FORMER WHITE HOUSE INTERNET AND E-COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR JOINS WAGGENER EDSTROM WORLDWIDE

DAVID ALMACY APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL STRATEGIES GROUP FOR NORTH AMERICA

SEATTLE and WASHINGTON, D.C. - JUNE 5, 2007 - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) welcomes David Almacy to its fast-growing Digital Strategies Group. As vice president of the agency's Digital Strategies Group in North America, Almacy will be responsible for client service and team development. Reporting to Jim Olson, head of the agency's global Digital Strategies Group, Almacy will work closely with his regional counterparts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) to develop new digital products and services. Based in Washington, D.C., Almacy was formerly the director of Internet and E-Communications for the White House. "Clients seek partners that will help them navigate and succeed both through online and offline dialogues," said Corey duBrowa, president, North America at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. "Our ability to deliver here has been fundamental to the success of our Digital Strategies Group. David's expertise at the intersection of government, public relations and digital communications is a great strategic advantage to the team."

At the White House, Almacy served as the primary spokesperson and contact for digital influentials. He also served as the primary owner of the White House Web site (http://www.whitehouse.gov) and spearheaded the site's comprehensive redesign in March 2007.

Before joining the White House communications staff in early 2005, Almacy was a senior advisor to the deputy secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education, where he provided guidance on policy, communications and congressional relations. In addition, he was a consultant with an interactive media agency in Washington specializing in government and political digital strategies, and spent five years representing C-SPAN's communications and marketing efforts including traditional, online and youth-marketing programs. Almacy graduated from Widener University in Chester, Pa., with a bachelor of science degree in management.

Almacy joins a global team comprising Ged Carroll, EMEA; Monica Li, APAC; and Lynann Bradbury, Global Microsoft Account.

About Waggener Edstrom Worldwide's Digital Strategies Group Over its history, WE has been focused on innovation in communications and ensuring clients are engaging the right audience, at the right time, in the right place, with the right message. The agency calls this approach Integrated Influence. Formalizing WE's expertise in Integrated Influence, the agency created its award-winning Digital Strategies Group (DSG), a globally distributed team (with regional leads in North American, EMEA and APAC) dedicated to understanding, testing and providing recommendations on the use of emerging channels of influence for strategic communications advantage. Recognized by the Society for New Communications Research and the Bulldog Reporter for its work with High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) and Microsoft Corp., DSG plays an integral role in helping clients realize their plans for Integrated Influence programs and how they can harness the power of emerging communications channels.

About Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is a multiservice global public relations agency. Founded in 1983 and independently owned, the agency was named PRWeek's Large Agency of the Year for 2004, and was named Best Agency to Work For in 2004 and Best Large Agency to Work For in 2006 by the Holmes Report. The agency has nearly 700 employees, 16 offices around the world and six global practices - Technology, Healthcare, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing and Digital Strategies. More information can be found at http://www.WaggenerEdstrom.com.

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