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Brian Bartlett, who served in George W. Bush’s White House and co-founded the Rational 360 shop, has joined Kekst CNC to open its Washington office and expand its PA offering.
New York Republican Congressman Tom Reed has stepped down from Congress and will join BCW’s Prime Policy Group government relations/public affairs shop next week as vice-chairman.
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BCW, H+K Strategies, VMLY&R, Group M and Kinetic are the WPP shops that donated creative content and advertising space for New York mayor Eric Adams' move to run digital billboards in Florida to denounce its “Don’t Say Gay” law and to welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community to the Big Apple.
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ExxonMobil has hired Matt Furman as VP-public and government affairs, effective April 1. He will replace Suzanne McCarron, who is retiring after a 24-year run.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reached a critical juncture as a desperate Vladimir Putin nears his breaking point as a country that he said didn't exist stymies his military adventure.
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There is a sense of terror in Moscow as Vladimir Putin has put an undeclared state of martial law into place in the aftermath of his invasion of Ukraine, according to Arkady Ostrovsky, Russian and Eastern European correspondent for The Economist.
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Former North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp has resigned as co-chair of Actum LLC, which was launched Jan. 27 by former executives of Mercury Public Affairs.
D’Seantè Parks, who has more than a decade of PA and advocacy experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, has joined SKDK in New York as senior VP.
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has named Jon Selib, who was senior VP of global policy & public affairs at Pfizer, managing director & global external affairs leader.
Gadi Dechter, who heads APCO Worldwide's PA unit, is heading to Princeton University, where he will take on the role of VP for communications and government affairs, effective Jan. 10.
Bill Behrens, who did an 11-year stint at General Electric, has joined Kraft Heinz as VP and global head of government affairs.
Liz Lopez has been named VP-public affairs at Constellation Brands, the $8.4B alcohol and cannabis company via its nearly 40 percent stake in Canada’s Canopy Growth.
General Motors has hired Omar Vargas, who was senior VP & chief government affairs officer at 3M Co, for the VP and head of global public policy spot, effective Aug. 1.
Five ways that organizations can maximize the effectiveness of the upcoming August congressional recess.
Journalists and communications pros believe our ongoing climate of political polarization will continue under the Biden Admin., but recognize it may also bring about a positive change regarding how their professions are perceived, according to USC Annenberg's latest Global Communications Report.
Luke Ball is exiting his position as communications director for Rep. Matt Gaetz as the Justice Department inquiry into Gaetz’s possible connections to sex trafficking continues.
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Miranda Barbot, press secretary at the New York City Dept. of Education, will join BerlinRosen March 22 as VP-strategic campaigns.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies hires Daniel Schwarz, a top aide to powerful Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler, who chairs the Judiciary Committee.
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