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Jay Byrne
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He is a frequent public speaker on the use of the Internet and has published several articles on new media and communications. He is a contributing author to “Let Them Eat Precaution” published by the American Enterprise Institute. As former political campaign operative Byrne is credited with executing a range of aggressive communications tactics, including the 1992 presidential campaign’s Chicken George (politics) attack on George H. West. Bush.
Byrne was Deputy Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Public Affairs at the United States. Agency for International Development (United States Agency for International Development) in the Clinton Administration from 1993 to 1997.
During this time he also served as a White House spokesperson for numerous presidential and administration foreign policy initiatives including the 1994 G7 Jobs Summit and the Greater Horn of Africa Famine Initiative. Prior to joining United States Agency for International Development Byrne held communication positions on the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign, for Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn and for Congressman Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (Doctorate-Master of Arts).
After serving in the Clinton Administration, Byrne headed up corporate communications for Monsanto Company from 1997 to 2001. Born in Boston, Massachusetts) Byrne attended Saint John"s Preparatory School and graduated from Tufts University.
