In 2006, Davis helped set up the encounter between McCain and Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska in Switzerland during an international economic conference. At the time, Davis was working for a lobbying firm and seeking to do business with the billionaire. Later that month, Deripaska wrote to Davis and his partner, political consultant Paul J. Manafort, to thank them for arranging the meeting. "Thank you so much for setting up everything in Klosters so spectacularly," he wrote. "It was very interesting to meet Senators Chambliss, Sununu, and McCain." [5]
[edit] John McCain election campaigns
DHL
In 2003, Davis and his lobbying firm were hired by German logistic company DHL and Airborne Express, to lobby congress to approve of a merger between the two firms. DHL Holdings was eventually successful in acquiring Airborne Express. [1][3]
McCain and Davis have now come under severe criticisms for facilitating the deal, as DHL is planning to quit using the Wilmington, Ohio freight airport as a hub. The airport and package-sorting facility in Wilmington was previously owned by Airborne Express. The move by DHL is expected to cost the region as much as 1,000 jobs.[4]
[edit] Involvement with Oleg Deripaska
In 2006, Davis helped set up the encounter between
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