INTERNATIONAL: BORDER LINES - MS&L hires Haas to head PA

WASHINGTON: Manning Selvage & Lee has hired Lawrence Haas to head public affairs in its global corporate practice. Haas was most recently director of public affairs and special assistant to Yale University president Richard Levin. He has been a writer for National Journal and worked for four years for the Clinton administration - including one year as US Vice President Al Gore's communications director and principal spokesperson. He takes over from Joe Gleason.