A chemical company controlled by the king of Morocco is funding a May 5-7 conference in Marrakech to be hosted by the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative but the former secretary of state and prospective 2016 Democratic presidential nominee won’t be there.

Phosphate exporter OCP is owned by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and is providing funding of at least $1 million for the Clinton Global Initiative Middle East and Africa Meeting that is expected to attract other prominent Middle Eastern and North African officials.

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