NEW YORK: Burson-Marsteller CEO Mark Penn stepped down as chief strategist for the Hillary Clinton campaign April 6 after it was revealed that Penn, representing Burson, met with Colombia government officials to work on a free trade issue at odds with the Clinton campaign's stance.
After Penn apologized for the March 31 meeting, describing it in an April statement as an “error in judgment,” the Colombian government announced on April 5 that it had terminated the contract that the ...