Post Governmental Career
In 1974 Blatchford helped Republican Houston Flournoy campaign for Governor of California. In 1974 Blatchford also looked into the California Senate race but found that money to promote a young candidate was unavailable. "Nobody tended to think the Republicans could win this year, even before Watergate," said Blatchford. "We've had a Republican administration in the state for eight years, the Nixon Administration in Washington for six. So the tide is going the other way anyway. Watergate is an add-on, another reason to be discouraged."
In 1977 Blatchford founded his private law practice, Summit Communications, in the field of international trade. Blatchford has represented "flower growers in Costa Rica, cement and toy balloon producers in Mexico, leather handbag exporters in Colombia, school ring binder makers in Singapore, and petrochemicals firms in Argentina." Blatchford is also the co-founder of Caribbean/Latin American Action, a business advocacy group.
In 1978 Blatchford represented 13 defectors from Reverend Jim Jones' cult who were with Congressman Leo Ryan when he was killed at the airstrip near Jonestown in Guyana.
In 1989 Blatchford was the principal lawyer for his firm representing Alfredo Cristiani, the President of El Salvador. Before Blatchford agreed to represent Cristiani, Blatchford assured himself that the President was not associated with any death squad activity that had been imputed to Cristiani's political party, Arena. Blatchford lobbied against a Senate effort to reduce some of the $400 million in annual aid to El Salvador because of the slaying of six priests in El Salvador. "I'm confident I was representing a good group of people," said Blatchford.
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