{"id":1710361,"date":"2022-10-25T11:42:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1710361"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:49:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:49:45","slug":"advisor-to-hunter-biden-linked-consulting-firm-working-for-ukraines-burisma-nominated-to-bidens-media-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advisor-to-hunter-biden-linked-consulting-firm-working-for-ukraines-burisma-nominated-to-bidens-media-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisor To Hunter Biden-Linked Consulting Firm Working For Ukraine\u2019s Burisma Nominated To Biden\u2019s Media Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fadvisor-to-hunter-biden-linked-consulting-firm-working-for-ukraines-burisma-nominated-to-bidens-media-advisory-board%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1710361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The White House nominated a Senior Advisor to Blue Star Strategies, a controversial consulting firm with ties to Hunter Biden that worked on behalf of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, to serve on the U.S. Agency for Global Media\u2019s International Broadcasting Advisory Board.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The nominee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarstrategies.com\/about\/our-team\/jeffrey-gedmin\">Jeffrey<\/a> Gedmin, worked at the Democrat-run consulting firm when it began operating on behalf of Burisma in 2015. E<\/span><span class=\"s1\">mails <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/21\/emails-show-hunter-biden-ties-to-head-of-lobby-firm-in-doj-probe\/amp\/\"><span class=\"s2\">obtained<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9665695\/Hunter-Bidens-relationship-D-C-consultancy-firm-federal-investigation-revealed.html\"><span class=\"s2\">hard drive from hell<\/span><\/a>\u201d\u00a0reveal that Hunter Biden played a crucial role in the scandal-plagued energy firm\u2019s decision to hire Blue Star Strategies, with U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/news\/news-releases\/johnson-grassley-seek-information-regarding-blue-star-strategies-work-burisma\">lawmakers<\/a> flagging the partnership for potentially influencing then-Vice President Joe Biden\u2019s policy towards Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Blue Star Strategies\u2019 work for Burisma triggered an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/amp\/news\/2021\/06\/03\/blue-star-burisma-justice-department-investigation-491681\"><span class=\"s2\">investigation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by the Justice Department for allegedly engaging in unregistered foreign lobbying on behalf of its Ukrainian client.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If confirmed, Gedmin would have the ability to influence the content produced by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as the International Broadcasting Advisory Board is the highest-level advisory group to the agency\u2019s CEO. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The seven-person board <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6205&#038;num=0&#038;edition=prelim\">advises<\/a> the USAGM CEO on \u201cimproving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency and its programming\u201d as well as \u201cconsulting\u201d on the agency\u2019s \u201cstrategic plans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Formerly the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the USAGM uses its nearly $1 billion taxpayer-funded budget to operate outlets including Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and Radio Free Europe, which reach hundreds of millions of viewers across the globe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Gedmin joined Blue Star Strategies in 2014, a year before the firm began working for Burisma, and a press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarstrategies.com\/news\/press\/186-jeffrey-gedmin-named-senior-advisor\">release<\/a> revealed he would \u201cwork on a variety of client issues including matters in Europe and the Middle East.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14588\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-300x257-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-300x257-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-1024x878-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-768x659-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-1536x1317-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-1320x1132-1.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-750x643-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM-1140x978-1.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-25-at-11.15.18-AM.png 1558w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gedmin\u2019s Blue Star Profile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While it is unclear if Gedmin ever explicitly aided Blue Star Strategies\u2019 Burisma efforts, he has penned several articles and spoke on panels focused on Ukraine, often calling for the U.S. to intervene in the country\u2019s affairs with Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2015, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/ukrainealert\/let-s-go-all-in-on-ukraine\/\">authored<\/a> an op-ed \u201cLet\u2019s Go \u201cAll In\u201d on Ukraine\u201d calling on the U.S. to support Ukraine militarily and politically. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cTo get back to a vision of a Europe whole and free we need to do three things. First, arm Ukraine. [\u2026] Second, return to a strategy for Europe whole and free. Current NATO members in Central and Eastern Europe deserve our fullest political and military support. [\u2026] Third, develop a multi-faceted strategy to move Russia toward rule of law at home and responsible behavior abroad,\u201d he writes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Peddling similar talking points, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/ukrainealert\/how-the-gop-abandons-ukraine\/\">authored<\/a> the op-ed \u201cHow the GOP Abandons Ukraine\u201d in 2016 and \u201cIn Ukraine It\u2019s Not Merely About Ukraine\u2014Which Is Why the West Must Respond\u201d in 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He also <a href=\"https:\/\/openukraine.org\/en\/about\/mission\">spoke<\/a> at the Open Ukraine Foundation in 2018, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarstrategies.com\/news\/presentations-and-appearances\">lists<\/a> its primary objective as \u201cimproving [the] international reputation of Ukraine and increasing its promotion abroad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Given Blue Star Strategies\u2019 ties to Hunter Biden, it calls into question how, if confirmed, Gedmin could influence the USAGM\u2019s coverage of stories related to the first son\u2019s hard drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House nominated a Senior Advisor to Blue Star Strategies, a controversial consulting firm with ties to Hunter Biden that worked on behalf of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1710364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1710361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1710361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1710364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1710361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1710361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1710361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}