June 2007 Monthly Meeting
Where
Fairview Park Marriott Hotel
3111 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
703-849-9400
When
Jun 1, 2007
7:30 am - 9:00 am
NVDBC is proud to welcome Mack McLarty,
former White House Chief of Staff under
President Clinton, to discuss his experience
building a strong state party, why it's
important for Virginia Democrats to engage with
the business community in its efforts to take
back the legislature, leadership lessons from
working in an historic presidency. He
will also touch on the current state of world
affairs and Presidential race.
Mack McLarty is President of Kissinger McLarty Associates, a partnership with Dr. Henry Kissinger that provides strategic advisory and advocacy services to U.S. and multinational businesses involved internationally. Mr. McLarty is also Chairman of McLarty Companies, a third-generation family transportation business based in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also senior advisor to The Carlyle Group private equity firm and senior advisor to the firm of Covington & Burling.
From 1993 to 1997, Mr. McLarty served in several senior positions in the Clinton White House, including Chief of Staff to the President, Counselor to the President, and Special Envoy for the Americas. As Special Envoy for the Americas, he served as President Clinton's personal representative to the western hemisphere and coordinated U.S. policy in the region, including U.S. participation in the 1998 Summit of the Americas in Chile.
Prior to that, Mr. McLarty served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arkla, Inc., a Fortune 500 natural gas company with more than two million customers in 11 states and significant exploration and pipeline activities. Mr. McLarty was awarded the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Medal, presented by Madeleine Albright, and the highest civilian honors of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela; as well as the Center for the Study of the Presidency Distinguished Service Award. He also serves as a Senior Adviser to the US Chamber of Commerce and on several corporate and non-profit boards, including Union Pacific Railroad and the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund.
Mack McLarty is President of Kissinger McLarty Associates, a partnership with Dr. Henry Kissinger that provides strategic advisory and advocacy services to U.S. and multinational businesses involved internationally. Mr. McLarty is also Chairman of McLarty Companies, a third-generation family transportation business based in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is also senior advisor to The Carlyle Group private equity firm and senior advisor to the firm of Covington & Burling.
From 1993 to 1997, Mr. McLarty served in several senior positions in the Clinton White House, including Chief of Staff to the President, Counselor to the President, and Special Envoy for the Americas. As Special Envoy for the Americas, he served as President Clinton's personal representative to the western hemisphere and coordinated U.S. policy in the region, including U.S. participation in the 1998 Summit of the Americas in Chile.
Prior to that, Mr. McLarty served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arkla, Inc., a Fortune 500 natural gas company with more than two million customers in 11 states and significant exploration and pipeline activities. Mr. McLarty was awarded the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Medal, presented by Madeleine Albright, and the highest civilian honors of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela; as well as the Center for the Study of the Presidency Distinguished Service Award. He also serves as a Senior Adviser to the US Chamber of Commerce and on several corporate and non-profit boards, including Union Pacific Railroad and the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund.
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