With the help of Ron Brown and Energy Secretary Hazel OLeary, Arco was also, at the start of the Clinton era, in the process of building refineries in China. Hence, Clintons overturn of the export ban was an immense boon to the company, whose chief executive, Lodwrick Cook, was given a White House birthday party in June of 1994. The birthday presents have continued ever since to the favorite oil company of the Clinton-Gore era.
Hmmm...interesting....this Lodwrick Cook?
Yup...none other than the current Co-Chairman of Global Crossing Ltd!
No Arkansas ties there...no sirrreeee...</ sarcasm>