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Thanks. Otherwise, everything else is OK?

FYI, apparently the NYT has now reached out to FTI inquiring about Burisma
too. Ryan is going to get more information about the inquiry and we will
let you know more when we get it.

Eric D. Schwerin
eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com

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On Dec 4, 2015, at 5:56 AM, "hbiden@rosemontseneca.com" <
hbiden@rosemontseneca.com> wrote:

Add something like this:
"If we speak seriously about energy independence in Ukraine we must support
such independent companies as Burisma."
Or something like that per Pres. K.s request

RHB
202-333-1880

On Dec 4, 2015, at 12:10 AM, Eric Schwerin <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>
wrote:

As you all know, the WSJ has gotten back to us and plans to run their
article “in the coming days”. They’d like to get a response from Hunter
related to the potential conflict between his father’s anti-corruption
message and his role on the board.

The collective advice of Ryan Toohey, David Wade and Blue Star (Sally and
Karen) is that we not give them a quote from Hunter but instead give them a
statement from a “company representative”. The draft quote is below.


“Hunter Biden joined the Board to strengthen corporate governance and
transparency at a company working to advance energy security for Ukraine.
These are also goals of the United States. Far from being out of sync with
the policies of the United States, the Board is working to bring this
privately held energy company into the kind of future that is critical for
a free and strong Ukraine. These are goals that attracted not just Hunter
to the effort, but respected American and European political and business
leaders.”


In addition, the group’s advice is that the company prepare a statement
that can be posted on Burisma’s website and be used with other media
outlets if there are further inquiries. We think this statement should be
forward thinking and not directly responsive to any allegations that may be
made against MK. In that statement we’d like to include a quote from
President Kwasniewski. If you could discuss tomorrow and get the
President’s approval and/or edits for the below draft quote that would be
great. Ryan/Sally/Karen are drafting the positive part of the company
statement that will talk about good Burisma is doing and hopes to do going
forward. This quote below would NOT be given to the WSJ.

Here is a proposed statement for Kwaśniewski to be used reactively after
the story.


“I joined the board of Burisma to highlight that this is a new era in
Ukraine, where companies can be organized around sound business principles
and free of corruption. I support a democratic Ukraine, one that has a
functioning and independent energy sector with best practice corporate
governance. Burisma, its management and its Board are committed to these
same goal and I am proud of my role with the company.”


*Paul would like our responses by first thing tomorrow DC time.* If you
could approve or send edits to the two quotes so we have them when we wake
up tomorrow morning that would be great.

Thanks,

Eric


Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Advisors, LLC
1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Suite 705
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-1880
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