Kempton Jenkins
Kempton Jenkins is a Counselor at
Jefferson Waterman International, advising JWI clients on
matters related to Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine. Mr.
Jenkins’ unusual blend of business, diplomatic, public
relations, and Congressional relations experience makes it
possible for him to put clients quickly and efficiently in
contact with individuals key to their political or commercial
objectives.
For the greater part of his career, Mr.
Jenkins has been a major figure in Ukrainian, Eastern European,
and Russian trade and political affairs. Mr. Jenkins is the
former President of the Ukraine-U.S. Business Council, the
U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council, and Vice Chairman of
the U.S.-Yugoslav Business Council. He first became involved in
these critical regions in the service of the U.S. State
Department. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for East-West Trade,
he coordinated U.S.-Soviet trade policy and the delegation that
resulted in the first U.S. China trade agreement. As Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional
Relations, he worked with the U.S. Congress on important trade
bills and on ratification of the Panama Canal Treaties. Earlier
in his career, Mr. Jenkins served as Assistant Director of the
U.S. Information Agency for Soviet and Eastern European
Affairs; Political Counselor in the U.S. Embassy in Caracas;
and political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, where he
assisted Ambassador Lewellyn Thompson in Berlin negotiations
with the Soviets.
From 1980-1990, Mr. Jenkins took his
extensive government experience to the private sector, where he
became the Corporate Vice President for international
government affairs of the integrated steel manufacturing
company Armco. From 1990-2002, he was senior consultant to APCO
Worldwide. Mr. Jenkins also served as an adjunct professor on
East-West Trade at Georgetown University.
He received his undergraduate degree in
history from Bowling Green University, a Master’s in
International Law from George Washington University, and a
Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, and
was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in Public Affairs by Bowling
Green University. Mr. Jenkins speaks German, Russian, and
Spanish.
