His name has also surfaced on lists of potential candidates for governor and president.
The name had surfaced in his mind as he was speaking.
What of the half-dozen other candidates whose names had surfaced since last summer?
When their names first surfaced, both men came forward and volunteered to meet with British investigators.
Maybe he was someone whose name has never surfaced before.
"I would say yes," he said when his name surfaced this summer.
The police were called late Sunday night about the body, and several days later the names of two suspects surfaced in the investigation.
Stock markets had closed by the time his name surfaced.
The final choice, however, may still be someone whose name has not yet surfaced.
His name had not surfaced in the espionage affair until now.