Sesame Workshop appoints liaison.(BUSINESS)(MOVERS & SHAKERS)

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Byline: Timothy Warren, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The letter G is for government for Aura Kenny Dunn, newly appointed assistant vice president of government relations at the Sesame Workshop, the group that produces the "Sesame Street" public television show.

While most of America is familiar with Sesame Street and its cast of educational characters, relatively few know about Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit education organization that has produced Sesame Street for 39 years as well as several other educational programs.

"I serve as a liaison to the government, Capitol Hill and federal agencies," said Mrs. Dunn, who grew up in Brooklyn. "We try and go around traditional public policy to harness the power of the media."

Mrs. Dunn is part...