By Alex Bedwell March 24, 2023 The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing focused on TikTok this week. The company’s CEO Shuo Chew testified and received difficult questions from members on both sides of the aisle. Here are some key takeaways from the hearing. Will TikTok Be Banned? During the hearing on Thursday, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 6, 2023) – BGR Group, Washington, D.C.’s premier bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, today announced that Lester Munson has been named Co-Head of the firm’s International and Trade Practice and Chelsea Mincheff has been promoted to General Counsel. “Les and Chelsea have been outstanding colleagues and contributors to BGR’s success,” BGR […]
With the Georgia Senate runoff results in, BGR Senior Vice President Fred Turner explores what the Democrats’ 51-49 seat Senate majority will mean in the 118th Congress. READ: https://bgrdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Democratic-Majority-51-49-What-Does-It-Mean.pdf
PBS Newshour There have been growing calls in recent days for the United States and NATO to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky reiterated the plea on Monday, but what is a no-fly zone and how would it work? For that we turn to two former U.S. ambassadors to NATO. Retired Army […]
Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2021) – BGR Group, Washington, D.C.’s premier bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, has named Principal Maya Seiden Co-Chair of the firm’s International and Trade Practice. In her role, she advocates in the U.S. on behalf of foreign countries and individuals and advises companies on navigating challenges in the U.S. and overseas. “Since […]
By Ambassador Kurt Volker May 5, 2021 The U.S. and Ukraine, and the West more broadly, need to get serious about putting the cards on the table that would deter Putin from any further military action. Coming on the heels of Russia’s massive military build-up in and around Ukraine in April 2021, U.S. Secretary of […]
In the latest BGR Views, BGR PR Principal Jo Maney introduces BGR’s latest hire, Fred Turner, chief of staff to Sen. Bob Menendez, who will be joining BGR’s International Practice as a Senior Vice President. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE BGR Views: Meet Fred Turner from BGR Group on Vimeo.
In the latest BGR Views, BGR PR Vice President Jo Maney asks Douglas Lute, Chair of BGR Group’s International and Defense Practices, what he will bring to BGR clients.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW In 2020, Putin Raised the Stakes at Home and Abroad Russia started the year with political uncertainty, then cemented Putin’s future, and ended the year by poisoning the main opposition figure—and future relations with the Biden administration. BY AMY MACKINNON Russia began 2020 in a haze of uncertainty, as President Vladimir […]