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Wondering how many Bush administration (Senate-confirmed) appointees owned stock in Enron? Or how much they owned? Or what business relationships they had with the company? Well, hey, you came to the right place!


Now it's important to keep in mind that most of these folks listed below just owned stock in the company, which probably only means they got suckered and cleaned out by the company brass like a lot of other people.


But then if some of them cashed in their stock a few months ago (which next year's disclosures will tell us) based on inside information ... well, that would be another matter entirely.

Appointee: Kathleen B. Cooper
Title: Undersec. for Economic Affairs
Department: Commerce
Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,001

Appointee: Thomas C. Dorr

Title: Under Sec. for Rural Development

Department: USDA

Relationship: (1) Enron stock $1,001-$15,001 (MG Dorr IFT), (2) Enron stock $1,001-$15,001 (Roth IRA)

Appointee: Emil H. Frankel

Title: Asst. Sec. for Transportation Policy

Department: Transportation

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Eugene Hickok Jr.

Title: Undersecretary

Department: Education

Relationship: (1) Spouse Katherine Hickok Rev. Trust: Enron stock $15,001-$50,000 value, $5,001-$15,000 dividends/capital gains; (2) Son Adam Eugene Hickok Trust: Enron stock $15,000-$50,000 value, $5,001-$15,000 dividends/capital gains; (3) Daughter Katherine C. Hickok Trust: Enron stock $15,001-$50,000 value, $5,001-$15,000 dividends/capital gains.


Appointee: Allen F. Johnson

Title: Chief Agriculture Negotiator

Department: US Trade Rep.

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: John H. Marburger

Title: Director

Department: Office of Science and Technology

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000 value, $201-$1,000 dividends


Appointee: Alice H. Martin

Title: US Attorney, Northern District of Alabama

Department: Justice

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Sandra L. Pack

Title: Asst. Secretary

Department: Army

Relationship: Enron stock less than $1,001 value, $5,001-$15,000 capital gains.


Appointee: Robert Zoellick

Title: US Trade Rep.

Department: USTR

Relationship: Enron stock $15,001-$50,000, Enron advisory fees $50,000


Appointee: Hansford T. Johnson

Title: Asst. Sec.

Department: Navy

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Donald H. Rumsfeld

Title: Secretary

Department: Defense

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: John E. Robson

Title: Chairman/President

Department: Export Import Bank

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Thomas Scully

Title: Administrator

Department: HCFA

Relationship: Enron stock $15,001-$50,000


Appointee: Martin J. Silverstein

Title: Ambassador to Uruguay

Department: State

Relationship: Enron stock $15,001-$50,000


Appointee: William Winkenwerder

Title: Asst. Sec.

Department: Defense

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Thomas E. White

Title: Secretary of the Army

Department: Defense

Relationship: Former Vice-Chairman of Enron Energy Service; Enron Corp-common stock worth $25,000,001-50,000,000 that paid over $5,000,000 in dividends and capital gains; Enron Corp-stock options worth $25,000,001-50,000,000 that paid $100,001-1,000,000 in capital gains; Enron Corp Cash Balance Retirement Acct (Enron Stock will rollover into permissible property) worth $100,001-250,000 that paid less than $201 in dividends; Enron Corp-DLJ Private Equity Partners Fund II that paid $5,516,131.08 in salary; Enron Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Defined Contribution Plan Managed by Enron worth $1,000,001-5,000,000 that paid less than $201 dividends; Enron Phantom Stock Award worth $5,000,000-25,000,000 that paid less than $201 dividends; Enron Retirement Account (Enron Stock) worth less than $1,001 that paid less than $201 dividends; Agreements: Pursuant to provisions of employment agreement and routine practice of Enron Corp, given $1,000,000 in severance pay; The Phantom Stock Award in Enron (approximately 240,000 shares) were accelerated and paid out when he left Enron


Appointee: Mark Weinberger

Title: Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy)

Department: Treasury

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000 value, $201-1,000 dividends


Appointee: Vicky A. Bailey

Title: Assistant Secretary, International Affairs & Domestic Policy

Department: State

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Alexander Vershbow

Title: Ambassador to Russia

Department: State

Relationship: Enron stock $50,001-$100,000 value, $201-1,000 dividends


Appointee: Marcelle M. Wahba

Title: Ambassador to the UAE

Department: State

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Steven M. Colloton

Title: US Attorney (S.D. Iowa)

Department: Justice

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: Richard J. Egan

Title: Ambassador to Ireland

Department: State

Relationship: Enron Partial Sale

Value: $250,000-500,000

Dividends: $5,001-15,000

Capital Gains: $100,001-1,000,000


Enron Corporation (SOLD)

Value: Less than $1,001

Dividends: $201-1,000


Egan's spouse: The following is owned through his wife's Lawhill Capital fund for the year 2000:


Enron Gas & Oil

15,679 US G/L


Enron Corp.

Lost 12,429 US G/L


Appointee: Donald W. Washington

Title: US Attorney (W.D. Louisiana)

Department: Justice

Relationship: Enron stock $1,001-$15,000


Appointee: John Prince

Title: Ambassador to Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles

Department: State

Relationship: Enron stock through four direct/indirect sources: (1) less than $1,000; (2) $15,001-$50,000; (3) $1,001-$15,000; (4) $15,001-$50,000.


Appointee: William Schubert

Title: Administrator, Maritime Administration

Department: Transportation

Relationship: Project Consulting Services for Enron, paid over $5,000


Appointee: Bruce Carnes

Title: CFO

Department: US Dept of Energy

Relationship: Enron Stock $1,000 - $15,000


Appointee: John S. Wolf

Title: Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation

Department: Dept of State

Relationship: Enron Stock $50,000 - $100,000


Appointee: Linnet Deily

Title: Deputy

Department: Office of the Trade Representative

Relationship: Enron Stock $15,000 - $50,000


Appointee: Nils J. Diaz

Title: Commissioner

Department: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Relationship: Enron Stock $1,000 - $15,000


Appointee: George L. Argyros

Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Spain and Andorra

Department: State

Relationship: Enron Stock $100,000 - $250,000; $1,000 - $15,000


Appointee: Charlotte L. Beers (Beadleston - married name)

Title: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy

Department: State

Relationship: Enron Stock $100,000 - $250,000


Appointee: Stephen F. Brauer

Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belgium

Department: State

Relationship: Enron Common Stock $50,000 - $100,000

Maybe reporters covering the relevant departments should ask some questions.

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