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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 27, 2021 A former Navy secretary with deep ties to Australia's submarine-policy sphere is now representing the Australian government for work related to AUKUS, the new U.S.-U.K.-Australian security agreement that changes Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines. Donald Winter, who served as secretary of the Navy under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has newly disclosed his status as a foreign agent for the oceanic country. Winter is receiving $6,000 per day plus expenses to help the Australian prime minister's office to "engage with U.S. personnel to facilitate Australia's engagement with [the] U.S. and U.K. per [the] AUKUS agreement," according to a pair of recent Justice Department disclosures. Australia paid Winter another $10,125 last month for unspecified "technical advisory services," according to the filings. Less than two weeks old, the AUKUS deal has been met with strong international reaction. Chinese leaders have expressed concern that the pact will lead to an Asia-Pacific arms race. France, meanwhile, has pulled its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia because the deal cancelled an existing submarine trade agreement between France and Australia. Winter has worked behind the scenes of Australia's nuclear submarine policy for years, and he's advised the country's National Shipbuilding Advisory Board and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, among others. As head of an independent oversight board, Winter reportedly began pushing three years ago for Australia to reconsider its submarine contract with France. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Caius Willingham, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Legislative Assistant
- David Snider, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Communications Director
- Ksenia Shadrina, House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, Senior Professional Staff Member
- Claire Kim, Senate Judiciary Committee, Counsel to Sen. Whitehouse
Hill Departures - Livia Shmavonian, formerly Senior Policy Adviser to Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
(now Director at the International Trade Administration's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs) - Anthony Namier Bush, formerly Legislative Assistant to House Oversight and Reform Committee
(now Assistant Vice President for Government Relations at the Bank Policy Institute)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Shelby Boswell, now Operations Director for Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX)
(formerly Executive Director/Scheduler to Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)) - Leela Najafi, now Nominations Director for Senate Democratic Majority Leader
(formerly Research Assistant) - David Adkins, now Republican Deputy Staff Director for Senate Appropriations Committee
(formerly Republican Chief Counsel) - Lanette García, now Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jesús G. García (D-IL)
(formerly Legislative Assistant)
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