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| − | '''Washington World Group''' (previously "Van Kloberg & Associates") was a Washington, DC, [[public relations]] firm headed by [[Edward J. | + | '''Washington World Group''' (previously "Van Kloberg & Associates") was a Washington, DC, [[public relations]] firm headed by [[Edward J. von Kloberg III]]. Many of the firm's clients were notorious tyrants who eventually met with violent death at the hands of their countrymen. |
==Some clients== | ==Some clients== | ||
| − | *[[Idi Amin]], Uganda, died in exile | + | *[[Idi Amin]], [[Uganda]], died in exile |
| − | *[[Desi Bouterse]], Suriname | + | *[[Desi Bouterse]], [[Suriname]] |
| − | *[[Nicolae Ceausescu]], Romania, executed by firing squad | + | *[[Nicolae Ceausescu]], [[Romania]], executed by firing squad |
| − | *[[Samuel Doe]], Liberia, executed | + | *[[Samuel Doe]], [[Liberia]], executed |
| − | *[[Saddam Hussein]], Iraq, imprisoned. | + | *[[Saddam Hussein]], [[Iraq]], imprisoned. |
| − | *[[Laurent-Desire Kabila]], Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), successor to Mobutu, also deceased | + | *[[Laurent-Desire Kabila]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] (formerly Zaire), successor to Mobutu, also deceased |
*[[Mobutu Sese Soko]], Zaire, deceased | *[[Mobutu Sese Soko]], Zaire, deceased | ||
| − | *[[Juvenal Habyarimana]], SLORC, the military junta of | + | *[[Juvenal Habyarimana]], SLORC, the military junta of Myanmar (also known as [[Burma]]), fired Van Kloberg & Associates |
==Other countries represented == | ==Other countries represented == | ||
| − | *Bahrain | + | *[[Bahrain]] |
| − | *Gambia | + | *[[Gambia]] |
| − | *[[Foundation for the Development of Guatemala]] (FUNDESA), which calls itself a "foundation sponsored by the Guatemala private sector" but is more accurately described as a group of conservative Guatemalan businessmen who work closely with their government. | + | *[[Foundation for the Development of Guatemala]] (FUNDESA), which calls itself a "foundation sponsored by the [[Guatemala]] private sector" but is more accurately described as a group of conservative Guatemalan businessmen who work closely with their government. |
| − | *Kyrgyzstan | + | *[[Kyrgyzstan]] |
| − | *Slovakia | + | *[[Slovakia]] |
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/kloberg.1.html Talking Points Memo: van Kloberg Associates Zaire Program, 1991]. See also TPM's commentaries on Van Kloberg's "business of [http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/002077.php placing phony letters] to the editor and OpEds in newspapers," a practice which Joshua Micah Marshall says is "[http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/001242.php pretty common]." | *[http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/kloberg.1.html Talking Points Memo: van Kloberg Associates Zaire Program, 1991]. See also TPM's commentaries on Van Kloberg's "business of [http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/002077.php placing phony letters] to the editor and OpEds in newspapers," a practice which Joshua Micah Marshall says is "[http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/001242.php pretty common]." | ||
| + | *Richard Leiby, "[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/30/AR2005073001401_pf.html Fall of the House Of von Kloberg]", ''Washington Post'', July 31, 2005. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Public relations firms]][[Category:United States]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:17, 28 April 2008
Washington World Group (previously "Van Kloberg & Associates") was a Washington, DC, public relations firm headed by Edward J. von Kloberg III. Many of the firm's clients were notorious tyrants who eventually met with violent death at the hands of their countrymen.
Some clients
- Idi Amin, Uganda, died in exile
- Desi Bouterse, Suriname
- Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania, executed by firing squad
- Samuel Doe, Liberia, executed
- Saddam Hussein, Iraq, imprisoned.
- Laurent-Desire Kabila, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), successor to Mobutu, also deceased
- Mobutu Sese Soko, Zaire, deceased
- Juvenal Habyarimana, SLORC, the military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma), fired Van Kloberg & Associates
Other countries represented
- Bahrain
- Gambia
- Foundation for the Development of Guatemala (FUNDESA), which calls itself a "foundation sponsored by the Guatemala private sector" but is more accurately described as a group of conservative Guatemalan businessmen who work closely with their government.
- Kyrgyzstan
- Slovakia
Contact
Van Kloberg and Associates Limited
1129 20th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202-463-7920
External links
- Talking Points Memo: van Kloberg Associates Zaire Program, 1991. See also TPM's commentaries on Van Kloberg's "business of placing phony letters to the editor and OpEds in newspapers," a practice which Joshua Micah Marshall says is "pretty common."
- Richard Leiby, "Fall of the House Of von Kloberg", Washington Post, July 31, 2005.
