▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁diplom atic ▁incident ▁at ▁Sh annon ▁Airport . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁re e lection ▁campaign , ▁de vis ing ▁its ▁original ▁strategy , ▁but ▁the ▁strategy ▁was ▁ultimately ▁abandoned ▁and ▁S os kov ets ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁campaign ▁chairman . ▁ ▁S os kov ets ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁Y el ts in ' s ▁administration ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁X ero x ▁Aff air . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 - 1 9 7 3 ▁– ▁Rol ler ▁Rol ling ▁Sh op ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁Master , ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁rolling ▁of ▁sheet - rolling ▁shop ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁Deput y ▁Head , ▁Head ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Sh op ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁ 1 9 8 1 - 1 9 8 4 ▁– ▁Head ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Sh op ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 7 ▁– ▁Chief ▁engineer ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 8 ▁– ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Plant ▁ 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 1 ▁– ▁General ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 1 ▁– ▁People ' s ▁deput y ▁of ▁the