1. References

Ross J. Connelly (born April 25, 1952) is the former Executive Vice President and COO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.^[1] Prior to OPIC, Connelly worked for Bechtel Corporation; he was an executive (1977) and later a senior principal with Bechtel Investments (1982 - 1991) (which later became the Fremont Group) and the President of Bechtel Energy Resources, Inc. (1991 - 1993). In 1993, Connelly was elected President of Northgas, a Bechtel joint-venture dedicated to developing natural gas resources in northern Russia. He held this position until he left Bechtel in 1995.

In 1998, Connelly ran for Maine's first district House of Representatives seat on the Republican ticket and lost to fellow Republican James Longley. In 2000, Connelly directed the Maine branch of George W. Bush's presidential campaign. In October 2001, Bush rewarded Connelly by appointing him to serve on the board of OPIC, the government office that provides political insurance to U.S. companies who want to invest in unstable parts of the world.

Since his appointment to the OPIC board, Connelly has traveled to Afghanistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Peru, and the Middle East to promote U.S. overseas investments, in particular the investments of U.S. companies (including Bechtel) in the privatization of foreign oil, power, water, and transportation infrastructures.

Connelly has attracted criticism{{who|date=January 2011}} for his role in OPIC projects and investments which critics say will directly benefit his former employers. In his tenure at OPIC, Connelly finalized OPIC's $130 million loan to Lima Airport Partners, a joint venture between Bechtel to privatize Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. He has also been involved in OPIC's investments in Serbia, a country where Bechtel has been awarded large highway building contracts.

Connelly earned his Bachelor's degree in 1974 from Duke University and his Master's degree from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1977. He and his family have lived near Biddeford, Maine for over 30 years.

References

• The Seam
• The Seamstress (composition)
• The Seamstress of Lunéville
• The Sea (MØ song)
• The Sean Salisbury Show
• The Sea of Azov
• The Sea of Galilee
• The Sea of Hands
• The Sea of Ice (play)
• The Sea of Monsters (disambiguation)
• The Sea of Okhotsk
• The Sea of Regret
• The Search (2009 film)
• The Search (Dynasty)
• The Searchers (album)
• The Searchers (film)
• The Searchers (play)
• The Searchers (Sophocles)
• The Search for Ancient China
• The Search for Ancient Egypt
• The Search for Ancient Rome
• The Search for Everything
• The Search for Everything (album)
• The Search for Everything Tour
• The Search for Everything: Wave One