Washington, DC & Atlanta, Ga., July 28, 2003, – David Mould, a partner in the Atlanta-based public affairs firm of Griswold Lesser, LLC. has been named special assistant to the Secretary of Energy, an appointment made by the President.

In his new role, Mould will serve as a senior adviser to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on policy and communications strategy.  He will be based at the Department of Energy headquarters in Washington.

“We and our clients will miss David’s extraordinary talents and abilities,” said Craig Lesser, “but we are thrilled that he will bring his experience to such a significant post in the arena of energy and public policy for the Bush administration.” 

Mould had been head of Griswold Lesser’s Washington office since the first of the year, where he had worked on a number of energy and environmental initiatives.

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