Conversation with Sheik Mohammed

OFFICE OF

WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON

Conversation with Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi of Midroc, Ethiopia
November 22nd, 2011
Briefing Memo Contact: Ed Wood

BACKGROUND
History with the Sheik

Sheik Mohammed approached CHAI in 2006 shortly after we opened an office in Addis Ababa. He proposed
that he would give $2 million to CHAI every year that YOU visited Ethiopia. We eventually negotiated an
Agreement with his Washington attorney, George Salem, in which he agreed to fund CHAI at a rate of $2
million per year for 10 years. They rejected any proposals to put a payment schedule in the agreement, but
dropped any reference tying the donation to YOU visiting Ethiopia.

The Agreement was officially signed at a meeting in London in May 2007 by the Sheik and Bruce, after
which the Sheik presented you with a a check for $2 million for the 2007 payment. The Agreement is very
general and does not require any specific proposals from CHAI for how the money will be spent or any
reporting. The only requirement is that the money be spent within Ethiopia. During negotiations they
rejected our proposal that some of the money could be used for global overhead.

Through 2008 and early 2009, we were told the Sheik was having some cash flow problems and that he
was delaying payments for many commercial and philanthropic commitments he had in Ethiopia. In
January 2010 at a Foundation donors meeting in Harlem, Ambassador Irvin Hicks, one of the Sheiks
representatives in the U.S. and a former Ethiopian ambassador appointed by YOU presented to YOU a
check for $4 million representing payment for 2008 and 2009.

The Sheiks contribution supports most of CHAIs activities in Ethiopia, one of its most important and
successful country programs.

YOUR relationship with the Sheik

YOU first met the Sheik in July 2006 during a visit to Addis. He visited your suite in the Sheraton Hotel,
which he owns, for coffee and then after dinner YOU dropped into his private suite at a nightclub attached
to the Sheraton. He had invited YOU there especially because he thought you would enjoy the saxophone
player. You chatted with the Sheik and played the saxophone with the band. Shortly after this visit
negotiations began in earnest regarding the $20 million commitment the Sheik has made to CHAI.

YOU met the Sheik in London in May, 2007, at which time the Agreement was signed and the first $2 million
check was received.

YOU stayed at the Sheraton in July 2008 during your last Ethiopia visit, but the Sheik was not in Ethiopia at
the time. The Sheik donated the rooms and meals for the large party during an extended four-day visit, two
days longer than originally planned because of aircraft problems.

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Current situation with the Sheik

Once again, we are told that the current economic down turn has caused the Sheik to delay payments for
several commitments. CHAI has not received the 2010 or 2011 payments.

We have contacted both George Salem, the lawyer, and Ambassador Hicks regarding payment. Both say
that the Sheik will make the payment but they have not been able to pinpoint an exact date.

In the past two months the effort to collect the payments for 2010-2011 has become complicated by factors
surrounding ICASA, the biennial large African AIDS conference that will be held in Ethiopia the first week of
December. The previous two ICASA conference in Nigeria and Senegal were beset by logistical and
financial problems and Prime Minister Meles and Minister of Health Tedros have worked hard to make the
Ethiopia ICASA the most successful ever. They have enlisted Sheik Mohammed to help and he has donated
the venue and paid for an additional $8-10 million of expenses.

Minister Tedros invited YOU to participate in ICASA, and apparently he or someone else connected with
ICASA asked the Sheik if he would provide a plane to bring YOU to Ethiopia for the event. The Sheik agreed
to provide a plane, and instructed Ambassador Hicks to tell CHAI one would be available.

When George Salem spoke with the Sheik about the payment, he was told by the Sheik to make sure YOU
knew that the Sheik would very much like for you to attend ICASA and that he would provide
transportation. In response, Bruce told George that if the Sheik would wire $6 million to the Foundation for
2010-2012 that he would make sure YOU attended ICASA. After Bruces stroke, George told Ed Wood of
CHAI that the Sheik said he did not like coercion and that we should know that he was good for the
money. George reiterated that the money would be paid, but could not give a date.

The Sheik seems to feel that we asked him for transportation and then decided not to use it. George and
Ambassador Hicks have been told that the request for transportation did not originate with us, but we are
not sure that the message reached the Sheik.

George Salem, Ambassador Hicks, and CHAI feel that it would be helpful if you would call the Sheik and
thank him for offering the plane and saying you are sorry you cant attend ICASA. We dont think it is
necessary for YOU to bring up the payment issue directly.

TALKING POINTS

YOU should thank the Sheik for his support of all our efforts in Ethiopia, and especially for offering to
provide a plane to bring you to the ICASA meeting.

YOU should express your regrets that you were not able to arrange your schedule to attend the ICASA
meeting since you know how important it is to Ethiopia and to the Sheik. You should express your
appreciation that he has helped make this event possible during a difficult time for the international AIDS
effort.

YOU should say you hope to be able to visit with the Sheik again soon either in Ethiopia or elsewhere.