Former Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister Joins International Advisory Council

Washington, D.C. (January 7, 2009) – Andrés Rozental, former Mexican ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden, joins APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council (IAC), Margery Kraus, president and CEO announced today.

“Successfully navigating today’s global economy requires the diplomatic and business experience to operate skillfully at the senior levels where the goals of corporations and government leaders converge,” said Kraus. “Ambassador Rozental’s more than 35 years of diplomatic service and extensive knowledge of Latin America will serve as an unequaled resource to our clients.”

Rozental holds the lifetime rank of eminent ambassador of Mexico. Through his service as Mexican ambassador, he acted as the permanent representative of Mexico to the United Nations in Geneva.

After retiring from active government service, Rozental founded Rozental & Asociados, an international consulting firm specializing in providing political and economic advisory services to Mexican and foreign companies, with a focus on Latin America. As the founding president of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, he remains an active participant in discussions on Mexico’s role in the world and how it is influenced by globalization.

“I am very pleased to contribute my knowledge and experience to addressing the business challenges APCO’s clients face,” said Rozental. “I look forward to joining this dynamic group of strategic thinkers.”

Rozental joins other distinguished members of APCO’s IAC, including Devinda Subasinghe, former Sri Lankan ambassador to the United States and Mexico; Lalit Mansingh, former Indian ambassador to the United States and the United Arab Emirates and former Indian high commissioner to the UK and Nigeria; and Lars Göran Johansson, senior vice president of the Electrolux Group and and president of the referendum campaign in 1994 when Sweden joined the European Union.

Rozental is the chairman of ArcelorMittal Mexico and serves on the boards of ArcelorMittal Brazil, Dufry South America and the New India Investment Trust Company. He is also a member of the International Board of Governors of Canada’s Center for International Governance Innovation, a board member at the Migration Policy Institute, a member of the Inter-American Dialogue and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C.

About APCO Worldwide

Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication consultancy with offices in major cities throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO clients include corporations and governments; industry associations and nonprofit organizations; and seven of the top 10 companies on Fortune’s Global 500. APCO offers services related to business and finance; media, public opinion and society; and government and public policy. The firm is a majority women-owned business. For more information, please visit www.apcoworldwide.com.

About the International Advisory Council

APCO’s International Advisory Council is a dynamic group of former senior members of government, the media, the diplomatic corps, academia, the business community and nonprofit organizations who work hand-in-hand with APCO’s professionals to counsel clients on a broad range of issues.

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