Subject: Blue Star Brief: January 2017
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Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:02:49 -0600

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Blue Star Brief January 2017

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Blue Star Strategies is a global strategic consulting, public affairs,
and government relations firm, based in Washington, DC with offices in
Europe and Latin America. We work with public and private sector
partners to help solve their business and policy challenges in the
United States and in emerging markets around the world.

For more information about how Blue Star Strategies can work with your
organization,
please contact us <mailto:[email-masked]> or visit us
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Year in Review

The Blue Star Strategies team would like to thank you for all your
support this past year.

We remain dedicated to our mission of providing our clients and partners
with focused attention, results oriented strategies, and practical
solutions.

We begin this new year in the Janus* tradition of reflecting back and
looking ahead by recognizing that our work is a continuous journey.

In this way, we look forward to building on recent achievements and to
working towards marking new and exciting milestones with you in the
coming months ahead.

2016 Representative Matter Highlights

* Promoting the rule of law and anti-corruption initiatives in Ukraine

* Facilitating the accession process
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to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)

* Guiding market entry strategies in Brazil

* Supporting telecommunications reform in the Caribbean

* Expediting the release of frozen assets

* Managing business expansion objectives in Poland and central and
eastern Europe

* Strengthening ties in the U.S. for foreign financial services 

* Championing the importance of the transatlantic alliance
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and NATO

* Bringing new thought leadership to the debate about international
trade
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policy

With our best regards and sincerest wishes for a

happy, safe, prosperous, and successful year ahead

The Blue Star Strategies Team

*Image (of Janus coin above): Associated with the month of January, the
ancient Roman religion's Janus myth
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and represents times of beginning and transitions.

Insight and Analysis

Blue Star Strategies brings seasoned perspective to our work
across diverse industry sectors,
which inform our strategic consulting and advocacy services
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U.S. Government Transition

With a new U.S. president-elect and administration taking shape,
we outline key transition sequences and processes, including cabinet
nominations as well as changes in the Congressional landscape.

Click here to read the full article...
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Ukraine Crisis Update: Sanctions

At a time of uncertainty and political change on both sides of the
Atlantic, Blue Star reports on how a lack of clear solutions to the
crisis in Ukraine has led to increasing calls for new approaches.

Click here to read the full article...
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South America Focus: 2017

As the winds of change continue to blow across South America, Gabriella
Ippolito
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reports on the political and economic challenges facing Brazil,
Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, and Venezuela.

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Tips and Recommendations

Blue Star Strategies works with diverse clients around the world
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committed to the pursuit of learning and growth from our many enriching
relationships and partnerships
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Fine Dining...In New Orleans

What We're Reading

Sally Painter recommends...

Trinity Restaurant
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serving American, French, and Cajun-Creole cuisine in a newly
renovated space on lower Decatur Street in the city's historic French
Quarter.

Head chef and Louisiana native Michael Isolani describes his menu's
"focus on sourcing the best local products and using familiar
ingredients to create unfamiliar dishes."

Sally recommends trying the grilled octopus and chickpea dip and the
zucchini salad-"both are delicious."

Trinity <http://bluestarstrategies.acemlnb.com/lt.php?s=f797e4de93fad07daa4579d8807c5ce9&i=71A92A2A2310>, 1117 Decatur
St., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 70116, Tel. +1-504-325-5789

Karen Tramontano recommends...

The Undoing Projec
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A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, by Michael Lewis.

About the professional partnership
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between two brilliant-yet distinctly different-personalities whose
unlikely collaboration
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pioneered the field of behavioral economics. One thinks he is right
about everything, the other is unsure of most everything.

This latest work from the author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short"
shows how this opposite commingling of styles provided the necessary
combustion that generated transformative findings
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about how our minds work.

Welcome New Team Member

The Blue Star Strategies team is comprised of experienced professionals
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government, business, and multi-lateral and nonprofit organizations.

Blue Star Strategies welcomes aboard new team member Jeremiah J.
Baronberg
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our first Senior Director for Marketing and Communications.
He will head the firm's external relations, publications, and media
portfolio.

Jeremiah joins us having served in a variety of government affairs,
strategic planning, marketing, and corporate responsibility roles. Many
may remember Jeremiah from his work with us on the global advisors team
at Dutko Worldwide.

We are very happy to welcome Jeremiah back to the team.

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