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| James Glassman |
James Glassman, writer/consultant who served as US propaganda chief during George W. Bush's administration, is providing "perception management" advice to Mexico on improving its ties with the US.
He's also counseling Mexico's ambassador Esteban Moctezuma Barragan on matters concerning the implementation of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
Glassman, who does not have a formal contract with Mexico, met with Moctezuma twice in December to discuss trade issues and drafted a document.
The ambassador, who took office in March 2021, decided not to use the document.
Glassman is a longtime fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and financial columnist at Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.
He became founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute in 2009 after serving as the State Dept. 's undersecretary for public diplomacy and chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, overseer of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other outlets.
Earlier, he was editor-in-chief of Roll Call, president of The Atlantic, executive VP-US News & World Report and publisher of the New Republic.
Glassman co-wrote "Dow 36,000" in 1999, a book that predicted the Dow Jones Industrial Average would triple by 2005.
The Dow hit the 36,000 mark on Nov. 1, 2021.
Washington & Madison is designing and coordinating a legislative training and exchange program in the US for members of Liberia’s legislature.
Canada's DC embassy has hired Cogent Strategies to assess the US social media landscape and provide data-driven and actionable recommendations about the best ways to reach targeted audiences to advance its advocacy objectives.
The Williams Group is providing strategic counsel, tactical planning and government relations work for war-torn Sudan.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer is helping the Embassy of Uzbekistan's efforts to attract increased trade and investment in Central Asia’s most populous country.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has signed a six-month agreement to represent Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US.
