Another interesting connection:

Remember this article? (Unconventional Gas Extraction in Hungary)

http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_...

The author was Vladimir Socor. Check out where he was in October, and who he was with.

New Allies and the New U.S. Administration:
Priorities for CEE–U.S. Relations
Washington, D.C.
CSIS B1 Conference Level
October 2, 2008
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Opening Remarks: U.S.-CEE Relations
Janusz Bugajski, Director, New European Democracies Project, CSIS
Dragos Seuleanu, Foundation for Democracy, Liberty, and Culture, Romania
9:30 am–10:15 am: KEYNOTE ONE
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Senator John McCain
10:15 am–12:00 noon: PANEL ONE: Security Priorities
Speakers:
U.S.-CEE Defense/Security Cooperation – Jeffrey Simon, National Defense University
European Neighborhood – Stephen Blank, U.S. Army War College
Energy Security – Vladimir Socor, Jamestown Foundation
Energy Security – Anita Orban, Constellation Energy Institute
Discussants:
Maximilian Teleki, Hungarian American Coalition*
Metodija A. Koloski, United Macedonia Diaspora*
12:00-12:30 pm: LUNCH
12:30 pm-1:15 pm: KEYNOTE TWO
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Senator Barack Obama
1:15 pm-3:00 pm: PANEL 2: Economic and Public Diplomacy Priorities
Speakers:
Business Investment – E. Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer
Educational Exchanges - Mary Kirk, Institute of International Education
Educational Exchanges – Christopher Medalis, Institute of International Education
Discussants:
Artur Okisz, American Polish Forum*
Metodija A. Koloski, United Macedonia Diaspora*
Maximilian Teleki, Hungarian American Coalition*
3:00 pm-3:30 pm: Conclusions and Recommendations
Janusz Bugajski, CSIS
Dragos Seuleanu, Foundation for Democracy, Liberty, and Culture
*Denotes