Clinton Foundation Received Foreign Cash

The Clinton Foundation received millions of dollars in donations from foreign governments, including Kuwait and Qatar, while presidential contender Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, foundation officials revealed to The Washington Post on Wednesday. The contributions included a $500,000 donation from the Algerian government that violated an ethics agreement with the Obama administration, but the foundation contends it arrived without notice for the relief effort for Haiti’s 2010 earthquake. The donations were used to fund philanthropic work or multi-year grants on initiatives such lowering the cost of HIV and AIDS medication, a foundation spokesman told the Post. Clinton formally joined the foundation in 2013 after leaving the Obama administration. The donations raise concern as foreign governments and individuals are banned from donating to U.S. political candidates, but the foundation said it will begin taking steps to change the role of foreign donors if Clinton runs in the presidential election.