WASHINGTON: Ogilvy PR Worldwide is supporting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the US State Department, and a group of universities that are conducting the Women in Public Service Project.

The initiative launched at a Thursday event in Washington with speeches from Clinton, head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and other dignitaries. The goal of the effort is to increase the number of women in local, national, and international public service positions. ...