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Clark in China - Witt in profile

I wish I knew what he was up to in China, but I don't. I only know because of a Hill profile yesterday about Clark's business partner James Lee Witt.

In the eye of a storm, James Lee Witt is a calm and highly lucrative presence

By Jonathan E. Kaplan

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Last year, at Clinton’s suggestion, Witt formed a business partnership with retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who had just run a losing bid for the Democratic nomination for president, and former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, a lobbyist at Patton Boggs, Clark said in a phone interview from China.

“We want to provide a full-spectrum response to businesses and governments, a complete range of services,” Clark said, adding that the firm has advised the Cayman Islands and several California-based companies on security issues. The firm has expanded so quickly that it moved into a new downtown office this fall.

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“He is nonpartisan, he’s very experienced and he listens,” Clark said. “He’s low-key and just a really good guy.”

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