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Seth Cropsey, a deputy undersecretary of the navy during the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations and current head of the International Broadcasting Bureau, has worked for a bevy of rightwing outfits, including the Hudson Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Heritage Foundation. Other past government posts include principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict (1991) and assistant to then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger (1981).
Before being tapped by the Bush administration to direct the International Broadcasting Bureau, Cropsey was the director of governmental affairs at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, one of the country’s top lobbying outfits. According to New York Lawyer, “Greenberg Traurig, which received only $1.7 million in lobbying fees during the first half of 2000, had $8.7 million in the first half of 2001 -- fifth most of any firm in Washington, according to rankings by National Journal.” (7) Since Cropsey joined the administration, the law firm’s government relations activities have skyrocketed. According to a Sept. 23, 2003 Greenberg Taurig press release, “In the recent semi-annual Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filing, Greenberg Traurig reported nearly $13.5 million in income for their government relations work from January 1 to June 30, 2003, representing a 66 percent increase in revenue compared to last year's $8.14 million. Over the past year, Greenberg represented 108 clients, including city governments, multi-national businesses, non-profit organizations and Native American nations.” (8)
Cropsey
has written for Commentary, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest,
The Wall Street Journal, the National Review, and the Heritage Foundation’s
Policy Review. (2), (6). He also worked as a reporter for Fortune
magazine from 1977 to 1980, and was the assistant editor of the
Public Interest from 1976 to 1977. (4)
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Institutional
Affiliations
Project
for the New American Century: Signed two letters to the
president, including one on the war on terrorism (5)
American
Enterprise Institute: Visiting Fellow, 1998-2001 (1)
George
C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Germany): First Departmental Chairman and Professor, 1994-1998
(1), (2)
Heritage
Foundation: Director, Asia Studies Center, 1994-1998 (1)
Fortune:
Reported on U.S. private enterprise and public policy, 1977-1980
(2), (4)
The
Public Interest:
Assistant Editor, 1976-1977 (2), (4)
Romanian
Foreign Affairs Review:
Board of Directors (1)
Hudson Institute: Researcher (6)
Government
Service
U.S. International
Broadcasting Bureau: Director (1)
Department
of the Navy: Deputy Undersecretary, 1984-1990 (2)
Department
of Defense: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, 1989-1991 (1)
Voice
of America, U.S. Information Agency: Director of Policy,
1982-1984 (1), (2)
Department
of Defense: Assistant to the Secretary, 1981 (2)
White
House Fellows Regional Selection Panel: Member (1)
Corporate
Connections/Business Interests
Greenberg
Traurig (Washington, D.C.): Director of Governmental Affairs
(1)
Education
Boston
College: M.A. in Political Science (2)
St. John’s College (Santa Fe, N.M.): B.A. (2)
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