Matt Raymond has been the Library’s Director of Communications since October 2006. Raymond served since May 2005 as the senior advisor for communication at UNICEF, where he was the chief speech writer and senior aide to the executive director. He was responsible for UNICEF’s communications vehicles, including press, publications, broadcasts, Web presence and events. Prior to his position at UNICEF, Raymond was the director of speech writing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he developed major communications policies and strategies across the 100,000-employee executive branch department. His legislative branch experience includes eight years serving as communications director, deputy press secretary, or chief of staff for a variety on congressional members. Raymond began his media career as a television news reporter, covering Montana’s state government and its legislature. He received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
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