Former White House Budget Office Press Secretary To Join APCO as Vice President
Washington, D.C. (November 14, 2006) – Scott Milburn, former White House Office of Management and Budget press secretary, will join APCO Worldwide (APCO) as vice president, Robert Schooling, Washington managing director, announced today.
“Scott brings to APCO expertise on a wide range of topics including financial communication, government relations, media relations, and business diplomacy,” said Schooling. “His experience in the White House and the world of politics gives him valuable insight that will help our clients with their communication needs through an understanding of the interplay among business, public policy and public opinion.”
As part of the White House communication team, Milburn served as the Bush administration’s spokesperson on budget issues and worked daily with international, national, regional and trade media to increase public and congressional support for the President’s fiscal policies. Milburn helped coordinate communication activities for the February 2006 release of the President Bush’s fiscal year 2007 budget, as well as the fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007 mid-year budget updates. He also worked with the White House press secretary and his staff to develop and implement communication strategies for major developing news including Hurricane Katrina, the War on Terrorism, legislative initiatives such as the Line Item Veto, and the congressional budget process.
“My work at the White House, in Congress, and at the state level provided a valuable education in how public policy, politics and the media intersect to shape public opinion, and I look forward to branching out into the private sector and applying that experience directly with APCO’s clients,” said Milburn. “APCO’s talent pool is deep and that was a big attraction for me. The firm’s communications and government relations experts hail from diverse backgrounds including the media, Congress, domestic and international government, and policy and regulatory offices. I look forward to working with so many top professionals and using my experience to further expand the firm’s global offering.”
Prior to his position at the White House, Milburn was communication director for U.S. Senator George Voinovich of Ohio, where he led a staff responsible for media relations, speechwriting, special events, message strategy and long-term communication planning. In this role, he advised the senator on the impact of policy decisions on public and media opinion with a focus on fiscal policy, international relations and government management. While in the Senate he was chosen to participate in the State Department’s Congress-Bundestag Staff Exchange.
Milburn’s career spans a number of high-level political posts including press secretary for Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, press secretary for U.S. Representative Dave Hobson of Ohio, and work in the Ohio General Assembly. He is a graduate of Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism.
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, 2006 and 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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