Strauss-Kahn Taps Ex-CIA Firm

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 3:43PM EDT / Published May 20, 2011 8:02PM EDT

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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has consulted with a Washington consulting firm staffed by former CIA agents and U.S. diplomats for public-relations advice following his arrest for sexual assualt. Strauss-Kahn previously hired the firm, TD International, in 2007 to help advise him while he lobbied for his position at the helm of the IMF. A source familiar with TD International said Strauss-Kahn contacted the firm “informally” after his arrest, and should he hire them formally, the firm would engage in “crisis management.” In addition to the advice TD International provided in 2007, they also introduced Strauss-Kahn to influential journalists at The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. TD International has two former diplomats and two former CIA agents in its staff roster.

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Strauss-Kahn Taps Ex-CIA Firm

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