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Ian Butterfield has 25 years experience in international government and corporate affairs, and his policy expertise spans Congress and multi-national organizations. In addition to his role as International Affairs Consultant to mCapitol Management, Dr. Butterfield is also Co-Founder and Partner of Butterfield Carter and Associates, an internationally focused government relations and strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C.Dr. Butterfield served as Director, International and Government Affairs for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, where he represented Westinghouse in Congress and the Federal Agencies on domestic and international issues pertaining to both the conventional and nuclear power divisions within the company.In 1996, Dr. Butterfield worked with both Senate and House Appropriations Committee members and staff to secure $80 million in federal funding for nuclear fuel design and safety in the Ukraine, and has overseen financing for additional nuclear safety projects in Russia. Dr. Butterfield has also helped procure major international projects for Westinghouse in China. He worked closely with the Chinese Government, U.S. State Department, National Security Council and Members of Congress to secure the implementation of the U.S.-China Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation. This agreement helped to open the Chinese market for nuclear power technology and fuel to Westinghouse and other U.S.-based vendors.From 1983-95, Dr. Butterfield served as a senior staff member of the Senate Government Affairs Committee, advising Republican members on all questions relating to U.S. foreign, energy, security, and intelligence policy. In 1986, Dr.Butterfield was appointed Secretary to the U.S. Senate delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly where he advised Republican Senators on transatlantic trade, security, and foreign policy issues.Dr. Butterfield has also served with the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., where he specialized in African issues.Dr. Butterfield graduated from Cambridge University in 1974 and was awarded the Power International Exchange Scholarship to the University of Michigan, where he received a Ph.D. in 1980.Ian Butterfield, International Affairs 202.296.5354 x221. | 