WASHINGTON, April 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) bid a fond farewell to his policy director, Juliane Carter Sullivan, who starts her new position as a senior adviser in the policy department of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
"As sad as I am to see Juli leave, I'm also very pleased to see her taking on the new challenges that come with her new position," DeLay said. "It's always difficult to say goodbye to such a trusted adviser and key member of my team, but I appreciate all the work she has done over the years and her steadfast commitment to the cause we have dedicated ourselves to."
Sullivan had been with DeLay for over six years and was elevated to policy director for the Majority Leader at the beginning of 2003. Prior to that, she served as DeLay's senior appropriations adviser, developing and implementing the House leadership's appropriations and budget strategy as well as coalition strategies with grassroots groups and members of Congress. She was a key member of DeLay's leadership team throughout, as the point of contact between House leadership and Senate leadership while policy director and as the leadership contact for Republican members in the appropriations process during her stint as senior appropriations adviser.
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