Sam Patten Email & Phone Number

Bath, Maine, United States

Provides advisory services for international communications projects in partnership with governments, political parties, non-governmental organizations and private sector concerns. Recently, Patten was the on-the-ground advisor a political party in the former Soviet republic of Georgia which was part of a coalition that won parliamentary elections there in.

Washington, DC

Washington, DC; Directed programs in support of freedom and human rights in former Communist countries, analyzed policies and developed expert opinions, testified before Congress and published widely in advocating for stronger human rights protections and the advance of democratic practices across Eurasia.

Washington, DC; Advised the Under Secretary on democracy promotion and served as her speechwriter and principal public affairs officer. In this capacity, coordinated the concluding session of Secretary Rice's Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion. Served as principal staff to the Under Secretary at the 2008 United Nations General Assembly meetings.

Washington, DC; Erbil, Iraq; Bangkok, Thailand; Tirana, Albania; and Kyiv, Ukraine; Developed and managed international political and strategic communications projects in Iraqi Kurdistan, Thailand, Albania and Ukraine. Directed public opinion research activities, media production and general campaign consulting.

Baghdad, Iraq: Implemented research program, conducted outreach to Iraqi political parties and interim government officials and provided them campaign and communications training, supported political party development, and advanced voter education and GOTV programs in advance of Iraq's first free election. Conducted monthly national polls, focus groups and.

Moscow, Russia; Represented IRI in Russia to political parties, civic groups and officials with the Government of Russia, trained political party leaders in campaign strategies, and advocated for greater engagement of citizens in Russian political life. Conducted three nation-wide polls and produced GOTV televisions spots that aired nationally on public.

Portland, Maine and Washington, DC; Advised the Senator on foreign policy and defense issues. Also served as a state office representative in Portland, Maine responsible for constituent outreach and political operations.

Portland, Maine; Drafted and implemented state campaign plan, directed earned media activities, coordinated surrogate visits, organized multiple rallies by Governor Bush, served as the campaign spokesperson in-state and directed major donor events.

Almaty, Kazakhstan; co-founded and directed the activities of a client service group providing governmental and public affairs advice to companies in Kazakhstan. Published the authoritative daily news wire on industry and politics.

Almaty, Kazakhstan; coordinated government and public affairs activity for the first oil production company to be privatized in Central Asia. Designed and implemented high-impact public affairs plan.

Almaty, Kazakhstan; advised on the administration of a $1.3 MM public affairs program, coordinated a human resources campaign and authored a manual on hiring.

Bangor, Maine; Directed fund-raising activities in a successful U.S. Senate campaign that raised $1.6 MM and closed with a surplus, out-raised principal opponent by more than 2:1.

Almaty, Kazakhstan; Developed a public affairs and public relations practices serving major U.S. and European corporations operating in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan. Provided advice and practical support to the clients' internal functions for these purposes. Published the leading daily digest of news and information targeted to business and.

Portland, Maine; Coordinated media activities and assisted in development/implementation of campaign strategy.

Camden, Maine; Covered news in five municipalities, wrote regular columns and won awards from the Maine Press Association for investigative journalism and opinion/editorial writing.

Washington, DC; Assisted criminal attorneys in pre-trial investigation of cases.

Washington, DC

Conducted research on broad-ranging topic including defense and foreign policy. Assited with writing and constituent relations projects.