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Ukraine Gas Producer Appoints R. Hunter Biden to Board

By Javier E. David=20

Ukraine's largest private gas producer announced on Tuesday that it added R=
. Hunter Biden =E2=80=94 the son of U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden =E2=80=
=94 to its board of directors.

In a statement on its website, Burisma Holdings said the younger Biden will=
 be in charge of the company's legal unit, while providing support "among i=
nternational organizations."

The release quoted Hunter Biden as saying that "my assistance in consulting=
 the Company on matters of transparency, corporate governance and responsib=
ility, international expansion and other priorities will contribute to the =
economy and benefit the people of Ukraine."

Large corporations frequently appoint well-connected marquee names of both =
major U.S. political parties as directors. Yet corporate governance experts=
 are critical of the process, which can be fraught with conflicts of intere=
sts and the appearance of favoritism.

The arrangement raised questions about the propriety of his appointment, gi=
ven the tense political standoff <http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-=
crisis/german-official-lands-kiev-broker-talks-between-govt-separatists-n10=
3901> between Russia and the West <http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine=
-crisis/biden-urges-ukrainian-leaders-root-out-corruption-n93731>  over the=
 future status of Ukraine, where fighting has resulted in the deaths of doz=
ens of soldiers and civilians <http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-cri=
sis/seven-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-separatist-ambush-n104231> . Natural ga=
s has factored heavily in tensions between Russia and Ukraine, both of whic=
h have political leadership that's intertwined with their respective energy=
 industries.

Until a few years ago, the younger Biden was a senior vice president for fi=
nancial services giant MBNA=E2=80=94an arrangement that drew criticism duri=
ng the 2008 elections for potential conflict of interests. As a senator, th=
e elder Biden spearheaded legislation that would have affected MBNA's busin=
ess. Meanwhile, Vice President Biden has been a vocal supporter of a cross-=
border European natural gas pipeline.

Earlier Tuesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney referred questions on the=
 appointment to the vice president's office.

In response to an inquiry from CNBC, a spokesperson for the vice president =
said, "Hunter Biden is a private citizen and a lawyer. The vice president d=
oes not endorse any particular company and has no involvement with this com=
pany."

A representative at Rosemont Seneca told CNBC that Biden was traveling and =
not immediately available for comment.

With Moscow threatening to cut gas supplies to the former Soviet satellite,=
 some have called for the U.S. to deepen its ties to Ukraine by shipping it=
s own natural gas bounty to Eastern Europe.

Burisma touted Biden's "public service and foreign policy," and is listed a=
s a co-founder of Rosement Seneca Partners, an investment advisory company.=
 He also served as executive director of E-Commerce Policy Coordination und=
er former Commerce Secretary William Daley, and co-chaired the 2008 Obama-B=
iden Inaugural Committee.

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est private gas producer announced on Tuesday that it added R. Hunter Biden=
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&quot;my assistance in consulting the Company on matters of transparency, c=
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com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/seven-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-separatist-amb=
ush-n104231">the deaths of dozens of soldiers and civilians</a>. Natural ga=
s has factored heavily in tensions between Russia and Ukraine, both of whic=
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or vice president for financial services giant MBNA=E2=80=94an arrangement =
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