Wnited States Senate ‘WASHINGTON, 0 20510 ‘Mareh 10, 2017 The Honorable Wilbur Ross Secretary fice of the Secretary US. Department of Commerce (01 Constitution Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Dear Secretary Ross: ‘We are writing to seek written answers to questions posed to you in letters dated February 16, 2017 and February 24, 2017, regarding your positon as Vice-Chairman ofthe Board of Directors of the Bank of Cyprus, as well a information you may be in a position to provide regarding ‘contacts between Russian inlerests and the Trump presidential eampaign and the Trump Organization ‘As previously undisclosed contacts between the Trump presidental campaign and Russian officials have been revealed, we believe itis important for the public to know the full extent of relationships that may exist between the Russian Federation and members of the President's Cabinet. The continued absence ofa writen response to our questions is alarming and raises new {questions about the links between the Russian government, the Bank of Cyprus, and the Trump business and potitical apparatus. (Our questions from the February 16 letter are rooted in an interest to better understand you or Your associates knowledge or awareness of contacts between the Bank of Cyprus and anyone aliiated with the Trump campaign or Trump Organization; loans made directly’ or indirectly by the Bank of Cyprus to the Trump Organization; and efforts by the Bank of Cyprus to directly or indirectly infuence the 2016 presidential election In addition, the questions from the February 24 letter seek to better understand you or your associates’ relationships with key shareholders inthe Bank of Cypeus, specifically Vladimir Stechalkovsky, Dmitry Rybolovley, and Viktor Vekselberg. We request this infounntion giver their ties to both President Putin and the Bank of Cyprus. We also seck clarity regarding your or your associates’ relationship with Josef Ackermann, a hanker with ties to both President Putin and criminal activity! whom you appointed tobe the Bank of Cyprus* Chairman of the Board? "hp /archive fortune com/magizinesferunetertune_archive/2008/01/26/58#23/index him * psu theguarian.com/bs news/2017eb27/eammerce nominee wiburrose-bank-ot cyprus putinIn addition to receiving answers to these questions, we seek written responses tothe following: 1. Did you meet with he Russian ambassador or any other Russian government or business representatives at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 20162 Its, please detail these meetings including the persons involved andthe topics discussed 2. Have you ever met with any Russian investors or business representatives at Mar-t- Lago? Ifo, was Donald Trump or any member ofthe Trump family, Tramp campaign, corte Trump Orgarization present? 3. Please describe the nature and curent status of your investment inthe Bank of Cypas, including the tems f the investmont, the amount of money involved and any other key deus 4. Please explain how you came to assume a leadership role a the Bank of Cyprus. Please ‘deny, by name, jb ttle, and afilaton, who approached you and whom you dealt with atthe bank, what understandings were reached, andthe date on which you fist tok the poston 5. Once you assumed «leadership role a the Bank of Cyprus, pleas identi, by name, jb tile, and afflition, the key persons ofthe Bank of Cypros™ Leadership team, including the Board of Directors and General Management team’, who assisted you in prferming your duties, including any lawyer, bank oficial or ‘employee, or company employee fom one of your own companies 6. Itis widely reported that a numberof major Russian financial services and enerey companies ave had nancial dealings with Cypriot banks within the pat decade. During your time atthe Bank of Cyprus, was the Bank involved with any individual o entities placed under US. financial sanctions? To your knowledge, ‘vas the Bank involved with any individual or entities implicated in Russia's annexation of Crimea or in the financial support of Rusian-backed separatists in Ukraine? 7. Your January 15,2017, agreement with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics stated your intent to resign fom the Bank of Cyprus upon confirmation, and to completely divest fiom any ownership intrest within 90 days of confirmation Have you formally resigned your Board positionat the Bank of Cyprus? Als, what steps have you taken so far in the ‘ivesting process? Do you anticipate meeting the 90 day deadline imposed by the Ofice ‘of Government Ethis for divestiture of all assets in the Bank of Cyprus? And will you commit to reeusing yourself from matter involving the Bank of Cyprus or its major stakeholders? ® hit: /bonkofeprus com/en-GEiwho we ar/ourleadersip/ tos://etanps2.oge gov/20/residen st /PAS vindex/ 40230826307 189859S80C8002C7872/SEILE oss 20 Wilbur%201%20finalamendedt A pd‘Asa Members ofthe U.S. Senate, we have a constitutional responsibility to exercise proper ‘oversight on issues regarditg the executive branch. We are disappointed with the lack of a ‘written response to the two previous letters requesting information necessary to perform our jobs and expect a written response to our questions by March 24, 2017, = Booker Tiward!. Markey Q ce oases biked hme h.URaL2. (meas adh United States Senator United States Senator