Monthly Archives: August 2009

Tribute to Senator Kennedy

One of our International Advisory Council members, Eugene Lawson, wrote the tribute below to the late Senator Kennedy, to add to the others we have posted in the last several days.  Mr. Lawson is one of APCO's experts on Eurasia, with a distinguished career of public service which included heading the U.S.-Russia Business Council for [...]
Posted on August 31, 2009 By Evan Kraus
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The Boston “Ted” Sox

Posted by David WescottOur friend and colleague Ambassador Marc Ginsberg shared some important insights and fond memories of Senator Kennedy on The Huffington Post today.  Marc began his impressive career interning in the Senator’s office in 1969, and served as a foreign policy and national security aide to the Senator. He went on to be the [...]
Posted on August 26, 2009 By David Wescott
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The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act

Posted by Tara GrecoThere is much legislation from the last 40+ years that bears the mark of Sen. Kennedy, but only one piece of legislation that carries his name: The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an historic bi-partisan law that honors, encourages and supports community and public service.For a man whose life was dedicated [...]
Posted on August 26, 2009 By Tara Greco
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Remembering Senator Kennedy

Posted by David WescottThose of us who worked for Senator Kennedy are reaching out to current and former colleagues, thinking of our proudest or funniest moments with him. We were privileged to see how hard Senator Kennedy worked, how much he truly cared about important issues, and how he could be larger than life and profoundly [...]
Posted on August 26, 2009 By David Wescott
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Senator Ted Kennedy

A Statement by Senator Don RiegleWe have lost a great national leader with the death of Ted Kennedy.Serving with him in the Senate for 18 years as his colleague and friend - I saw his vision - his passion - his great energy - and his relentless fight for economic and social justice.He was a [...]
Posted on August 26, 2009 By Don Riegle
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2009 Non-Profit Times Power & Influence Top 50

Posted by Tara GrecoThe 2009 Non-Profit Times Power & Influence Top 50 list just came out. Have you seen it?Lots of the usual players, as to be expected. And, no surprise, “service” dominates the list this year.A couple other interesting items to note: Several leaders were applauded for effective use of social media (Jean Case, [...]
Posted on August 10, 2009 By Tara Greco
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