The Turkish embassy has hired a longtime aide to the late Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) as Ankara begins to rebuild its decimated lobbying operation. Patrick Garvey‘s new firm Garvey Strategies is expected to be involved in “lobbying, promotion, perception management, public relations, and preparation or dissemination[Read More…]
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