Great moments in congressional liaison work
Methinks Pakistan’s president needs to fire his PR advisors: The first audience for the pitch was Congress, as President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan met privately for 90 minutes with members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. […] Mr. Zardari’s presentation … left some members confused and disappointed, according to a person who attended the ...
Methinks Pakistan's president needs to fire his PR advisors:
Methinks Pakistan’s president needs to fire his PR advisors:
The first audience for the pitch was Congress, as President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan met privately for 90 minutes with members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. […]
Mr. Zardari’s presentation … left some members confused and disappointed, according to a person who attended the meeting. He said little about how the Pakistani government planned to regain momentum in the fight against the militants. And when he asked for financial assistance, he likened it to the government’s bailout of the troubled insurance giant, American International Group.
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