$20 Million Saudi Gift to Georgetown U Is Questioned

by E Wayne Ross on February 16, 2008

The Washington Post: $20 Million Saudi Gift Is Questioned

A Virginia congressman has asked Georgetown University to explain how it used a $20 million donation from a Saudi prince for its academic center on Muslim and Christian relations.

Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R) sent a letter yesterday to university President John J. DeGioia expressing concern about the donation and asking whether the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding has ever produced any reports critical of Saudi Arabia.