March 3, 2009

Lee W. Huebner, Director of George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, Joins Global Communicators’ Board of Senior International Advisers

WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2009) – Dr. Lee W. Huebner, director of George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs and former publisher and CEO of the International Herald Tribune, has joined the Global Communicators, LLC (GC) board of Senior International Advisers.

Jim Harff, president and CEO of GC, said Dr. Huebner brings to the advisory position a lifetime of work in international media positions. “Lee’s background in global journalism, political and government affairs and academia provide us with an unprecedented level of advice and counsel, for which we feel privileged and grateful,” Harff said.

Before coming to George Washington University, Dr. Huebner was Professor of Communication Studies and Journalism at Northwestern University. He served for 14 years as president and CEO of the Paris-based International Herald Tribune, the world’s first global newspaper.

A native of Sheboygan, WI, Dr. Huebner was an undergraduate student at Northwestern and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Harvard University. He was a co-founder and president of the Ripon Society, a political research organization. He worked as a Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Writing and Research Staff during the Nixon administration.

A former president of the American University of Paris and of the American Chamber of Commerce in France, Dr. Huebner serves as a member on newspaper boards in Hong Kong and Kenya and chairs the Center for the Study of International Communication in Paris. He is also Media Investment Advisor for The Aga Khan Foundation for Economic Development.

Dr. Huebner joins eight other senior communications experts on GC’s advisory board that helps guide the company’s corporate strategy and development.


Contact: Kristine Heine, KH@globalcommunicators.com, (202) 371-9600.