President
of Clinton Foundation suffers stroke in New York
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[September 30, 2015]
(Reuters) - Donna Shalala, the
president of the Clinton Foundation, suffered a stroke on Tuesday
evening after an annual meeting in New York, former U.S. President Bill
Clinton said in a statement.
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Shalala, 74, a former U.S. secretary of health and human services
who served in Clinton's administration during the 1990s, was named
president and chief executive officer of the foundation in March.
"As some of you may have heard, Donna suffered a stroke this
evening," Clinton and his daughter Chelsea, who serves as vice chair
of the organization, said in a joint statement on Tuesday, noting
that the stroke occurred after the annual meeting of the Clinton
Global Initiative held in New York.
"Fortunately, she was with colleagues at the time and taken to the
hospital for treatment," the statement said. "Initial reports are
very encouraging."
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Sep/30/images/ads/current/Matthews_construction_sda_042414.png) Shalala had been president of the University of Miami since 2001
when she was named to her current post with the Clinton Foundation,
an organization founded by Bill Clinton that raises money for
programs around the world to improve health, the environment,
economic opportunity and opportunities for women.
The foundation has come under renewed scrutiny since former U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the wife of Bill Clinton, kicked
off her campaign for U.S. president in April.
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It has pledged to review and refile some annual tax returns after
reports it failed to disclose millions of dollars in donations from
foreign governments while she was secretary of state.
Shalala, according to the New York Times, was present throughout the
Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, which began this past
weekend.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles; Editing by Tom
Heneghan)
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