APCO International Advisory Council Convenes in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2006) – APCO Worldwide, a global public affairs and communication consultancy, today held the first semi-annual meeting of its International Advisory Council (IAC), Margery Kraus, president and chief executive officer, announced. IAC members, former senior members of government, parliament, academia, the business community and nonprofit organizations, work hand in hand with APCO staff to counsel clients on a broad range of issues.
The IAC is meeting in Washington to discuss the implications of major issues in today’s global marketplace and develop long-term strategies to provide counsel on these issues and others for our clients. Today’s meeting attendees include former French Trade Minister Christine Chauvet, former U.S. Sen. Don Riegle, former Nike chief communications officer Kirk Stewart and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Beth Jones.
“This group is a unique collection of individuals with distinct backgrounds who have either ‘sat in the seat’ of our clients or of the audiences they are trying to communicate with,” said Kraus. “The group is diverse and unified by an unparalleled degree of experience and committed to providing tremendous insight to APCO’s clients.”
Sergio Marchi, former Canadian cabinet minister and ambassador to the World Trade Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the United Nations agencies in Geneva, chairs the organization. “I am tremendously honored to be presiding over such a distinguished body of strategists and statesmen,” Marchi said. “The International Advisory Council’s roster truly reflects APCO’s standard of excellence.” Among others on the IAC are Stuart Eizenstat, former senior official in three cabinet agencies and former U.S. ambassador to the European Union; Pavel Telicka, former Czech Republic state secretary; and Jane Garvey, former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
About the International Advisory Council
Members of the IAC include: Richard Allen; Alan Batkin; Congressman Don Bonker; Barie Carmichael; Christine Chauvet; Pat Cox; Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat; Dudley Fishburn; Maurice Fraser; Jane Garvey; Ambassador Marc Ginsberg; Peter Goelz; Peter Hannaford; Ambassador Arthur Hartman; C.T. Hew; Ambassador Elizabeth Jones; Igor Kostikov; Sergio Marchi – IAC Chair; Sir. Simon Milton; Wayne L. Pines; Senator Donald Riegle, Jr.; Ambassador Stapleton Roy; Congressman Steve Solarz; Larry Snoddon; Kirk Stewart; Ambassador Richard Swett; Pavel Telicka; and Ludolf von Wartenberg.
About APCO Worldwide
Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an independently owned global communication consultancy with offices in major cities throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. APCO was named 2006 Agency of the Year by PR Week, 2005 European Consultancy of the Year by Public Affairs News and 2004 Public Affairs Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report. Clients include corporations, governments, industry associations and nonprofit organizations. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO includes among its clients seven of the top 10 companies on Fortune’s Global 500. Core services include corporate, investor and internal communication; crisis management; issue management; government relations; litigation communication; media relations; coalition building; opinion research; market entry; corporate responsibility and online communication. APCO is a majority women-owned business. For more information, please visit www.apcoworldwide.com.
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