Bill Clinton gets millions from foreign sources

Published: Wednesday | January 28, 2009



Clinton

WASHINGTON (AP):

Financial documents filed by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton show that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, earned nearly $6 million in speaking fees last year, nearly all of it from foreign companies.

The documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press indicate that $5 million of the former president's reported $5.7 million in 2008 honoraria came from foreign sources, including Kuwait's national bank, a Hong Kong-based company, and other firms and groups in Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico and Portugal.

All senior officials in the US administration are required to complete a detailed disclosure of their personal finances, including spouse and children, which is updated yearly.