About Jim Arthur

Jim Arthur serves as events director and primary contact for It's A Fiesta. After analyzing your event objectives and budget, Jim will lead the way in planning and producing your most memorable and hassle-free events.

Following are just a few highlights of events Jim has been responsible for planning and producing over the years:

  • Over 100 Ground Breaking and Memorial Dedication Ceremonies; including the Vietnam War Memorial, Women's Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and the National Police Memorial
  • Design and construction of operation centers to support Federal, state, and local law enforcement and supporting agencies, local fire departments, as well as International and domestic media. Events included:
    • Presidential Inaugurals
    • International and Domestic Sporting Events
    • Economic Summits

For over 30 years Jim served as Special Events Director for the U.S. Government. For most of that tenure, he was assigned directly to the White House. He was responsible for the management, planning, and implementation for scores of events, including the following:

  • Pope John Paul II United States Visits - Served as Federal Government Coordinator in Baltimore, MD and as Consultant in Denver, CO
  • Pacific Rim Economic Summit - Served as Federal Government Coordinator, Seattle, WA
  • International Joint Economic Summit - Served as Federal Government Coordinator, Houston, TX
  • International Joint Economic Summit - Served as Federal Government Coordinator, Williamsburg, VA
  • National Endowment for the Arts Celebration of Artwork Views of Washington - Event Support, Washington, DC
  • Desert Storm National Victory Celebration Parade - Federal Government Coordinator, Washington, DC
  • Christmas in Washington - Federal Government Coordinator,
    1989-1996, Washington, DC
  • Reinventing Government Conference - Federal Government Coordinator, Charlottesville, VA and Washington, DC
  • Republican National Committee Annual Gala, A Tribute to Ronald Reagan - Event Coordinator, Washington, DC
  • Washington, DC Bicentennial Celebration - Event Director, Washington, DC
  • Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration, Federal Government Coordinator, 1985-1997, Washington, DC
  • 25th Annual Interpol Conference - Director of Logistics,
    Washington, DC
  • WETA Public TV 25th Anniversary - Federal Government Coordinator, Washington, DC
  • Earth Day - Federal Government Coordinator, Washington, DC
  • Producer for "The Legacy" (Documentary Film - Fires in High Rise Buildings; filmed in conjunction with Irwin Allan's Production of "The Towering Inferno"), Washington, DC
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