new york clinton foundation confirm accept million gift qatar hillary clinton u.s. secretary state without inform state department even though promise let agency review new significantly increase support foreign governments qatari officials pledge money 2011 mark 65th birthday bill clinton hillary clinton husband seek meet former u.s. president person follow year present check accord email foundation official hillary clinton presidential campaign chairman john podesta email among thousands hack podesta account publish last month wikileaks clinton sign ethics agreement govern family globe-straddling foundation order become secretary state 2009. agreement design increase transparency avoid appearances u.s. foreign policy could sway wealthy donors new foreign government wish donate exist foreign-government donor qatar want increase materially support ongoing program clinton promise state department ethics official would notify give chance raise concern clinton foundation officials last month decline confirm qatar donation response additional question foundation spokesman brian cookstra week say accept million gift qatar amount material increase gulf country support charity cookstra decline say whether qatari officials receive request meet bill clinton officials qatar embassy washington council minister capital doha decline discuss donation state department say record foundation submit qatar gift review incumbent foundation notify department donations need attention department spokeswoman respond additional question donation accord foundation website list donors broad categories cumulative amount donate qatar government directly give total million million years clinton foundation say would long accept money foreign governments clinton elect president would spin program dependent foreign governments foundation officials tell reuters last year always comply central provision agreement president barack obama 's administration blame oversights case reut.rs/2fkhpch least eight countries besides qatar give new increase fund foundation case fund health project without state department inform accord foundation agency record include algeria give first time 2010 unite kingdom nearly triple support foundation health project 11.2 million 2009 2012. foundation officials say donations include algeria oversights flag others uk increase qualify material increase foundation decline describe sort increase fund foreign government would trigger notification state department review cookstra say agreement design allow foreign fund critical clinton foundation program continue without disruption state department say record ask foundation review increase support foreign government ask whether qatar fund specific program foundation cookstra say country support organization overall humanitarian work qatar continue support clinton foundation equal low level compare country pre-2009 support say decline say qatar give money first three years clinton four-year term state department support 2009 amount another email release wikileaks former clinton foundation fundraiser say raise 21 million connection bill clinton 65th birthday 2011. spokesmen hillary clinton campaign bill clinton respond email question donation republican presidential candidate donald trump say major donors clinton foundation may obtain favor access clinton state department provide little evidence effect clinton staff dismiss accusation political smear last month new york attorney general eric schneiderman order donald j. trump foundation stop fundraise state say register solicit donations clinton 's charity confirm qatar 's million gift state dept