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'''William "Bill" Sweeney, Jr.''' is a businessman and politician who was the president and [[chief executive officer]] of the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] (IFES) from 2009-2018. He currently serves as an Executive-in-Residence at the [[American University School of Public Affairs]].
'''William "Bill" Sweeney, Jr.''' [[OBE]] is a businessman and politician who was the president and [[chief executive officer]] of the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] (IFES) from 2009 to 2018. He currently serves as an executive-in-residence at the [[American University School of Public Affairs]].


==Education==
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==Career==
==Career==


After graduation, Bill Sweeney worked for the Montgomery County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis for the 1973 and 1974 sessions.<ref name = wpost>{{cite newspaper | title = New at the Top: Bill Sweeney| date=21 September 2009|accessdate = October 2, 2009| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/20/AR2009092002629.html | first = Charity | last = Brown | publisher = Washington Post}}</ref>
After graduation, Bill Sweeney worked for the Montgomery County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis for the 1973 and 1974 sessions.<ref name = wpost>{{cite news | title = New at the Top: Bill Sweeney| date=21 September 2009|accessdate = October 2, 2009| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/20/AR2009092002629.html | first = Charity | last = Brown | newspaper = Washington Post}}</ref>


In February 1974, he joined the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) as Research Director.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = bookAbout>"About the Contributors", pp 249-251 in Thurber and Nelson</ref> In July 1977, he was appointed Executive Director of the DCCC by Chairman [[James C. Corman]] (D-CA).<ref name = wpost/> He directed the committee’s activities for the 1978 and 1980 congressional elections.<ref name = wpost/>
In February 1974, he joined the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) as research director.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = bookAbout>"About the Contributors", pp 249-251 in Thurber and Nelson</ref> In July 1977, he was appointed executive director of the DCCC by Chairman [[James C. Corman]] (D-CA).<ref name = wpost/> He directed the committee's activities for the 1978 and 1980 congressional elections.<ref name = wpost/>


In February, 1981 Bill Sweeney was appointed Deputy Chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) by Chairman Charles T. Manatt .<ref name = wpost/> He was the conference manager for the 1982 Midterm Party Conference in Philadelphia; handled congressional liaison for the DNC; and supervised the construction of the Party’s first headquarters which opened in February, 1985.<ref name =DT>{{cite journal| pages = 13 |date=January–February 1982 | volume = 5 | number = 1| journal = Democrats Today}}</ref>
In February, 1981 Bill Sweeney was appointed deputy chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) by Chairman Charles T. Manatt.<ref name = wpost/> He was the conference manager for the 1982 Midterm Party Conference in Philadelphia; handled congressional liaison for the DNC; and supervised the construction of the party's first headquarters which opened in February, 1985.<ref name =DT>{{cite journal| pages = 13 |date=January–February 1982 | volume = 5 | number = 1| journal = Democrats Today}}</ref>


From 1985 to 1991, Sweeney was President of [[Washington Resources & Strategy, Inc]].<ref name = wpost/> The firm provided consulting services to Democratic political candidates as well as a spectrum of associations and corporations in Asia, Europe and the United States.<ref name =staffInt/> Sweeney closed the firm in 1991 to become Director of Government Relations for [[Electronic Data Systems]] (EDS), an information services company.<ref name = wpost/> He was initially responsible for congressional affairs.<ref name = wpost/> In 1994, he became Executive Director. In 2000, he was appointed Vice President for Global Government Affairs of EDS.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = staffInt/> He was responsible for managing the Washington, D.C. office as well as EDS relations with government on a global basis.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = staffInt/> After the acquisition of EDS by [[Hewlett Packard]], Sweeney retired from EDS in March, 2009.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = staffInt/> ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' named Sweeney amongst the top corporate lobbyist in the business.<ref name = hill>{{cite news | title = Corporate lobbyists: The best in the business|date=2 May 2006| url = http://thehill.com/homenews/news/10126-corporate-lobbyists-the-best-in-the-business | publisher = The Hill| accessdate = October 29, 2009}}</ref>
From 1985 to 1991, Sweeney was president of [[Washington Resources & Strategy, Inc]].<ref name = wpost/> The firm provided consulting services to Democratic political candidates as well as a spectrum of associations and corporations in Asia, Europe and the United States.<ref name =staffInt/> Sweeney closed the firm in 1991 to become director of government relations for [[Electronic Data Systems]] (EDS), an information services company.<ref name = wpost/> He was initially responsible for congressional affairs.<ref name = wpost/> In 1994, he became executive director. In 2000, he was appointed vice president for global government affairs of EDS.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = staffInt/> He was responsible for managing the Washington, D.C., office as well as EDS relations with government on a global basis.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = staffInt/> After the acquisition of EDS by [[Hewlett Packard]], Sweeney retired from EDS in March, 2009.<ref name = wpost/><ref name = staffInt/> ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' named Sweeney amongst the top corporate lobbyists in the business.<ref name = hill>{{cite news | title = Corporate lobbyists: The best in the business|date=2 May 2006| url = https://thehill.com/homenews/news/8068-corporate-lobbyists-the-best-in-the-business/ | work = The Hill| access-date = October 29, 2009}}</ref>


Sweeney was elected a member of the board of directors of [[British American Business Council]], the [[European-American Business Council]], the [[Information Technology Association of America]], the [[National Foreign Trade Council]], the [[U.S. Council for International Business]], the [[U.S.–New Zealand Business Council]] and the [[Fund for American Studies]]. Sweeney also served on the Advisory Board of the [[Smithsonian Environmental Research Center]] (SERC) from 2000 to 2007 and as chairman of the Board from 2003 until 2007.<ref name=SECRnews>{{cite news| newspaper = SERC report| date = Summer 2009| title = Changing of the Guard| url = http://serc.si.edu/about/quarterly/SERCReportSummer_07.pdf| accessdate = October 9, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100607152342/http://www.serc.si.edu/about/quarterly/SERCReportSummer_07.pdf#| archive-date = 2010-06-07| url-status = dead}}</ref> For his service to SERC, he was honored with the [[Issac Hull Medal]].<ref name = SECRnews/> He also served on the [[State Department|State Department Advisory Committee on International Communications]] from 1993-2008.
Sweeney was elected a member of the board of directors of [[British American Business Council]], the [[European-American Business Council]], the [[Information Technology Association of America]], the [[National Foreign Trade Council]], the [[U.S. Council for International Business]], the [[U.S.–New Zealand Business Council]] and the [[Fund for American Studies]]. Sweeney also served on the advisory board of the [[Smithsonian Environmental Research Center]] (SERC) from 2000 to 2007 and as chairman of the board from 2003 until 2007.<ref name=SECRnews>{{cite news| newspaper = SERC report| date = Summer 2009| title = Changing of the Guard| url = http://serc.si.edu/about/quarterly/SERCReportSummer_07.pdf| accessdate = October 9, 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100607152342/http://www.serc.si.edu/about/quarterly/SERCReportSummer_07.pdf| archive-date = 2010-06-07| url-status = dead}}</ref> For his service to SERC, he was honored with the [[Issac Hull Medal]].<ref name = SECRnews/> He also served on the [[State Department|State Department Advisory Committee on International Communications]] from 1993 to 2008.


Sweeney was also elected to the Board of Directors of the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] in 1993. He became Chairman of the Board in 1999, and resigned in 2001. Sweeney was an international elections observer in the Philippines (1986), Russia (1994), Nicaragua (1996) and Jamaica (1997).<ref name=staffInt>{{cite web |title=An Interview with Bill Sweeney, IFES President & CEO |first1=Jamie |last1=Dettmer |first2=Laura |last2=Osio |date=16 June 2009 |url=http://www.ifes.org/features.html?title=An%20Interview%20with%20Bill%20Sweeney,%20IFES%20President%20%25%20CEO |publisher=International Foundation for Electoral Systems |accessdate=October 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412152341/http://www.ifes.org/features.html?title=An%20Interview%20with%20Bill%20Sweeney%2C%20IFES%20President%20%25%20CEO |archivedate=April 12, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=USCIBnews>{{cite news |title=Members Make It Happen – Bill Sweeney of EDS |url=http://www.enewsbuilder.net/uscib_news/e_article000409615.cfm?x=b11,0,w |newspaper=USCIB News |publisher=United Council for International Business |date=June 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722043245/http://www.enewsbuilder.net/uscib_news/e_article000409615.cfm?x=b11%2C0%2Cw |archivedate=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> He also conducted political training in advance of [[Hungarian parliamentary election, 1990|Hungary’s first free election since 1945]] for the [[National Democratic Institute]] (NDI).
Sweeney was also elected to the board of directors of the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]] in 1993. He became chairman of the board in 1999, and resigned in 2001. Sweeney was an international elections observer in the Philippines (1986), Russia (1994), Nicaragua (1996) and Jamaica (1997).<ref name=staffInt>{{cite web |title=An Interview with Bill Sweeney, IFES President & CEO |first1=Jamie |last1=Dettmer |first2=Laura |last2=Osio |date=16 June 2009 |url=http://www.ifes.org/features.html?title=An%20Interview%20with%20Bill%20Sweeney,%20IFES%20President%20%25%20CEO |publisher=International Foundation for Electoral Systems |accessdate=October 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412152341/http://www.ifes.org/features.html?title=An%20Interview%20with%20Bill%20Sweeney%2C%20IFES%20President%20%25%20CEO |archivedate=April 12, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=USCIBnews>{{cite news |title=Members Make It Happen – Bill Sweeney of EDS |url=http://www.enewsbuilder.net/uscib_news/e_article000409615.cfm?x=b11,0,w |newspaper=USCIB News |publisher=United Council for International Business |date=June 2005 |accessdate=October 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722043245/http://www.enewsbuilder.net/uscib_news/e_article000409615.cfm?x=b11%2C0%2Cw |archivedate=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> He also conducted political training in advance of [[Hungarian parliamentary election, 1990|Hungary's first free election since 1945]] for the [[National Democratic Institute]] (NDI).
Sweeney is the co-founder of the [[Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies|American University Campaign Management Institute]]. He served as Director of the program from 1988-1992. He has lectured at the American University Advocacy Institute and serves on the board of directors of the American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. He contributed to ''Campaigns and Elections, American Style,'' co-authored ''Campaign Groundwork: Strategy Planning and Management'' among many other published works, interviews and lectures.<ref name = bookChap>William R. Sweeney, Jr., "2. Principles of Campaign Planning" pp 17-36 in Thurber and Nelson</ref>
Sweeney is the co-founder of the [[Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies|American University Campaign Management Institute]]. He served as director of the program from 1988 to 1992. He has lectured at the American University Advocacy Institute and serves on the board of directors of the American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. He contributed to ''Campaigns and Elections, American Style,'' co-authored ''Campaign Groundwork: Strategy Planning and Management'' among many other published works, interviews and lectures.<ref name = bookChap>William R. Sweeney, Jr., "2. Principles of Campaign Planning" pp 17-36 in Thurber and Nelson</ref>


The [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|Joint Congressional Committee on the Inaugural Ceremonies]] invited Bill Sweeney to participate in the organization of the inaugurations of U.S. President [[George H.W. Bush]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=leaders>{{cite journal|journal=Leaders |volume=26 |number=4 |year=2003 |title=Bridging the Public-Private Divide: An Interview with William R. Sweeney Jr., Vice President, Global Government Affairs, EDS, Plano, Texas |pages=134–135 |url=http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2003.4_October/132e264edm.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204174134/http://leadersmag.com/issues/2003.4_October/132e264edm.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-04 }}</ref>
The [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|Joint Congressional Committee on the Inaugural Ceremonies]] invited Bill Sweeney to participate in the organization of the inaugurations of U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=leaders>{{cite journal|journal=Leaders |volume=26 |number=4 |year=2003 |title=Bridging the Public-Private Divide: An Interview with William R. Sweeney Jr., Vice President, Global Government Affairs, EDS, Plano, Texas |pages=134–135 |url=http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2003.4_October/132e264edm.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204174134/http://leadersmag.com/issues/2003.4_October/132e264edm.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-04 }}</ref>


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On June 2, 2009, Sweeney was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of IFES<ref name = wpost/> and stepped down from the position on November 1, 2018. On June 19, 2009, Sweeney was made an honorary officer of the [[Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] because of his efforts to strengthen business relationships between the United States and United Kingdom.<ref name=knight>{{cite web| url = http://www.ifes.org/newsinbrief.html?title=IFES%20President%20Receives%20Honorary%20Award%20for%20Strengthening%20the%20UK-US%20Business%20Relationship| publisher = International Foundation for Electoral Systems| title = IFES President Receives Honorary Award for Strengthening the UK-US Business Relationship| year = 2009| accessdate = October 2, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On June 2, 2009, Sweeney was appointed chief executive officer and president of IFES<ref name = wpost/> and stepped down from the position on November 1, 2018. On June 19, 2009, Sweeney was made an honorary officer of the [[Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] because of his efforts to strengthen business relationships between the United States and United Kingdom.<ref name=knight>{{cite web| url = http://www.ifes.org/newsinbrief.html?title=IFES%20President%20Receives%20Honorary%20Award%20for%20Strengthening%20the%20UK-US%20Business%20Relationship| publisher = International Foundation for Electoral Systems| title = IFES President Receives Honorary Award for Strengthening the UK-US Business Relationship| year = 2009| accessdate = October 2, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


He currently serves on the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/our-work/kofi-annan-commission/| publisher = Kofi Annan Commission| title = The Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age| accessdate = December 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, he joined the American University School of Public Affairs as an Executive-in-Residence.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.american.edu/spa/news/bill-sweeney-shares-expertise.cfm/| publisher = American University | title = Bill Sweeney Shares Expertise in Campaigns and Elections as SPA Executive-in-Residence | year = 2019 | accessdate = December 5, 2019}}</ref>
He currently serves on the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/our-work/kofi-annan-commission/| publisher = Kofi Annan Commission| title = The Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age| accessdate = December 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, he joined the American University School of Public Affairs as an executive-in-residence.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.american.edu/spa/news/bill-sweeney-shares-expertise.cfm/| publisher = American University | title = Bill Sweeney Shares Expertise in Campaigns and Elections as SPA Executive-in-Residence | year = 2019 | accessdate = December 5, 2019}}</ref>


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{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=o4qohFnXYZkC&pg | title = Campaigns and Elections, American Style, co-authored Campaign Groundwork: Strategy Planning and Management | editors = James A. Thurber, Candice J. Nelson}}
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William "Bill" Sweeney, Jr.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmerican University
Occupation(s)Businessman, CEO
EmployerAmerican University
Titleformer Chief Executive Officer of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems
PredecessorJean-Pierre Kingsley

William "Bill" Sweeney, Jr. OBE is a businessman and politician who was the president and chief executive officer of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) from 2009 to 2018. He currently serves as an executive-in-residence at the American University School of Public Affairs.

Education

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Sweeney is a graduate of the American University School of Public Affairs with a B.A. in Political Science.[1]

Career

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After graduation, Bill Sweeney worked for the Montgomery County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis for the 1973 and 1974 sessions.[2]

In February 1974, he joined the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as research director.[2][3] In July 1977, he was appointed executive director of the DCCC by Chairman James C. Corman (D-CA).[2] He directed the committee's activities for the 1978 and 1980 congressional elections.[2]

In February, 1981 Bill Sweeney was appointed deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by Chairman Charles T. Manatt.[2] He was the conference manager for the 1982 Midterm Party Conference in Philadelphia; handled congressional liaison for the DNC; and supervised the construction of the party's first headquarters which opened in February, 1985.[4]

From 1985 to 1991, Sweeney was president of Washington Resources & Strategy, Inc.[2] The firm provided consulting services to Democratic political candidates as well as a spectrum of associations and corporations in Asia, Europe and the United States.[5] Sweeney closed the firm in 1991 to become director of government relations for Electronic Data Systems (EDS), an information services company.[2] He was initially responsible for congressional affairs.[2] In 1994, he became executive director. In 2000, he was appointed vice president for global government affairs of EDS.[2][5] He was responsible for managing the Washington, D.C., office as well as EDS relations with government on a global basis.[2][5] After the acquisition of EDS by Hewlett Packard, Sweeney retired from EDS in March, 2009.[2][5] The Hill named Sweeney amongst the top corporate lobbyists in the business.[6]

Sweeney was elected a member of the board of directors of British American Business Council, the European-American Business Council, the Information Technology Association of America, the National Foreign Trade Council, the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S.–New Zealand Business Council and the Fund for American Studies. Sweeney also served on the advisory board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) from 2000 to 2007 and as chairman of the board from 2003 until 2007.[7] For his service to SERC, he was honored with the Issac Hull Medal.[7] He also served on the State Department Advisory Committee on International Communications from 1993 to 2008.

Sweeney was also elected to the board of directors of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in 1993. He became chairman of the board in 1999, and resigned in 2001. Sweeney was an international elections observer in the Philippines (1986), Russia (1994), Nicaragua (1996) and Jamaica (1997).[5][8] He also conducted political training in advance of Hungary's first free election since 1945 for the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Sweeney is the co-founder of the American University Campaign Management Institute. He served as director of the program from 1988 to 1992. He has lectured at the American University Advocacy Institute and serves on the board of directors of the American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. He contributed to Campaigns and Elections, American Style, co-authored Campaign Groundwork: Strategy Planning and Management among many other published works, interviews and lectures.[9]

The Joint Congressional Committee on the Inaugural Ceremonies invited Bill Sweeney to participate in the organization of the inaugurations of U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.[10]

On June 2, 2009, Sweeney was appointed chief executive officer and president of IFES[2] and stepped down from the position on November 1, 2018. On June 19, 2009, Sweeney was made an honorary officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire because of his efforts to strengthen business relationships between the United States and United Kingdom.[11]

He currently serves on the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age.[12] In 2019, he joined the American University School of Public Affairs as an executive-in-residence.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Bill Sweeney Shares Expertise in Campaigns and Elections as SPA Executive-in-Residence". American University. 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Brown, Charity (21 September 2009). "New at the Top: Bill Sweeney". Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "About the Contributors", pp 249-251 in Thurber and Nelson
  4. ^ Democrats Today. 5 (1): 13. January–February 1982. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e Dettmer, Jamie; Osio, Laura (16 June 2009). "An Interview with Bill Sweeney, IFES President & CEO". International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  6. ^ "Corporate lobbyists: The best in the business". The Hill. 2 May 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Changing of the Guard" (PDF). SERC report. Summer 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-07. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  8. ^ "Members Make It Happen – Bill Sweeney of EDS". USCIB News. United Council for International Business. June 2005. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  9. ^ William R. Sweeney, Jr., "2. Principles of Campaign Planning" pp 17-36 in Thurber and Nelson
  10. ^ "Bridging the Public-Private Divide: An Interview with William R. Sweeney Jr., Vice President, Global Government Affairs, EDS, Plano, Texas" (PDF). Leaders. 26 (4): 134–135. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-04.
  11. ^ "IFES President Receives Honorary Award for Strengthening the UK-US Business Relationship". International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "The Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age". Kofi Annan Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "Bill Sweeney Shares Expertise in Campaigns and Elections as SPA Executive-in-Residence". American University. 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

Book sources

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James A. Thurber; Candice J. Nelson, eds. (12 March 2004). Campaigns and Elections, American Style, co-authored Campaign Groundwork: Strategy Planning and Management. ISBN 9780813341811.

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