Comments on: Ragan Speechwriters Conference: Day 2 - Clark S. Judge http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/02/08/ragan-speechwriters-conference-day-2-clark-s-judge/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:18:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/02/08/ragan-speechwriters-conference-day-2-clark-s-judge/#comment-16005 Ian Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:43:33 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=160#comment-16005 Just seen an annoucement that The White House Writers team has added a new member: WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The White House Writers Group is pleased to announce that Matthew Rees has joined the firm. Having served at the highest levels of the United States government and written for many of the world's most prestigious publications and most successful CEOs, Rees brings extensive experience in finance, business, globalization issues, and politics. As Senior Director, Rees will help build the firm's financial services practice area. Rees served as Chief Speechwriter and Senior Advisor to SEC Chairman William H. Donaldson from September 2003 to June 2005. More recently, Rees assisted Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson with his maiden speeches. As a speechwriter in the Executive Office of the President from 2001-2003, Rees crafted the public remarks of some of the nation's most recognizable and respected officials. During his tenure at the White House, Rees wrote speeches for President George W. Bush, on topics spanning from AIDS to trade to homeland security, and penned both speeches and op-eds for the National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, and the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Zoellick. Just seen an annoucement that The White House Writers team has added a new member:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The White House Writers Group is pleased to announce that Matthew Rees has joined the firm. Having served at the highest levels of the United States government and written for many of the world’s most prestigious publications and most successful CEOs, Rees brings extensive experience in finance, business, globalization issues, and politics. As Senior Director, Rees will help build the firm’s financial services practice area.

Rees served as Chief Speechwriter and Senior Advisor to SEC Chairman William H. Donaldson from September 2003 to June 2005. More recently, Rees assisted Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson with his maiden speeches. As a speechwriter in the Executive Office of the President from 2001-2003, Rees crafted the public remarks of some of the nation’s most recognizable and respected officials. During his tenure at the White House, Rees wrote speeches for President George W. Bush, on topics spanning from AIDS to trade to homeland security, and penned both speeches and op-eds for the National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, and the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Zoellick.

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