Published: 01-19-09
Sends letter to Secretary of State nominee seeking additional transparency measures from husband’s organization
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn R-Texas today sent a letter to Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton urging that the Clinton Foundation pledge to adopt increased disclosure requirements relating to foreign donors while serving as Secretary of State.
Echoing similar concerns by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Cornyn is hopeful Mrs. Clinton the Clinton Foundation and the President-elect’s team will work with him to find common ground to prevent any real or perceived conflict of interest.
“I remain deeply troubled that America’s foreign policy and your diplomatic mission will be encumbered by the sweeping global activities of the Clinton Foundation … unless tighter foreign fundraising restrictions and transparency protocols are adopted by your husband’s organization” Sen. Cornyn a longtime champion of open government and transparency reforms wrote in the letter.
“Put simply the Foundation’s refusal of foreign-source donations while you serve as Secretary of State is in this nation’s interest. But I am willing to consider other options to reduce the likelihood of real or perceived conflicts of interest that will result from foreign donations.”
