Who is Felix Starman from Shadow of the Giant and what is their importance?

Prime minister of Fortress Rwanda, Felix Starman grants Peter Wiggin entry for two Hegemony jet helicopters and soldiers and provides maps of his nation to aid in Peter's efforts to find Volescu, the man responsible for stealing Bean and Petra's babies. Without Starman's cooperation they would never have been able to enter the airspace of the heavily-protected area. The Rwandan police round up the remnants of Achilles' network still protecting Volescu.