David M. Marchick was the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Secretary of State

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 and director of intergovernmental affairs in the Office of the United States Trade Representative

Office of the United States Trade Representative

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 during the Clinton Administration. While working under Clinton, he helped to coordinate the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement

North American Free Trade Agreement

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 and the creation of the World Trade Organization

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. He is currently Managing Director and Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at the Carlyle Group

Carlyle Group

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. Prior to his tenure at Carlyle, Marchick worked as a partner at Covington & Burling

Covington & Burling

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, where he advised U.S. and foreign companies on regulatory and strategic issues. Marchick was identified as a lobbyist for the Halliburton Corporation during the series of controversies that involved the company during the Iraq War, by a series of filings submitted under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

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 (See:Covington & Burling#Halliburton). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations

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