Lobbyists

Bio, via Chemical Watch:

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Bio, via Department of Defense:

For the past seven years, Esper was a senior executive at the Raytheon Company as Vice President for Government Relations. From 2008-2010, Esper served concurrently as Executive Vice President for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center and as Vice President for Europe and Eurasian Affairs. From 2006-2007 he served as COO and Executive Vice President of Defense and International Affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association. Esper also has extensive experience working on Capitol Hill. He served as National Security Advisor for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist; Policy Director for the House Armed Services Committee; and as a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Foreign Relations and Government Affairs Committees where he was responsible for national security issues. Esper also served as the Legislative Director and Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Chuck Hagel. His Pentagon experience includes serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Negotiations Policy) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and earlier on the Army staff as a war planner. Esper was also a Chief of Staff of the Heritage Foundation, and taught at Missouri State University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies program in Fairfax, Virginia. Esper is a 1986 graduate of the United States Military Academy and received his commission in the Infantry. Upon completion of Ranger and Pathfinder training, he served on active duty for over a decade, including service in the 1990-1991 Gulf War with the 101st Airborne Division. He later commanded an airborne rifle company in Europe. Following active duty, he served in both the Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard, and Army Reserve before retiring in 2007. Esper holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from The George Washington University. He is a recipient of the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Among his military awards and decorations are the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal and Kuwait Liberation Medal – Saudi Arabia, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Esper and his wife Leah have been married for 28 years and have three adult children

Bio, via American Indian Tourism Conference:

Anthony Foti serves as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs within the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department Commerce. In that capacity, Anthony supports the Secretary of Commerce on legislative and intergovernmental affairs matters pertaining to the Department’s relationship with state, local, tribal and territorial governments and their governmental associations. Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Anthony served as Chief of Staff to United States Representative Dennis Ross of Florida for over seven years. Anthony previously served at the Director of External Affairs for the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota and was a lobbyist at the prestigious law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld for over a decade. He also served as District Director to United States Congressman Bill Paxon of New York. Anthony received his undergraduate degree from the University at Buffalo and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at the United States Naval War College. Anthony and his wife, Leslie, have two children and reside in Northern Virginia.

Bio, via Department of Defense:

Prior to his role in the Pentagon, Mr. Giambastiani served as Chief of Staff to Representative Tom Rooney (R-FL). Previously, he represented a diverse portfolio of clients as a principal at a leading federal government relations firm and worked as Deputy Chief of Staff to the former House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL). Mr. Giambastiani also served in the George W. Bush Administration as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (DUSN). He helped stand up the first DUSN office of the Bush Administration and was responsible for coordinating the Department of the Navy's foreign and intelligence policies. Mr. Giambastiani served in the U.S. Navy as a surface warfare and intelligence officer and completed his final active duty assignment as a liaison to the House of Representatives. The proud son and grandson of career military officers, Pete is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the George Mason University School of Business, Master of Business Administration program. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and a former member of the U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine editorial board.

Bio, via Federal Energy Regulatory Commission:

Commissioner Richard Glick was nominated to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by President Donald J. Trump in August 2017 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2017. Before joining the Commission, Commissioner Glick was general counsel for the Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, serving as a senior policy advisor on numerous issues including electricity and renewable energy. Prior to that, Commissioner Glick was vice president of government affairs for Iberdrola’s renewable energy, electric and gas utility, and natural gas storage businesses in the United States. He ran the company’s Washington, DC, office and was responsible for developing and implementing the U.S. businesses’ federal legislative and regulatory policy advocacy strategies. Commissioner Glick previously served as a director of government affairs for PPM Energy and before that was director of government affairs for PacifiCorp. He served as a senior policy advisor to U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, and before that was legislative director and chief counsel to U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers of Arkansas. From 1988-1992 Commissioner Glick was an associate with the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. Commissioner Glick is a graduate of George Washington University and Georgetown Law. He and his wife Erin have a son.