The Carlyle Group --with George H. W. Bush as a senior advisor-- financed George W. Bush's stake in the Texas Rangers baseball franchise with Saudi (bin Laden family) money, after GWB's failed west Texas attempts in the oil business.
The Carlyle Group has had many notable political figures as employees and advisors:
James Baker III, former United States
Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, Staff member under Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Carlyle Senior Counselor, served in this capacity from 1993 to 2005.
George H. W. Bush, former
U.S. President, Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board from April 1998 to October 2003.
Frank C. Carlucci, former United States
Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989; Carlyle Chairman and Chairman Emeritus from 1989 to 2005.
Richard G. Darman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the
Bush Administration; Managing director from 1993, later Senior Advisor
William E. Kennard, chairman of the
Federal Communications Commission from 1997-2001 and United States Ambassador to the European Union; Carlyle managing director from 2001-2009
Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President
Bill Clinton, Carlyle Senior Advisor from 2001 to the present
Luis Téllez Kuenzler, Mexican economist, former Secretary of Communications and Transportation under the Felipe Calderón administration and former Secretary of Energy under the Zedillo administration.
Frank McKenna, former Premier of New Brunswick, Canadian Ambassador to the United States between 2005 and 2006 and current Deputy Chairman of Toronto-Dominion Bank; served on Carlyle's Canadian advisory board.
Mack McLarty, Carlyle Group Senior Advisor (from 2003),
White House Chief of Staff to President
Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994.
Randal K. Quarles, former
Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury under President
George W. Bush, now a Carlyle managing director
John Major, former
British Prime Minister, Chairman, Carlyle Europe from 2001–2004[69]
Anand Panyarachun, former
Prime Minister of Thailand (twice), former member of the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board until the board was disbanded in 2004
Fidel V. Ramos, former
president of the Philippines, Carlyle Asia Advisor Board Member until the board was disbanded in 2004
Peter Chung, former associate at Carlyle Group Korea, who resigned in 2001 after 2 weeks on the job after an inappropriate e-mail to friends was circulated around the world
Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand (twice), former member of the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board until 2001 when he resigned upon being elected Prime Minister.
Norman Pearlstine -
editor-in-chief of Time magazine from (1995–2005), senior advisor telecommunications and media group 2006-