Carmen Group Lobbying

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Carmen Group is a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C..

Carmen Group was founded by David Carmen, along with his father Ambassador Gerald Carmen, in 1985. He has advised many United States Governors, Mayors, Congressmen and Senators on policy and served as a political advisor to former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush. He was an initial member of President George W. Bush’s campaign team, is a member of Team 100, and was appointed to the Presidential Rank Review Board which recommends to President Bush outstanding career members of the Senior Executive Service for the government's top commendation.

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David and Gerald Carmen's political affiliations, along with some of the firm's choice of clients, has drawn much public criticism. Whitehouseforsale.org says that one of the firm's most notorious clients is the corrupt regime of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Another one of their clients, Pyramid Management Group, owns the Albany, New York mall that arrested a shopper for wearing a t-shirt that read "Give Peace A Chance".

Both David Carmen and his father have donated money to the Bush campaign.