Mari Hayman, a 60 year-old artist from Swansea, has developed close friendships with her Kurdish guests.
Mr. Fayyad has been prime minister since 2007 and has developed close ties with Western leaders.
The extent to which Assange has developed close ties with Russia remains a matter of controversy, too.
Smart has developed close relationships with his players, many of whom he inherited from the previous coach, Anthony Grant.
Back at Malvern St James, they would agree: the school has developed close links with local industries.
Muslim (but secular) Turkey has developed close military ties with Israel since they signed a military accord in 1996, to the anger of most Arab countries and Iran.
It has also stirred deep unease in Ireland, which has developed close ties with Britain after years of mutual suspicion and is aghast at Mr. Cameron's policy toward Europe.
As Richards explains, the firm has been betting on companies in China (the firm backed Alibaba in 2002) long before many others were investing in the area, and has developed close relationships with companies like Tencent, Baidu and others.
Tillerson has spent more time with Putin than almost any other American, and he has developed close ties with the Russian president.
Scaramucci, a financier and savvy pundit who has developed close relationships over the years with journalists, has lately become one of President Donald Trump's best advocates on television, repeatedly dismissing the Russia scandal dogging his presidency as "nonsense".
