McLarty Associates

Our Energy and Critical Minerals Practice is hiring! We are looking for a full-time associate based in Washington, DC to support the team's administrative and research needs. Apply using the link below. https://lnkd.in/eQaYeC5U

Join MA Senior Advisor for Mexico Vanessa Rubio, Congressman Greg Stanton, and Director of The Wilson Center Canada Institute Christopher Sanda tomorrow at 9:30 AM EDT for a discussion of North American relations hosted by the American Leadership Initiative. During the panel, which will be moderated by MA Senior Counselor Kellie Meiman Hock, Vanessa will share insights on US-Mexico relations and the future of the USMCA. Register for the event using the link below: https://lnkd.in/e8t6zF5B

Breaking News: Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt to Lead McLarty Associates New Energy and Critical Minerals Practice Energy and critical minerals are supercharging opportunity, competition, and challenges alike for every sector. To help our clients navigate this dynamic global landscape, McLarty Associates is excited to launch a new practice and welcome a Senior Managing Director of exquisite reputation and impeccable credentials to lead it. Please welcome to the McLarty family, former Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and former Ambassador to Ukraine and Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, who is joining us as Senior Managing Director to launch our practice on Energy and Critical Minerals. Whether counseling companies in an inherently globalized energy marketplace, exploring new, emerging energy sources in a pitched competition to provide energy abundance and scalable solutions for all, or looking ahead to the energy, minerals, and infrastructure challenges of a post-conflict Ukraine reconstruction, Ambassador Pyatt is an accomplished voice of experience and expertise who will help our clients thrive in one of the biggest economic transformations since the Industrial Revolution.

Can the US and the EU make a deal? My new Atlantic Council piece sets out a way forward. But remember: no deal will resurrect a strategic partnership; instead we should look forward to a series of deals... https://lnkd.in/g_v3dnGD

As Washington navigates the most dynamic hemispheric paradigm shift since the passage of NAFTA, McLarty Associates convened distinguished experts from the United States, Mexico, and Canada, offering hard-earned, unique insider insights. Panelists convened on March 18 included former Mexican Finance Minister Dr. José Meade Kuribreña, Ambassador of Canada to the United States Kirsten Hillman, former Director of the Office of Budget and Management and former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, MA Trade Lead, former Special Assistant to the President and former Senior Director for International Trade at the National Economic Council Kate Kalutkiewicz, and MA Senior Advisor for Mexico, former Mexican Senator and former three-time Deputy Minister Vanessa Rubio. The event is part of a series launched by McLarty: Convening at the Speed of Relevance.

Our Southeast Asia team is hiring! We are looking for a full-time, entry-level associate based in Washington, DC to support the team's administrative and research needs. Apply using the link below. https://lnkd.in/eqdwXEkq

Our Northern Latin America team is hiring! We are looking for a full-time, entry-level associate based in Washington, DC to support the team's administrative and research needs. Interested candidates can apply at: https://lnkd.in/e7SZ_Zff

Last week, MA Senior Managing Director for Southeast Asia and former Assistant Secretary of State for South & Central Asia Robert Blake, Jr. participated in a panel on the future of US-Indo Pacific relations hosted by NIICE NEPAL. During the event, Amb. Blake discussed domestic US politics, US-Nepal trade and diplomatic ties under the Trump administration, and the effects of USAID funding cuts on Nepal, among other issues. Event recording: https://lnkd.in/eM-iE7Yt

Writing for the CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics last week, MA Managing Director for China John Holden joined other Trustee Chair associates to offer takeaways from China's recently concluded legislative and plenary meetings. John observed: “Faced with a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment, China’s leaders...avoided overreaction while seeking to project confidence that they understand the challenges–both international and domestic–and have the requisite toolkit to deal with them." Read more using the link below.

Last week, MA Managing Director for Europe Fran Burwell spoke with The Christian Science Monitor about the European Union’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States. In addition to being a negotiating tactic, the EU’s response may also have been intended to show unity among EU nations. Read more below. https://lnkd.in/ex76hpuT