; Whereas Robert Hunter Biden’s whereabouts during large portions of this official visit are largely unknown but, by his admission, did include at least one meeting with a Chinese banker who was a partner in BHR Partners; Whereas press reports indicate that within 10 days of Robert Hunter Biden’s official trip to China, Rosemont Seneca Partners received necessary Chinese licenses and closed the deal creating BHR Partners; Whereas during the period in which Joseph R. Biden, Jr. served as Vice President, Ukraine was a significant concern of United States foreign policy, receiving substantial attention from the Obama Administration; Whereas, in 2014, the Obama Administration was actively engaged in the support of the Yatsenyuk government of Ukraine following the aftermath of the Ukrainian revolution and Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was described as at the forefront of those efforts; Whereas, in April of 2014, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. specifically traveled to Ukraine as an official envoy of the Obama Administration and urged the Ukraine government to reduce its dependence on Russia for supplies of natural gas and, according to press, reports offered United States help in providing expertise on expanding Ukraine’s domestic natural gas production; Whereas Burisma Holdings is the largest natural gas production company in Ukraine and was positioned to greatly benefit from United States policy pursued by Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Whereas Burisma Holdings and its owner, oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky, have long faced allegations of corruption and illegal activities; Whereas, in April of 2014, the same month that Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. traveled to Ukraine, Robert Hunter Biden, joined the board of Burisma Holdings