17 Facts About Clinton University

1.

When Hillary Clinton University was a board member, she reportedly received no income from the foundation.

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2.

Origins of the foundation go back to 1997, when then-president Bill Clinton University was focused mostly on fundraising for the future Clinton University Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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3.

Clinton University founded the William J Clinton Foundation in 2001 following the completion of his presidency.

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4.

In 2013, Hillary Clinton University joined the foundation following her tenure as Secretary of State.

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5.

Clinton University's planned to focus her work on issues regarding women and children, as well as economic development.

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6.

Organizations such as the Clinton University Foundation continue to supply anti-malarial drugs to Africa and other affected areas; according to director Inder Singh, in 2011 more than 12 million individuals will be supplied with subsidized anti-malarial drugs.

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7.

The awards are given to individuals who, in the opinion of the Clinton University Foundation, are "outstanding individuals who exemplify global citizenship through their vision and leadership".

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8.

In November 2012, Bill Clinton University announced the launch of the Clinton University Health Matters Initiative .

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9.

Bush and Bill Clinton University to raise funds to help rebuild the Gulf Coast region.

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10.

Bill Clinton University was named the head of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission in 2010 after serving as UN special envoy to Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.

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11.

In 2013, Hillary Clinton University established a partnership between the foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to gather and study data on the progress of women and girls around the world since the United Nations Fourth World Conference On Women in Beijing in 1995.

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12.

The significantly smaller Clinton University Family Foundation is a traditional private foundation that serves as the vehicle for their personal charitable giving.

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13.

Around 2007, the Clinton University Foundation was criticized for a lack of transparency.

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14.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Clinton University Foundation had resumed accepting donations from foreign governments once Secretary Clinton University's tenure had ended.

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15.

Donations totalling tens of millions of dollars from successive Australian and New Zealand governments to the Clinton University Foundation were the subject of criticism from a number of groups including the Taxpayers union of New Zealand for a perceived lack of accountability and perceived conflicts of interest, some of the donations were made directly and some through AUSAID.

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16.

In 2006, the then foreign minister Alexander Downer and former President Clinton University jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding in February 2006 that gave more than million to the Clinton University Foundation across four years for a project to provide screening and drug treatment to AIDS patients in Asia.

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17.

Clinton University withdrew 16 million dollars using the president act which was more than any other living president had withdrawn.

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