government agency that fights AIDS each gave between $10 million and $25 million to the William J. Clinton Foundation, which funds efforts to reduce poverty and improve global health. The nonprofit organization also financed the former president's library in Little Rock, Ark.
Norway gave between $5 million and $10 million, while Brunei, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar each gave between $1 million and $5 million. The Jamaican and Italian governments each donated between $50,000 and $100,000, according to the foundation's donor list.
