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>anti-Trump member on the USUBC board named Tom Firestone. Two hits in the DoS FOIA reading room.
First one copy/pasta'd includes familiar names:
Bruce Ohr
Kathleen Kavelac
Serge Millan
Christopher Steele
From: Kavalec, Kathleen A
Sent: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:02:35 +0000
To: 'Ohr, Bruce (ODAG)'
Subject: RE: Thanks and some links
'''Just re-looking at my notes from my convo with Chris Steele, I see that Chris said Kukes has some
connection to Serge Millian, an émigré who is identified by FT as head of the Russian-American Chamber
of Commerce. According to what Chris said to me in early October, Millian has apparently
"disappeared,'''" i.e., left the U.S. and hasn't been seen recently. i don't know anything about Millian,
but he is referenced in the FT story: httbs://ig.ft.corn/sites/trurnbs-russian-connection5i
Official - SBU
UNCLASSIFIED
From: Ohr, Bruce (ODAG) [mailto:Bruce.G.Ohr©usdoj.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:35 PM
To: Kavalec, Kathleen A
Subject: RE: Thanks and some links
Kathy —
Thank you for taking the time to meet with us. I really hope we can get something going here.
'''This is very interesting —1 may have heard about him from Tom Firestone as well, but I can't recall for
certain'''. We will take another look at this.
Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting.
Bruce
From: Kavalec, Kathleen A r
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:17 PM
To: Ohr, Bruce (ODAG) <jrohrPimd.usdoi.gov>
Subject: Thanks and some links
Bruce,
Thanks so much for coming by. It was very helpful to hear about the work the OCDE TF is doing, and we
look forward to staying in touch.
'''Regarding the person I mentioned, Simon Kukes, below are a couple of links to the story I mentioned.
I met Simon Kukes around 2014. Tom Firestone brought him in. Kukes had left Russia because he said
he was concerned he might be investigated — as I recall he said had gotten a summons to a court on
some issue. Per Tom, Kukes was trying to decide whether to relocate to the U.S.; he was supposedly
worried about his safety'''. I think maybe he was also looking at Israel. Not sure where he ended up. On
this campaign donation story, I just wondered what, assuming this is true, the original source of the
funding might have been. Best, Kathy
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/09/malor-russian-oii-magnatelust-gave-donald-trumps-
campaign-major-cash
[OP Note there is another link to open secrets that won't copy]
Kathy Kavalec
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of European Affairs
Department of State, Room 6226
Washington, D.C.
202-647-5146
Second one is Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch writing to George Kent. (pic rel)
https://foia.state.gov/search/Results.aspx?searchText=%22Tom%20Firestone%22&beginDate=&endDate=&publishedBeginDate=&publishedEndDate=&caseNumber=