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*Ken Silverstein, "[http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1998/04/silverstein4.htmlAnne Wexler, Burger Queen]', ''Mother Jones'', April 28, 1998. | *Ken Silverstein, "[http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1998/04/silverstein4.htmlAnne Wexler, Burger Queen]', ''Mother Jones'', April 28, 1998. | ||
*"Ken Silverstein, "[http://multinationalmonitor.org/mm1998/98may/master.html The Small World of Lobbyist Ann Wexler]", ''Multinational Monitor'', May 1998, Volume 19, Number 3. | *"Ken Silverstein, "[http://multinationalmonitor.org/mm1998/98may/master.html The Small World of Lobbyist Ann Wexler]", ''Multinational Monitor'', May 1998, Volume 19, Number 3. | ||
| − | *"[http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m4PRN/2001_Dec_10/80690966/p1/article.jhtml Patrick Butler, Michael Regan, and Anne Wexler Elected to Media Institute Board of Trustees], ''PR Newswire'', Dec 10, 2001 | + | *"[http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m4PRN/2001_Dec_10/80690966/p1/article.jhtml Patrick Butler, Michael Regan, and Anne Wexler Elected to Media Institute Board of Trustees], ''PR Newswire'', Dec 10, 2001. |
| + | *Public Citizen, "[www.citizen.org/documents/finalreport.PDF Delay, Dilute and Discard: How the Airline Industry and the FAA Have Stymied Aviation Security Recommendations]", October 2001. (There is a passing mention of Ann Wexler as lobbyist for American Airlines). | ||
* Steve Letts, "[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/s354042.htm Govt pushes for trade agreement with US]", ''Lateline'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2001. | * Steve Letts, "[http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/s354042.htm Govt pushes for trade agreement with US]", ''Lateline'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2001. | ||
*Rodney Dalton, "[http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8645922%255E28737,00.html A friend in high places]", ''The Australian'', February 11, 2004. | *Rodney Dalton, "[http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8645922%255E28737,00.html A friend in high places]", ''The Australian'', February 11, 2004. | ||
Revision as of 03:46, 15 February 2004
Anne Wexler is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates, a subsidiary of Hill & Knowlton.
According to her biographical note, Wexler was Assistant to President Jimmy Carter for Public Liaison. After Carter lost office in 1981, Wexler founded Wexler, Reynolds, Fuller, Harrison, and Schule, the forerunner to Wexler and Walker.
"She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Boards of the Washington Economic Club and WETA. In 1989, Ms. Wexler received the Bryce Harlow Award, presented annually to the government relations professional who represents the highest standards of integrity and excellence embodied by Bryce Harlow, a respected Washington government relations representative," her biographical note states. [1]
"In 2002, Ms. Wexler was made an honorary member of the Order of Australia. Ms. Wexler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Skidmore College. Skidmore also awarded her both the Outstanding Alumni Award in 1972 and the Most Distinguished Alumni Award in 1984. She holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Skidmore College and an Honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant College," her bio note states.
Wexler - who is close to the Democratic Party - "served as a senior advisor to the Clinton/Gore Transition Team."
In December, 2001 Wexler was appointed to the Borad of Directors of The Media Insitute.[2]
In January 2001, she was appointed a Director of the Methanex Corporation, a major chemical company that manufactures methanol. [3]
In 1997, the National Foreign Trade Council hired Wexler to help in a campaign to persuade the Clinton administration to refrain from increased reliance on sanctions against odious regimes, such as Burma. [4]
External links
- "Biographies", accessed February 15, 2004,
- Methanex Corporation, "Methanex Appoints New Board Member", Media Release, January 17, 2001.
- Paul Blustein , "Burma Campaign Has Business Fighting Trend Toward Sanctions", The Washington Post, March 4, 1997.
- Ken Silverstein, "Doing Business with Despots: Who are you going to call? The Wexler Group", Mother Jones, April 28, 1998.
- Ken Silverstein, "Wexler, Burger Queen', Mother Jones, April 28, 1998.
- "Ken Silverstein, "The Small World of Lobbyist Ann Wexler", Multinational Monitor, May 1998, Volume 19, Number 3.
- "Patrick Butler, Michael Regan, and Anne Wexler Elected to Media Institute Board of Trustees, PR Newswire, Dec 10, 2001.
- Public Citizen, "[www.citizen.org/documents/finalreport.PDF Delay, Dilute and Discard: How the Airline Industry and the FAA Have Stymied Aviation Security Recommendations]", October 2001. (There is a passing mention of Ann Wexler as lobbyist for American Airlines).
- Steve Letts, "Govt pushes for trade agreement with US", Lateline, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, August 28, 2001.
- Rodney Dalton, "A friend in high places", The Australian, February 11, 2004.
