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Caught Our Eye

Former Rep. lobbies for African kingdom

Posted by Nate Hoffman on March 28, 2014

For former Rep. Ed Towns (D-N.Y.), it's never too late to start a new career.

The soon-to-be-octogenarian is now lobbying for the nation of Morocco, one of the United States' oldest allies. Towns has filed representation papers on behalf of the Moroccan American Center for Policy, a Washington non-profit created by the Moroccan monarchy to represent its interests in the United States. This represents the first time the former New York Democrat has disclosed lobbying activity since leaving office at the beginning of 2013.

In 2007, Towns joined 168 of his colleagues in signing a letter to President George W. Bush to support the Western Sahara initiative. The proposal would have granted the disputed region more local autonomy, with Morocco maintaining the territory. The question of autonomy has yet to be fully resolved.

Towns' work for Morocco is through Gray Global Advisors LLC. The firm is run by Justin Gray, who used to lobby with his father, former Rep. William Gray (D-Pa.), now deceased. The firm has represented Comcast, McDonald's Corp. and the City of Philadelphia in the past.

Subjects: Former Rep. Ed Towns (D-NY); Former Rep. William Herbert Gray (D-PA); Justin Yates Gray; Comcast Corp.; City and County of Philadelphia, Pa.; McDonald's Corp.; Gray Global Advisors LLC; GrayLoeffler LLC; Moroccan American Center for Policy; George Walker Bush

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