Washington, DC | London, England
Also known as: Michael_Hartt
I am a Director level international corporate and political communications consultant who develops and leads public relations and stakeholder engagement programs on behalf of foreign governments, large corporations, trade associations and non-profit organizations. I am passionate about leading teams, winning new business, and helping clients navigate challenging issues. I encourage and expect creativity and high quality work. Communications experience and campaigns include Corporate reputation building programmes Representation of heads of state, including a President and three Governors Diplomatic and political matters, such as supporting a country working toward EU accession and a country managing international legal and regulatory disputes Economic development and investment promotion Trade and tax matters, including a WTO dispute and free trade agreements Humanitarian issues (including the PR Week Public Affairs Campaign of the Year to free Silva Harotonian, an NGO worker imprisoned in Iran) Aviation, aerospace and defence Major announcements and events (including launch of the Commission Report and the Iraq Study Group report) Current and past include Government of Iceland European Centre for a Modern Ukraine Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) IMF Skolkovo Foundation (Russia) IREX Commonwealth of Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Turkey Switzerland the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MinBuZa) Boeing ITT Exelis (formerly ITT Defense) the British Council International Relief and Development. Top-tier media placements (news stories, op-eds and editorials) include The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Economist, Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg, Roll Call, The Hill and CongressDaily. Specialties Creative and strategic writing message development media relations integration of social media into campaigns events and third-party engagement.
