By Kevin McCauley
Podesta Group earned $279K in fees from Egypt during the second-half of 2010, according to its federal filing released Jan. 28. The firm collected a total of $911,385 from its foreign client roster.
Tony Podesta led a group of five lobbyists who contacted the offices of senators on the status of U.S.-Egyptian relations.
Key targets included Democratic Sens. Harry Reid (Nev.), Bob Casey (Pa.), Diane Feinstein (Calif.), Kristen Gillibrand (N.Y.), Bob Menendez (N.J.) and Ben Cardin (Md.).
Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi was the only Republican targeted by PG. Elizabeth Morra, who was spokesperson for the Senate Appropriations Committee when it was chaired by Cochran, made that contact.
Podesta also reached out to Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.).
Egypt was the firm’s second largest client during the period. It trailed the National Security Council of Georgia, which registered fees of $300K.
India joined PG last month, signing a six-month agreement worth $350K.
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