Clark Jennings is a Senior Director at Crowell Global Advisors, the Washington-based global policy and regulatory affairs affiliate of Crowell & Moring LLP, where he advises multinational corporations and their trade associations in using international policy tools, multi-sectoral public-private partnerships, and targeted advocacy to support their global strategic priorities.

- Advised the Director of the NEC and White House senior staff on strategy to help advance congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the President’s signature economic policies.- Managed the West Wing trade campaign “war room,” set up to coordinate Administration-wide external outreach, legislative strategy, and communications efforts and to address challenges to the President’s trade agenda.- Coordinated with the NEC, National Security Council, Council of Economic Advisors, and other White House and Cabinet bureaus to balance competing policy considerations and effectively communicate Administration priorities. - Oversaw development of strategic communications products for the trade campaign, including drafting and editing internal memoranda to the President, speeches and talking points for senior Administration officials, and other external materials to advance the campaign’s priority messaging narratives.

- Periodically called upon by The White House to serve the President, First Lady and Vice President as a Lead Advance staffer on domestic and international trips. Responsible for managing and overseeing the execution of all logistical, political, media and production aspects of the principals’ visits. - Traveled to Baghdad, Iraq (2009), to oversee President Obama’s first official visit to the region and was the Lead Advance staffer for the historic trip to Rangoon, Burma (2012), the first time a sitting American president visited the country. Also directed the advance teams for First Lady Michelle Obama’s visits to Mumbai, India (2010) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2011), as well as numerous domestic visits.

- As principal counselor to the Agency Director and member of the executive team, guided day-to-day operations and strategic planning to fulfill USTDA’s mission of linking U.S. businesses to global infrastructure opportunities. - Advised on a range of programmatic decisions, including deployment of international grant assistance; hiring and resolution of personnel issues; oversight of over $60M budget; legislative strategy; and strategic communications.- Represented the Agency in public panels and international conferences; government-to-government dialogues; and meetings with CEOs, foreign government officials, financiers, project developers, and other stakeholders.- Primary liaison to the White House, the National Security Council, OMB and other U.S. government entities.

- Senior Advisor for the 57th Presidential Inaugural ceremonies. Guided staff on policy, budgetary, and operational issues. Coordinated legal response to challenges to Committee’s regulatory “priority” along Inaugural Parade route.

- Oversaw the Departments of Housing, Transportation, Security, and Credentials in for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. Supervised the respective Directors and staff of these departments, as well as the overall staffing budget exceeding $2.4MM. - Developed the strategic plan to coordinate all operational/logistical details related to the housing allocation (154 hotels/15,000+ rooms), transportation (300+ bus system), security, and access control at five venues for 15,000+ delegates and invited guests and 20,000+ credentialed media. - Liaised with officials from the Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service, Host Committee, City of Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Fire, State of North Carolina, and venues and partner entities to execute this plan and coordinate a successful Convention.

Litigation attorney for a major Arkansas law firm, with a focus on general civil litigation, commercial litigation, and constitutional law. Advocated on behalf of a franchisee small business owner and reached a successful settlement with the City of Little Rock in a constitutional rights and zoning dispute. Conducted research, drafted legal pleadings and memoranda, and managed client relations for various projects, including defense of pharmaceutical company in a potential billion-dollar dispute, major commercial real estate transactions, commercial/business litigation, and products liability claims. Took leave of absence to serve as law clerk to United States District Court Judge D. Price Marshall III.

Assisted with all aspects of strategic communications planning for Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe. Responsible for composing the Governor’s daily talking points for his public appearances, internal messaging points for staff, as well as his radio address/weekly column, which is broadcast statewide and distributed to nearly every Arkansas newspaper and media outlet. Coordinated production of Arkansas Works 2008 – The Governor’s Summit on Education and Economic Development, which brought together 1,200 leaders from all of Arkansas’s 75 counties to address the challenges and opportunities facing the State, while advancing the Governor’s priorities to revitalize our educational system and ensure continued economic development.

Traveled extensively for Senator Barack and Michelle Obama as the Lead advance liaison, managing teams across the country and responsible for producing all campaign events, garnering earned media in local markets, staffing the candidate/spouse, and coordinating all logistics for their trips. Moved to Denver at the request of the campaign to be the senior liaison between the Democratic National Convention Committee, RK Productions, and Invesco Field at Mile High staff, site of Senator Obama’s nomination acceptance speech. As one of only four campaign staffers dedicated solely to the Invesco Field speech, oversaw an array of logistical challenges in helping to produce the historic event before a crowd of approximately 90,000, and over 40 million television viewers at home.

Directed the advance department of Senator Edwards’ presidential campaign from headquarters in Chapel Hill, NC, as well as staffing him and managing many of the campaign’s high-profile visits – including numerous presidential primary debates, national broadcast interviews, the Road to One America “poverty tour,” and his farewell speech suspending the campaign from the Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Oversaw the departmental budget exceeding $2 million dollars, supervised hundreds of contract workers traveling for the campaign, and helped guide strategic planning for all of the campaign’s earned media efforts. Lived in Des Moines, Iowa, from September to January, to personally direct the constant in-state travel and event schedule for the campaign’s concentrated efforts leading up to the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus.

Managed various projects for one of the world’s leading public opinion research and strategic consultancies. Liaised directly between the CEO – Stan Greenberg – and staff in an intense, campaign-style environment, while coordinating numerous projects with competing deadlines. Was first point of contact for a wide range of clients, including corporate firms such as McKinsey Consulting and British Petroleum, domestic organizations including National Public Radio and the Natural Resources Defense Council, and numerous international political campaigns, ranging from the Austrian SPÖ Party to the UK Labour and Israel Labor Parties. Interacted daily with a broad array of political strategists, members of Congress, national journalists, CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies and foreign heads of state. Consulted on a 6-month re-branding process for the firm and produced the successful rollout event to introduce a new brand identity.

Traveled extensively on behalf of Senators Kerry and Edwards to coordinate logistics and produce visually appealing events for national media coverage, ranging from intimate town hall forums to 30,000 person rallies. Served as a chief negotiator in meetings between the two campaigns and the Commission on Presidential Debates in preparations for the 2004 Vice Presidential debate. Under intense weekly deadlines, liaised with elected officials, venue representatives and U.S. Secret Service to ensure that events accurately conveyed the campaign's intended message, while reaching the targeted constituencies.

Provided extensive support for the Advance department of General Wesley Clark's campaign for President in 2004. Oversaw and acted as the main point of contact in the Little Rock headquarters for approximately 150 advance workers across the country. Coordinated the slating of all advance teams throughout the country, and managed the travel logistics for General Clark and the traveling staff, and all advance personnel.

Served as liaison between the agency and its clients, including Tyson Foods, Newell Rubbermaid, Disney, et al. Working primarily with product/brand managers and national account managers on projects with budgets exceeding $1MM. Responsible for management of client projects through all departments of this boutique ad agency, including traffic, creative, and media/promotions. Gained extensive knowledge of both POS and in-home retailer promotions. Blackwood Martin was the first Arkansas agency to be recognized among the Top 100 Promotional Agencies in America by PROMO magazine.

As an Event Coordinator, traveled extensively throughout the U.S. while executing point of sale / promotional events at Walmart Stores and SAM'S Clubs for national brands such as Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and Hasbro. Interacted in all aspects of the events, beginning with initial strategic planning and design work, through coordination of the full promotional campaign with the client and event partners, and concluding with the execution of the actual event and follow up. Promoted to Account Coordinator within the Business Development/Client Services division, and assisted at all levels of the new business development cycle, from proposal to execution, for numerous national accounts.