Bill Clinton's office requested favors from the State Department related to Laureate University, a for-profit college in Kuala Lumpur that was paying the former president millions of dollars as a consultant at the time, according to emails obtained by Dailymail.com.

In the emails, Bill Clinton's top aide Doug Band asked the US ambassador to Malaysia to attend a public event for Laureate University as well as a meeting between Bill Clinton, Laureate's CEO Doug Becker and the Malaysian Prime Minister.

Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin was copied on the messages.

Bill Clinton earned nearly $18 million as an adviser and honorary chancellor for the international for-profit college network between 2010 and 2015.

Bill Clinton's office requested favors from the US ambassador to Malaysia related to the for-profit Laureate University in November 2010

Bill Clinton's top aide, Doug Band (left), asked the US ambassador to Malaysia Paul Jones (right) to attend a public event for Laureate University in Kuala Lumpur

Although the former president attended events at Laureate University's overseas campuses, and the college network sometimes had interests before foreign governments, Bill Clinton's spokesman told the Washington Post last week that the former president 'never sought to influence any foreign or US official on Laureate's behalf.'

The emails, which were first obtained by the watchdog group Citizens United through a public records request, could raise new questions about Bill Clinton's high-paying role with Laureate University while his wife was at the State Department - in this case extending invitations to a US ambassador to events with one of his high-paying clients.

The messages show that Abedin made the introduction between Bill Clinton's right-hand-man Band and US Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W Jones on November 5, 2010.

Abedin told Band that the ambassador had 'offered assistance' for Bill Clinton's upcoming trip to Malaysia, where Laureate University had an affiliate college called INTI International University that just months before had been granted 'university status' by the Malaysian government.

'I'm connecting you with our ambassador Paul Jones by email. He has offered assistance, if you need it, from him or the embassy,' wrote Abedin in the email to both Band and Jones.

When asked about Abedin’s involvement in the requests from Bill Clinton’s office, State Department spokesman John Kirby said State officials often field outside requests.

‘A wide range of outside individuals and organizations contact the State Department. Meeting requests, recommendations, and proposals come to the Department through a variety of channels, both formal and informal,’ said Kirby.

‘Furthermore, it is standard for former presidents or their staffs to be in contact with State Department officials when traveling abroad,’ he added.

Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin (right, with Hillary Clinton, in February) was copied on Band's emails to American ambassador Paul Jones

Alluding to her prior discussions with the ambassador, Abedin added: 'Paul, Doug is who I mentioned to you. He's the president's counselor and runs the whole show.'

Band responded the next day, asking Jones to attend a speech Bill Clinton was making at the Laureate University affiliate in late November. Abedin was included on the email.

'Mr. Ambassador thank you for the offer to help,' wrote Band. 'We have a quick stop in kl [Kuala Lumpur] for a speech to laureate school, hope you can join us there.

'The office will sort the details, please send Terry [Krinvic, Bill Clinton's scheduling director] the correct person to coordinate with.'

Jones agreed, saying he was 'pleased to attend the speech and appreciate[d] the opportunity'.

Jones ended up attending Bill Clinton's speech at INTI International University, a Laureate University affiliate, according to video of the event.

Bill Clinton welcomed the ambassador by name at the beginning of his speech, saying he wanted to 'thank the American ambassador Paul Jones for joining me here, and for his service'.

Five days after inviting Jones to attend the speech, Band followed up with an email requesting that Jones be included in a meeting between Bill Clinton, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and Laureate University CEO Doug Becker.

'Terry, please also make arrangements for the ambassador to join the meeting that we are having with the pm. Doug Becker will also join that meeting,' wrote Band, in an email to Jones and Bill Clinton's scheduler Terry Krinvic.

Band asked for Jones to be included in a meeting between Bill Clinton, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Laureate's CEO Doug Becker

Bill Clinton earned nearly $18million as an adviser and honorary chancellor for the international for-profit college network (Malaysia's location pictured above) between 2010 and 2015

Abedin was also included on the email.

'Thanks Doug. Look forward to it,' responded Jones.

It is unclear if this meeting took place. Band followed up later that day with a note saying 'Thx, I meant to say if we end up seeing the pm'.

Jones indicated that he had already discussed the potential meeting with the Malaysian Prime Minister's office.

'I know the Malaysian side would like a meeting, but I told pm's office that it is best to work directly with your team, which it sounds like they are doing,' wrote Jones.

Abedin, who was still included as a recipient of these emails, broke in at this point to ask: 'Is the chicken pox scare over [in Malaysia]?'

Spokespersons for Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton's campaign, and the State Department did not respond to requests for comment.

A spokesperson for Laureate University did not respond to request for comment.

Citizens United said in a statement to the Dailymail.com that the messages 'raise more questions' about the relationship between Bill Clinton's office, the former president's financial interests, and the State Department.