Ross aide served on Navigator's board while working at Commerce

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Source: Politico




Wendy Teramoto served as a part-time adviser to Ross while maintaining her board seat at the energy shipping company with a Kremlin-linked client.

By LORRAINE WOELLERT, NANCY COOK and ANDREW RESTUCCIA 11/06/2017 06:20 PM EST Updated 11/06/2017 09:21 PM EST

A top adviser to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross served on the board of Navigator Holdings, a shipping company whose clients include a Russian energy company with Kremlin ties, while she was working in the Trump administration.

Wendy Teramoto retained her seat on Navigator’s board after joining Commerce in mid-March as a part-time adviser to Ross, one of the most influential voices in President Donald Trump’s ear on global trade and economic policy. She also continued to serve as an executive of Ross’s private equity firm WL Ross & Co. after becoming a government employee.

Teramoto didn’t resign her seat on Navigator’s board until July 17, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. She left WL Ross that same month. On Aug. 1, she was formally named Ross’s chief of staff.

Her role with Navigator is notable because Ross has come under scrutiny after the release of a cache of documents by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Sunday that showed him profiting from investments in Navigator, which does significant business with Sibur, an energy company partly owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s son-in-law. Sibur has not been subject to U.S. sanctions on Russian energy companies, though one of its owners is, according to the ICIJ report.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/06/wilbur-ross-commerce-navigator-aide-russia-244608?lo=ap_e1

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1. K&R n/t

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2. Wow, one more nail in his coffin.

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3. As Scott Pruitt says, we should seek guidance from the Book of Joshua.

Citing The Bible, The EPA Just Changed Its Rules For Science Advisers

Pruitt used a story from the Book of Joshua to help explain the new policy.

On the journey to the promised land, "Joshua says to the people of Israel: choose this day whom you are going to serve," Pruitt said. "This is sort of like the Joshua principle — that as it relates to grants from this agency, you are going to have to choose either service on the committee to provide counsel to us in an independent fashion or chose the grant. But you can’t do both. That’s the fair and great thing to do."

You can't do both.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji/epa-pruitt-new-science-advisors