Announcing changes to our Brazil & Southern Cone practice
January 17, 2020 McLarty Associates is pleased to announce the promotion of Gabrielle Trebat to Managing Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone, with lead responsibility for the [...]
McLARTY FIRST TAKE: US Maintains Tariff Leverage in Phase One Trade Deal with China
January 16, 2020 KEY POINTS Today, the Phase One deal between the United States and China was finalized and signed. The U.S. will maintain tariffs on $360 billion of Chinese goods as negotiating [...]
McLARTY REPORT: Thoughts on the Phase 1 US-China Trade Deal
December 16, 2019 Background On the afternoon of Friday, December 13, USTR released a fact sheet about the US-China trade agreement announced earlier that day by Ambassador Robert Lighthizer. [...]
McLARTY FIRST TAKE: Iraq PM Abdul-Mahdi Resigns
December 3, 2019 KEY POINTS Iraq’s parliament voted yesterday to accept Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation in response to growing violence and unrest. Protests have continued, and [...]
John D. Negroponte – Recipient of the 2019 Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy
November 12, 2019 McLarty Associates congratulates our vice chairman, John Negroponte. The American Academy of Diplomacy has honored him as the 2019 Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for [...]
McLARTY INDONESIA UPDATE: Jokowi Announces New Cabinet
October 23, 2019 KEY POINTS Indonesia’s President Jokowi announced on October 23 his new cabinet, which comprises 21 new and 17 returning ministers. Jokowi included rival Prabowo Subianto as [...]
McLARTY FIRST TAKE: Brexit – The Endgame?
October 21, 2019 The Latest from Parliament As always, Brexit continues to be unpredictable and incredibly complicated – with only 11 days to go before October 31st, there is still no [...]