Clinton foundation donors include Saudis, Blackwater
Former US president Bill Clinton has disclosed big-ticket donors to his charitable foundation, including numerous foreign governments and business interests.
Clinton was prompted to reveal the names of more than 200,000 donors in a bid to stem fears for his wife Hillary Clinton's nomination to become US secretary of state under incoming president Barack Obama.
Her confirmation could come under closer scrutiny over the appearance of conflict of interest over the foundation, which promotes efforts to fight disease, poverty and climate change around the world.
The disclosures on Thursday include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia giving 10 to 25-million-dollars in donations, and other Middle Eastern governments giving multi-million-dollar contributions.
The exact figures of the donations are not provided by the foundation and organizations are instead grouped in spending categories.
The governments of Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Brunei gave the fund one to five million dollars each.
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