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December 30, 2005
How Far Does Russian Money Go in the U.S.?
Yuri Mamchur

Don Evans, the former Secretary of Commerce and close friend of President George W. Bush, this past week reportedly turned down an offer from President Putin of Russia to become Chairman of the Russian state oil company OAO Rosneft. The company is currently headed up by Igor Sechin, deputy chief of staff to Mr. Putin and is expected to go public next year. Evans is an experienced oilman who headed energy companies in Texas and Colorado before joining the Bush Administration as Secretary of Commerce in the first G.W. Bush term.

Read more at the Dallas Blog.

Posted by Yuri Mamchur on December 30, 2005 5:30 PM |



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