ANKARA TO CHANGE LOBBYISTS IN US
Today’s Zaman, Turkey
March 5 2007
The Turkish government has decided to work with a new lobbyist in the
United States to able to better fight the Armenian genocide resolution,
which was introduced in the US House of Representatives in January.
For the last seven years Turkey has been working with The Livingston
Group, a Washington, D.C., public relations and lobbying firm founded
in 1999 by former Republican congressman Robert Livingston.
Taking into consideration the fact that last November the Democrats
won a majority in Congress, Turkey decided to work with a lobbyist
known to be close to the Democrats, DLA Piper.
Turkey’s agreement with The Livingston Group expires as of March 1,
but it will continue working with the firm for another six months
in an attempt to avoid any problems during the changeover period,
Turkey’s Ambassador to the United States Nabi ªensoy told Cihan News
Agency (CHA).
Nevertheless, no deal has been signed yet with DLA Piper. After six
months, Turkey may decide to work only with DLA Piper or work with
both of them, ªensoy also said.
Dick Gephardt, who retired in January 2005 after serving Missouri’s
Third Congressional District for 28 years, is one of senior counsels
working at DLA Piper.
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