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Duncan Smith is President of the Smith Advocacy Group LLC, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm providing legislative, government relations, and strategic advisory services primarily to clients with business, legislative, and regulatory challenges and opportunities. He has decades of experience in the public arena and an extensive background in the subject areas noted. Previously Mr. Smith was a staff counsel to the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and was a U.S. delegation congressional advisor to the International Maritime Organization. He is also a retired Coast Guard Reserve Rear Admiral. Before establishing his own firm, he practiced law for over two decades. He is on the Boards of the Coast Guard Foundation, the North American Marine Environment Protection Association, and the Lu Young Childrenā€™s Fund.