GoDaddy.com® Now in Washington, D.C.
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World's #1 Internet Domain Name Registrar to Address Identity Theft, Spyware, ICANN & Tech Topics
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy.com®, the No. 1 registrar of Internet domain names worldwide, is making a name for itself in Washington with the opening of its new Office of Government Relations.
"As the world's largest domain name provider, responsible for more than 11 million domain names, Go Daddy feels an obligation to protect our customers and represent their interests," said Bob Parsons, GoDaddy.com founder and president. "It's an obligation we share with lawmakers and federal officials, so it is important that we be in Washington, as a base of Internet knowledge for Capitol Hill, the Executive Branch and Federal Regulators."
Martha Johnston, an Oregon native and D.C. veteran, is now GoDaddy.com's Director of Government Relations, with offices at 400 North Capitol Street. Previously, she worked as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Federal Communications Commission.
"I'm proud to represent the leading company in this vital, rapidly-growing industry," Johnston said. "The issues are complex, challenging and unprecedented in their scope. They affect all of our personal and business communications."
Johnston began her career "inside the Beltway" in 1977. From 1985 to 1989, she worked for Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the current Senate Majority Whip. She's also worked for Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) and former Senators Bob Packwood (R-OR), Mark Hatfield (R-OR) and Sam Nunn (D-GA). Johnston left the Hill in 1989 to join the Administration of President George H. W. Bush as Director of Congressional and Legislative Affairs at the USIA and subsequently the Department of State. From 1995 to 2001, she lobbied for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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GoDaddy.com® is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar both in terms of new registrations and domains under management. GoDaddy.com enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet by offering a complete line of web development tools, including domain name registration, hosting, email systems, SSL certificates, domain auctions and appraisals, and complementary products and services. The Go Daddy Group includes three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com, the world's No. 1 registrar both in terms of new daily registrations and domains under management (www.GoDaddy.com), membership-based registrar Blue Razor® Domains, Inc. (www.bluerazor.com), and reseller registrar Wild West Domains®, Inc. (www.wildwestdomains.com). The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration services through Domains By Proxy®, Inc. (www.domainsbyproxy.com), as well as SSL Certificates through its SSL Certificate Authority, Starfield Technologies®, Inc. (www.starfieldtech.com). The Go Daddy Group registers or renews a domain name every 3 seconds and has more than 11 million domain names in its portfolio.
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