Retired US General Wesley Clark becomes an adviser to Romania's PM Victor Ponta
The general will be an unpaid honorary adviser and will not participate in the government meetings. “I think I can attract investments and the economy of Romania will grow. We know that there are hydrocarbon reserves; there are water resources that can produce energy. I believe that Romania can become a major energy exporter,” said General Clark.
Currently Clark is on the board of directors at BNK Petroleum, an oil company of which George Soros acquired a 20 percent stake through his investment fund Quantum Partners LP. While serving as a NATO commander during the conflict in Kosovo, Clark hit the headlines when the commander of the British forces disobeyed his order to open fire on Russian forces massed in front of Pristina. “I am not going to start World War III,” said the British commander. Wesley Clark was removed from the NATO command before the end of his mandate.
Ioana Toader, Ioana.toader@romania-insider.com