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Carter William Page (born June 3, 1971) is an American oil industry consultant. According to Donald Trump, Page was one of the individuals who advised him on foreign policy during the 2016 presidential campaign. Page is the founder and managing partner of Global Energy Capital, a New York investment fund and consulting firm specializing in the Russian and Central Asian oil and gas business.

Corey R. Lewandowski (; born September 18, 1973) is an American political operative and political commentator. He was a political commentator for One America News Network (OANN) and Fox News Channel (FNC) and a former political commentator for the Cable News Network (CNN), as well as a former campaign manager of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for President of the United States from January 2015 to June 2016. Prior to joining Trump's campaign, Lewandowski worked for several campaigns and was a lobbyist. He worked for Americans for Prosperity advocacy group in a variety of roles, and led its national voter registration effort for 11 months. Lewandowski himself has run unsuccessfully for office twice, once in Massachusetts and once in New Hampshire. On December 21, 2016, Lewandowski co-founded Avenue Strategies, a political consulting firm in an office overlooking the White House. Citgo Petroleum Corporation and Puerto Rico were among their first clients. In May 2017, Public Citizen called for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Lewandowski's alleged lobbying activities without having formally registered. By early May, Lewandowski exited the lobbying firm.

Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich (Russian: Аркадий Владимирович Дворкович; born 26 March 1972) Dvorkovich is a Russian public servant and economist, who was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet on 21 May 2012. He was previously an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation since 13 May 2008 til May 2012. His father, Vladimir Dvorkovich, was an international chess arbiter. Dvorkovich is an official of the Russian Chess Federation. Dvorkovich favors his opponent, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, as chairman of FIDE. Dvorkovich is considered to be a close confidant of Dmitry Medvedev and an important figure in Russian politics. He rose to prominence during Medvedev's presidency but has recently suffered from the resurgence of Igor Sechin. Since 2015 he also the Chairman of the Board of the Directors in Russian Railways company.