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Line 17: − + − A number of non-Ukrainian directors were appointed in 2014, including Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of the Republic of [[Poland]], appointed in January 2014.+ − On 18 April 2014, [[Hunter Biden]], the son of then-[[Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], who managed US-Ukraine relations for the [[Obama administration]], was appointed to the board of Burisma Holdings. In February 2016, Joseph Cofer Black, the Director of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center (CTC) (1999-2002) in the [[George W. Bush]] administration and Ambassador at Large for counter-terrorism (2002-2004) joined Burisma’s Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cia-director-joins-burisma-and-it-is-good-news_b_58adf600e4b01f4ab51c75a4|title=Former CIA Director Joins Burisma, and It Is Good News|last=Nwazor|first=Toby|last2=Coach|first2=ContributorSuccess|date=2017-02-22|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17|last3=Consultant|first3=Business Development|last4=Speaker|first4=Motivational|last5=Writer}}</ref>+
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'''Burisma Group''' is an energy exploration and production company operating in the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] oil and gas market since 2002. The head office is in Limassol, [[Cyprus]].
'''Burisma Group''' is an energy exploration and production company operating in the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] oil and gas market since 2002. The head office is in Limassol, [[Cyprus]].
==Board of directors==
A number of non-Ukrainian directors were appointed in 2014, including Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of the Republic of [[Poland]], appointed in January 2014.
On 18 April 2014, [[Hunter Biden]], the son of then-[[Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], who managed US-Ukraine relations for the [[Obama administration]], was appointed to the board of Burisma Holdings. In February 2016, Joseph Cofer Black, the Director of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center (CTC) (1999-2002) in the [[George W. Bush]] administration and Ambassador at Large for counter-terrorism (2002-2004) joined Burisma’s Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cia-director-joins-burisma-and-it-is-good-news_b_58adf600e4b01f4ab51c75a4|title=Former CIA Director Joins Burisma, and It Is Good News|last=Nwazor|first=Toby|last2=Coach|first2=ContributorSuccess|date=2017-02-22|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-04-17|last3=Consultant|first3=Business Development|last4=Speaker|first4=Motivational|last5=Writer}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
On Feb. 10, 2015, Vikto Shokin was appointed as the Prosecutor General of the Ukraine and he picked up the investigation into Burisma, which reportedly continued until his removal in February 2016. Shokin said his investigation into Burisma had included plans for “interrogations and other [[crime]]-investigation procedures into all members of the executive board, including Hunter Biden.”
On Feb. 10, 2015, Vikto Shokin was appointed as the Prosecutor General of the Ukraine and he picked up the investigation into Burisma, which reportedly continued until his removal in February 2016. Shokin said his investigation into Burisma had included plans for “interrogations and other [[crime]]-investigation procedures into all members of the executive board, including Hunter Biden.”
==Board of directors==
==Hunter Biden==
After Hunter Biden's appointment was announced, press articles raised concerns about Biden's potential conflicts with US government positions. [[CNN]] stated that "The [Biden] appointment caused a stir, given that it occurred around the same time that his father and the [[White House]] were engaged in diplomatic missions in the region to wean Ukraine off Russian energy sources. Critics argued that Hunter's work for a country promoting Ukrainian energy independence was a blatant [[conflict of interest]]."
Morgan Williams, director of the US-Ukraine Business Council, discerned a conflict, though he had seen no direct evidence of one. He argued it was a problem of appearance, as there was an "unspoken" American tradition that "frowns" on "close family members of government working for organizations with business links to active politics."
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