The West Wing

A-PEC

Description

A-PEC runs public events with schedules that feature political figures and advocacy groups like the Wellingtons. Their reinstatement on the A-PEC schedule sparks immediate concern in Josh's bullpen, where Donna grasps the reputational threat and teams with Amy to fix it quietly. They invent a side-meeting slot for Human Rights Watch or Amnesty to sideline the issue, preserving the administration's image without drawing attention. A-PEC thus anchors politically charged scheduling that demands White House oversight.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S4E22 · Commencement
Quiet Fix for A-PEC: Donna and Amy Reclaim the Schedule

A-PEC is the summit whose official schedule is the battleground for optics. The organization's agenda and public program are the immediate reason for the staff's late-night intervention: protecting the summit's credibility and the administration's role within it.

Active Representation

Manifested through the official schedule entry that lists participants (i.e., the Wellingtons) and thereby creates the problem staff must fix.

Power Dynamics

Operates as the institutional stage controlled by summit organizers and the White House; the administration attempts to manage which voices get prominence.

Institutional Impact

Exposes how summit logistics are politically sensitive and how scheduling choices reflect larger power negotiations among governments, NGOs, and political actors.

Internal Dynamics

Implied scheduling pressures and stakeholder management tensions among organizers and participating parties

Organizational Goals
Run a smoothly functioning international economic conference with credible participants Avoid controversies that undermine the summit's objectives and participant cooperation
Influence Mechanisms
Control over official scheduling and platform allocation Institutional authority to designate side meetings and host organizations Reputational leverage as a major multilateral forum

Related Events

Events mentioning this organization

1 events
S4E22
Quiet Fix for A-PEC: Donna and Amy Reclaim the Schedule

Late in Josh's bullpen Amy delivers a small but urgent political problem: "the Wellingtons" have been put back on the A-PEC schedule. Donna immediately understands …