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Mercury Public Affairs has inked a two-month deal through May 15 to represent the Turkey-US Business Council in its effort to increase trade and investment volume between the countries.
The Omnicom unit will provide PR counsel to TUSBC and conduct outreach to American policymakers.
Though TUSBC is an association of private businesses, Mercury registered the work with the Justice Dept. “out of an abundance of caution.”
TUSBC “operates under the Foreign Economic Relations Board, which in turn operates indirectly under the auspices of the Turkish Ministry of Economy,” according to the filing.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Turkey’s president Recap Tayyip Erdogan earlier this month in a bid to improve relations between the two nations.
The US has criticized Erdogan for his crackdown on the media and political opponents. Turkey is upset with US support for Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Following the meeting with Erdogan, Tillerson said the US and Turkey will now “lock arms” to work together to improve ties.
Edelman is providing communications support to Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries under an agreement capped at $97,100 per month.
Ballard Partners has recruited State Department veteran Matt Bryza as a senior policy advisor.
Teneo has extended its contract with the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation for an additional four months to July 31, adding another $1.8M in fees to the New York firm’s coffers.
The Syrian Kurdish militia recruits Jim Dornan Strategies to press Congress for continued support in their battle against ISIS and Syrian president Bashar Assad.
The Government of Hungary has hired Strategic Improvisation Inc. to generate positive media coverage and combat negative press coverage of the Central European country. (6 reader comments)
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