Gillespie To Be White House Counselor
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WASHINGTON — Ed Gillespie, a Washington lobbyist and former Republican National Committee chairman, is replacing Dan Bartlett as White House counselor in the president’s inner circle.
Mr. Gillespie, a former head of the national GOP, will take on Mr. Bartlett’s duties and title as a senior presidential adviser. He starts June 27, in order to have some overlap with Mr. Bartlett, who is leaving around July 4.
Mr. Gillespie has been a Washington lobbyist for years, joining forces with former Clinton administration counsel Jack Quinn to form Quinn Gillespie & Associates. He is chairman of the Virginia Republican Party.
Mr. Gillespie was listed as lobbyist last year for clients including Microsoft, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, pharmaceutical manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb, Tyson Foods, the Safeway grocery store chain, the Entergy energy company, the Bank of America, the Diageo liquor company, and NBC Universal, lobbying reports on file with the Senate show.
