Bush friend linked to top job in Russian oil industry

Nick Paton Walsh in Moscow
Wednesday December 14, 2005
The Guardian

A former cabinet minister and close personal friend of George Bush may be appointed head of Russia's leading state oil company, it was reported yesterday.

Donald Evans, who was until early this year US commerce secretary, has been offered the position of head of the board of directors of Rosneft by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the respected business daily, Kommersant, reported yesterday.