Glover Park Group has hired Tod Preston for a senior VP post to handle national security, foreign policy and international development matters.

Most recently, he was government relations director at the US Global Leadership Coalition, group of more than 400 NGOs, community leaders and companies pushing for support of American diplomatic and foreign development involvement.

Earlier, Preston was VP/government relatons at Population Action International, Congressional liaison at the US Patent and Trademark Office and legislative director for New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey.

WPP owns Glover Park Group.