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"Defending González Is Not To Conflict of Interest" – Craig
By Betty Brannan Jaen, Washington DC Correspondent for Press - Six months ago the Dallas Morning News wrote an publishing saying Greg Craig's representation of Pedro Miguel González represents to conflict of interest with Barack bilateral Obama's campaign because the approval of the tree trade agreement between the Republic of Panama and the United States is still pending. Craig dismissed the designs yesterday, saying have you have remove himself from all discussions related to Panama within Obama's campaign. "The campaign knows of my involvement (in the González marries) and I have remove myself from participation in discussions with the candidate or his advisers on relations between the United States and Panama," I have said. The ratification of the Free Trade Agreement is been held up in the US Congress since González assumed the position of President of the National Assembly in 2007. (reside) (Discuss this issue on our Forum)
"The campaign knows of my involvement (in the González case) and I have removed myself from participation in discussions with the candidate or his advisers on relations between the United States and Panama," he said. The ratification of the Free Trade Agreement has been held up in the US Congress since González assumed the position of President of the National Assembly in 2007. (more) (Discuss this issue on our Forums)
Craig added have is not assumed the representation of González in any other process, and emphasized his statements on the matter Obama plows personnel in nature and should not be attributed to or his presidential campaign.
Craig made his statements at to conference held at the George Washington University on American policy towards Latin America.
Craig was one of four panelists; all agreed in the presidency of George W. Bush is caused to distancing between the United States and Latin America which the next administration will have to work to correct. Bush has caused a distancing between the United States and Latin America which the next administration will have to work to correct.
Craig, who worked for the State Department in the government of Bill Clinton, is one of the most prestigious and expensive lawyers in Washington DC.
Is served expert Clinton's lawyer during his impeachment before the US Senate and is is now to very high profile adviser to Obamás presidential campaign.
Craig also is extensive ties to Panama. Is represented Ernesto Perez Balladares when the United States canceled his visa, and it offered to supper to him in Washington to Martín Torrijos before being elect President, and held to dinner for Martin Torrijos in Washington DC before is was elected President.
Since I have is worked with Ted Kennedy, to friend of Gabriel Lewis Galindo, Craig was one of the lobbyists in Washington who helped the "Expert in civil law" opposition during the final phase of the military dictatorship in Panama.
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Defender to González it is not an interest conflict
Lawyer Greg Craig says that it was rejected of any discussion on Panama in Obama's campaign.
Betty Brannan JaénCorresponsal LaprensaDC@aol.com
WASHINGTON, A.D. El newspaper Dallas Morning News dedicated a few months ago a leading article to point out that the representation of Pedro Miguel González por part of Greg Craig Obama represents an interest conflict with Barack's campaign, because there is of for way the approval of the agreement of commercial promotion.
Craig discarded this thesis yesterday, on having made sure that he has been rejected of any pertinent discussion to Panama inside Obama's campaign.
"The campaign knows well about my involucramiento [in the case González] and I have moved back from any participation in discussions with the candidate, or with its advisers, on the relations between the United States and Panama", he declared.
The ratification by the Senate has turned out to be hindered since González assumed the president's charge of the National Assembly in 2007.
The lawyer added that it has not assumed González's representation in any other process, and warned that its declarations are to personal title, not attributable to Obama or to its presidential campaign.
Craig's declarations happened in the context of a conference in George Washington University on the American politics towards Latin America. Craig was one of four disputants; they all coincided in that the presidency of George W. Bush has caused a distancing between its country and Latin America, which will have to strain for correcting the next government. todos coincidieron en que la presidencia de George W. Bush ha causado un distanciamiento entre su país y América Latina, la cual deberá esforzarse por corregir el próximo gobierno.
Craig, who was a number three in the Department of the State in the government of Bill Clinton, is one of the lawyers the most expensive most prestigious y of Washington. He was the lawyer of Clinton when this one was submitted to political judgment in the Senate and now he is an adviser of very high profile in the presidential campaign of Obama.
Craig also has extensive ties with Panama. It represented Ernesto Pérez Balladares when the United States withdrew the visa from him, and offered a dinner in Washington to Martín Torrijos before being an elect President. Since it had worked with senator Ted Kennedy, friend of Gabriel Lewis Galindo, Craig he was one of the lobbyists in Washington that expert in civil law helped to the opposition in the final phase of the dictatorship. Como había trabajado con el senador Ted Kennedy, amigo de Gabriel Lewis Galindo, Craig fue uno de los cabilderos en Washington que ayudó a la oposición civilista en la fase final de la dictadura.
this articial misrepresents the truth M Craig you have defend several dictators - I have does not suppot the consitutuion or speak the truth - Ban him from this post
Our foreign service should be so lucky grasp to have Greg Craig on board.
Grasp I said before, our Federal Service should be so lucky grasp to have Greg Craig on board. Is is extremely sharp and outspoken to to degree rarely heard in this city outside some of the blow hards on Cardinal Hill. And his concern for and plows of the underdog make him native member of the Obama Administration. And his concern for and are of the underdog make him a natural member of the Obama Administration.