William J Cleary Jr

PROFILE  Professional News reporting (US daily newspaper), corporate (Fortune 10), professional firm marketing (PwC), military/Washington/NATO public affairs experience. Built own public relations firm (1983-1992) from start-up to $7.5 million (capitalized) business  International More than 24 years (1995-Present) experience, 31 countries, 55 projects, focusing on emerging markets, transition economies, post-conflict, high threat, and fragile states  Projects funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Department for International Development (DFID), European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), European Union (EU), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), US Agency for International Development (USAID), US Department of State (USDOS), and World Bank (WB)  Focus Public/affairs/awareness/diplomacy/education/relations; advocacy; crisis communication; issue management; marketing communications; media relations and training  Responsibilities range from project director to team leader for large projects (65+ staff, five offices) to solo consultancy  Projects support: accountability/budget reform; anti-corruption; capital/financial market development; change management; civic engagement/corporate social responsibility/extractive industry; civil /human rights initiatives/conflict mitigation; civil service, customs/tax, judicial/legal and regulatory reform; competitiveness/economic development; demining; democracy/governance; electoral/legislative programs; energy/ power generation; foreign investment/privatization; independent/mass media; monitoring and evaluation; parliamentary advocacy; public private partnership; trade promotion; and transaction advisory services  Wrote op-ed published in Süddeutsche Zeitung, January 19, 2019: “A ‘Safe Home’ Gives 1.9 Million Iraqis Reason to Hope” by Pehr Lodhammar: to solve for Europe’s immigration problem, give people a reason to stay or return home https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gastkommentar-die-minen-von-mossul-1.4293228  Wrote op-ed published in New York Times, September 17, 2018: “After the battle: A Warning from Mosul,” by Pehr Lodhammar: a perspective on reconstruction and recovery in Iraq amidst a continuing Daesh threat https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/opinion/after-the-battle-a-warning-from-mosul.html  Wrote narrative for Safe home, a major outdoor photo exhibition, produced for the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) displayed at Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, September 13-23, 2018, viewed by more than 100,000 persons. For public reaction, please use this link: https://youtu.be/dbwwyOAxB0M  Wrote op-ed published in Le Safir Francophone, May 5, 2015: De Mers et des hommes, une experience fatale en Afghanistan (“The Trouble with Walls”): a perspective on reporting foreign aid, results achieved http://assafir.com/Channel/126/Fran%C3%A7ais/TopMenu?ref=SubMenu  Wrote op-ed published in Washington Times, June 7, 2012: “Soft power, hard truths” offering alternative for governance and nation building http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/7/soft-power-hard-truths/?page=all#pagebreak  Produced video documentary, Kede Walla, covering the Southern Sudan Referendum from the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005) through voting (January 2011): coverage focused on the return of a ‘lost boy,’ his vote: interviews included US ambassador, USAID Mission Director, key Sudanese officials north and south, former President Jimmy Carter, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, others. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=7Rurqsx2TLo