Like some other initial board members, Bush is no longer involved,
Vachicouras said.
Ratzinger also left a few years ago and was replaced by Archbishop
Michael Fitzgerald, who is responsible for ecumenical relations for
the Vatican, said Vachicouras.
Still active is Daniel, a Syrian American who has family active in the
Orthodox Church in Geneva, said Vachicouras.
"This is an Orthodox lay person," he said.
Neither Bush, now president of the educational software company
Ignite! Learning, based in Austin, Texas, nor Daniel returned calls
for comment.
In his highly publicized divorce last year, Bush revealed he and
Daniel are co-chairs of Texas-based Crest Investment Co., which pays
him $60,000 a year for consulting.
Recently, Crest Investment officials used Bush's name as a reference
in cutting an exclusive deal with Texas officials on construction of a
liquid natural gas storage facility that will guarantee Crest payments
of at least $2 million a year, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In the divorce proceedings, Bush also revealed that while he was in a
hotel in Asia, women on at least three occasions came into his room
and had sex with him.
Daniel hosted Bush's second wedding at his home.
Daniel reportedly became acquainted with Bush in 1991, the year the
federal Office of Thrift Supervision sanctioned Bush for having
"multiple conflicts of interest" in his role as a director of
Silverado Savings and Loan, a Colorado thrift whose failure cost
taxpayers $1.3 billion.
Bush paid $50,000 in a settlement.
From New York Newsday, 4/21/05:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wochar214226829apr21,0,6705480.story?coll=ny-worldnews-headlines
Neil Bush, Ratzinger co-founders
President's younger brother served with then-cardinal on board of
relatively unknown ecumenical foundation
BY KNUT ROYCE AND TOM BRUNE
WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON --
Neil Bush, the president's controversial younger brother, six years
ago joined the cardinal who this week became Pope Benedict XVI as a
founding board member of a little known Swiss ecumenical foundation.
The charter members of the board were all well-known international
religious figures, except for Bush and his close friend and business
partner, Jamal Daniel, whose family has extensive holdings in the
United States and Switzerland, public records show.
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Neil shows up everywhere, doesn't he.
Harry
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