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As Secretary, Clinton took advantage of her financial networks and corporate connections to raise over $72 million
from 66 corporations for the United States Pavilion at the Worlds Fair in Shanghai in 2010. She also appointed a
longtime friend of the family, Jose Villarreal, to be the Commissioner General of the U.S.s Expo in Shanghai.
When soliciting contributions, Clinton had little consideration for ethics, as the corporations who were featured in
Shanghai also contributed to her foundation and received accolades from the State Department. For example,
some of the biggest contributors to Shanghai, including Proctor & Gamble, Boeing, and General Electric, all
received favorable treatment from the State Department. The corporate contributions were a boon for Clinton,
giving her a public relations win as she helped save the privately-funded U.S. pavilion. But in doing so, Clinton
allowed the corporations to become the centerpiece of an exhibit that is supposed to emphasize American values.
As the Washington Post noted, the American pavilion was larded with corporate advertising but contained no
messages about democracy or freedom of expression or religious beliefs. In her haste to help herself and her
corporate allies, Clinton forgot the purpose of American participation in events like the expo.
Clinton Raised $72 Million From Over 60 Corporations For The 2010
Shanghai Expo
Clinton Used Personal Connections To Fundraise For USA Pavilion At Shanghai Expo. The Washington Post
reported that Clinton tried to turn around the cash-strapped U.S. pavilion planned for the 2010 Shanghai expo
To kick-start her push, Clinton reached into her political network, appointing personal allies to take charge. She
poured personal and political capital into an appeal to bring in $60 million from more than 60 major corporations.
[Washington Post, 4/14/14]
Clinton Raised $60 Million From Her Corporate Connections for Expo; Created a Charitable Entity So
Donations Could Be Deductible. According to the Washington Post, for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, China had
given the United States a choice spot at the site, but U.S. law made government funding difficult and the Americans
weren't coming up with any money to put up a building. So Clinton took over, deploying her formidable
fundraising talents and the help of a few old friends to raise $60 million for the U.S. pavilion. Organizers formed a
charity so that donations could be written off. Corporate America began to pony up when asked about the U.S.
pavilion that her efforts had built, Clinton appeared less enthusiastic. It's fine, she said. [Washington Post,
5/23/10]
List of Shanghai Expo Contributors
Contributors
Total Contribution (in millions)
Chevron
5.00
PepsiCo
5.00
Citigroup/Citibank
5.00
GE
5.00
Johnson & Johnson
5.00
Proctor & Gamble
3.00
Dow Chemical
2.30
Boeing
2.25
FedEx
2.00
Visa
2.00
Golden Eagle
2.00
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Wal-Mart
American Airlines
Marriott
Intel
Yum Brands
Dell
Disney
Deloitte
Haier
Microsoft
Panasonic
Qualcomm
Amway
Harman International
Covington & Burling
C.V. Starr / Starr Foundation
Committee of 100
Dupont
Motorola
Mars, Inc.
Cargill
Caterpillar
Executive Centre Hong Kong Ltd
Pfizer
San Antonio, City of
AT&T
Crystal CG
3M
Wrigley's
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
E&J Gallo
Texas, State of
ADM
Alcoa
B&L Group
Honeywell
Blackstone
Bloomberg LP
Cummins
Ecolabs
Goodyear
Hawaii, State of
NBA
NuScience
NYSE
Pacific World
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2.00
1.80
1.50
1.25
1.25
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.43
0.25
0.25
0.50
0.50
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Praxair
United Technologies Corp. / Otis
University of Washington
Chindex International
KPMG International
McGraw Hill
Tennessee, State of
Chicago, City of
Corning
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.15
0.13
0.10
Villarreal Was A Clinton Bundler & Advisor For Her 2008 Presidential Campaign, And Previously
Served As Deputy Campaign Manager For Her Husbands 1992 Campaign. Jose Villarreal was a Senior
Advisor and bundler for Clintons 2008 presidential campaign and the deputy campaign manager of the
Clinton-Gore campaign in 1992. [Jose Villarreal Biography, Akin Gump, last accessed 12/14/14; Public
Citizen, List of 2008 Hillary Clinton bundlers, last accessed 10/15/14]
Clinton Appointed Former Ambassador to Portugal as State Departments Special Representative for
Global Partnerships; Elizabeth Bagley Helped Raise Millions for Shanghai Expo. The New York Times
reported, to fundraise for the Shanghai Expo, Mrs. Clinton turned to two major fund-raisers with long ties to the
Clinton family: Elizabeth F. Bagley and Jose H. Villarreal. Mrs. Bagley, who is married to Smith Bagley, an heir
to the R. J. Reynolds fortune, was ambassador to Portugal under President Bill Clinton. Mrs. Clinton appointed her
to be the departments special representative for global partnerships, a job that involves rounding up private support
for public projects Although Mrs. Bagley is a State Department employee, she said she was advised that she
could solicit contributions. She noted that every would-be donor also had to be vetted by lawyers. [New York
Times, 1/2/10]
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Just One Month After Clinton Helped Boeing Secure The Contract, She
Announced Boeing Was Giving $2 Million To Help Resuscitate
Floundering U.S. Efforts At The Shanghai Expo
One Month After Clinton Helped Boeing Secure Its Russian Contract, Clinton Announced Boeing Would
Be Writing A Generous Check To Help Resuscitate Floundering U.S. Efforts At The Worlds Fair. The
Washington Post reported, A month later, Clinton was in China, where she jubilantly announced that the aerospace
giant would be writing a generous check to help resuscitate floundering U.S. efforts to host a pavilion at the
upcoming World's Fair. Boeing, she said, has just agreed to double its contribution to $2 million. [Washington
Post, 4/13/14]
banks that had received federal bailouts. [] Agency lawyers had nixed Boeing out of concern that the
department's work lobbying for the company's interests overseas could present the appearance of a conflict of
interest, said a former agency official familiar with the decision. Because of the occasions in which we would
provide support for them, from an ethics point of view, it was decided donations should not be solicited from them,
said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid offending Boeing or Clinton. [Washington
Post, 4/13/14]
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The Decision Was Reversed, Allowing Boeing To Give Millions, Though The Details Of The DecisionMaking Process Have Not Been Released. The Washington Post reported, An appeal from Winslow and
others involved in the project resulted in a new ruling in Boeing's case: Since there was no direct conflict of
interest, the expo could accept a donation from the company, but only up to $1 million. The goal was to ensure
that Boeing did not dominate the event, the former official said. The decision was frustrating for the struggling
organizers, who saw Boeing as a natural fit for the event. [] The announcement that Boeing would give $2
million rather than the $1 million maximum that had been set was made by Clinton on Nov. 16, 2009, as she
toured the pavilion site. Earlier the same day, she visited a Boeing hangar in Shanghai and addressed
executives from Boeing and other companies to stress the importance of the project. How the decision was
made to raise the cap remains a mystery, at least in public. Neither Winslow nor Lavin, nor a number of other
officials whose involvement with the expo pre-dated Clinton's involvement, recalled the decision. Said one
former official: Things were done for the pavilion that were not done in any other instance for fundraising
purposes. The former official said a series of internal memos were written in 2008 and 2009 that laid out the
reasoning behind the Boeing decisions. State Department spokesman Alec Gerlach did not provide the memos
or an explanation. He said that donors were appropriately vetted and approved for participation at the 2010
Shanghai Expo, end of story. [Washington Post, 4/13/14]
Boeings Largess On Behalf Of The U.S. PavilionWas Helpful To Clinton At A Critical Moment
That Helped Establish Her Can-Do Image & Status As A Presidential Frontrunner. The Washington
Post reported, Boeing's largesse on behalf of the U.S. pavilion at the Shanghai expo was helpful to Clinton at a
critical moment as she made it her priority to woo support from corporations to revive the American presence at
the event. She was widely credited with orchestrating a turnaround, and the can-do image she cultivated as
secretary of state has contributed to her status as a Democratic front-runner ahead of the 2016 presidential
campaign. [Washington Post, 4/13/14]
As Clinton Advocated For U.S. Businesses Internationally, She Was Able To Strengthen Ties To The
Kind Of Powerful Allies In The Business Community Needed For A Possible Presidential Bid. The
Washington Post reported, The Boeing relationship meshed well with efforts by Clinton to expand the State
Department's advocacy of U.S. economic interests abroad, part of a broader philosophy that has emphasized
partnering government with businesses to solve problems. A potential side benefit for Clinton has been the
chance to strengthen ties to the kind of powerful allies in the business community who could assist a possible
presidential bid. [Washington Post, 4/13/14]
Procter & Gamble Gave $3 Million To The Shanghai & Expo & Millions
To The Clinton Foundation; Was Repaid With Corporate Excellence
Award
Procter & Gamble Contributed $3 Million To The Shanghai Expo
Procter & Gamble Contributed $3 Million To Support The U.S. Pavilion At The Shanghai Expo. According
to Procter & Gambles website, P&G held serious internal discussions beginning in the summer of 2009 and
gained Bob McDonald and Werner Geissler's support in the fall to move forward as a silver sponsor, contributing
$3 million to the USA Pavilion. [Procter & Gamble, 6/10/10]
Corporate Excellence in 2011. Clinton stated, In Nigeria, where the company has invested more than $70 million
since 1999, Procter & Gamble has purified more than 2.5 million liters of water, built 10 mobile health clinics that
provide free medical care, baby care tips, and health education to mothers and their children, and worked with
schools to create a health program specifically for girls that reaches more than a million students each year
After massive floods devastated Pakistan in 2010, displacing millions and creating a humanitarian crisis, Procter &
Gamble rushed to offer assistance. The company provided 280 million liters of clean drinking water, delivered
medicine, hygiene products, and food rations, and even washed clothes for victims of the floodsSo American
diplomats worked side by side with Procter & Gamble specialists to distribute water purification packets and to
help displaced Pakistanis use them effectively, even without basic supplies like the standard 10-gallon mixing jug.
[Department of State Press Release, 1/18/12]
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Britain Failed to Successfully Prosecute Dahdaleh For Bribes Because American Lawyers Would Not
Verify Documents. The Independent reported, Mr Dahdaleh walked free after two American lawyers
embarrassingly failed to answer a call from the [Serious Fraud Office] to come and vouch for documents the
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SFO planned to use in the case. Mr Green says he called up the firm's senior partner in the US to ask her to put
pressure on the lawyers, but she wasn't going to force them to attend. They didn't attend so we were unable to
put them before the court. [The Independent, 5/13/14]
The Walmart Foundation Has Committed To 19 Projects With The Clinton Global Initiative Worth $30.6
Million. Six of the projects that Walmart has committed to with the Clinton Global Initiative were announced with
no value attached, including: Accelerating Sustainability Index Business Integration, Be the FIRST, Global Plastic
Shopping Bag Waste Reduction, Supplier Packaging Scorecard and Virtual Trade Show, Walmart Detergent
Commitment, and Walmart Sustainability Plan. [Clinton Foundation Internal Data]
The Walmart Foundation Contributed $1,914,184.00 To The Clinton Foundation. $1,000,000 of its
contribution is unrestricted. [Clinton Foundation Master List of Donors, compiled internally]
Walmart Contributed $500,000 To The Clinton Foundation For The Clinton Global Initiative University.
The Huffington Post reported, Walmart, the world's largest retailer had donated a half-million dollars to a project
of former President Clinton's global foundation. The donation, which was made to the Clinton Global Initiative
University, will be allocated for educational purposes, including funding college students and encouraging
universities to engage on issues such as energy and climate change, global health, and poverty alleviation. And they
reflect what some observers say is a growing effort by the retail giant to soften its image within progressive
circles. [Huffington Post, 5/25/11]
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