The United States will boost financial assistance to Jordan from $660 million per year over the last five years to $1 billion per year over the next three"

People With Money reports (February 3) that King Abdullah II of Jordan is the highest-paid political figure in the world, pulling in an astonishing $58 million between January 2014 and January 2015, a nearly $30 million lead over his closest competition.
http://en.mediamass.net/people/king-abdullah-ii-of-jordan/highest-paid.html

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

4. Probably to pick up a few suitcases of $$$ as an inducement to keep up his part in the GWOT. nt

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Tue Feb 3, 2015, 11:11 PM

Feb 2015

elleng

(131,107 posts)

5. Business promotion

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Tue Feb 3, 2015, 11:13 PM

Feb 2015

http://www.nusacc.org/pressreleases/13JORDAN-HMvisitPRen.pdf

peoli

(3,111 posts)

6. Not on the schedule

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 3, 2015, 11:52 PM

Feb 2015

http://www.nusacc.org/events/index.php.html

JI7

(89,264 posts)

9. his son goes to college in the US, plus there are many reasons to come to the US

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Wed Feb 4, 2015, 12:37 AM

Feb 2015

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)

10. Signing a 3 year agreement for bilateral assistance

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Wed Feb 4, 2015, 05:07 AM

Feb 2015

9:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Jordanian King Abdullah and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Washington, D.C.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT THE TOP)

10:15 a.m. Secretary Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh participate in the signing of a three year Memorandum of Understanding for U.S. bilateral assistance to Jordan, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Washington, D.C.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2015/02/237097.htm

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/02/237128.htm

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