Bill Clinton Agrees to Disclose Names of Donors

Bill Clinton has agreed to publicly disclose the names of donors to his foundation now that President-elect Obama has appointed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton secretary of state, reports The New York Times.

Mr. Clinton agreed to further conditions during discussions with President-elect Barack Obama’s representatives, including incorporating his Clinton Global Initiative separately from his foundation so that he has less direct involvement.

The Clinton Global Initiative will stop holding annual meetings outside of the United States and stop accepting new contributions from foreign governments, to avoid a conflict of interest with his wife’s new position, reports the newspaper.

To read more about what nonprofit officials say about such concessions, see this article from The Chronicle’s archive.

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