Kenya, site of the horrific shopping mall terror attack, counts on Omnicom’s Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Assocs. property for strategic communications in the U.S.
Firm co-founder Peter Schechter heads the campaign, which covers research, messaging, media relations and management of third-party advocacy networks/coalitions.
CLS&A received more than $630K in fees/expenses from the Kenyans during the year ended April 30, according to federal filings.
The firm contacted reporters (Washington Post, ABC, Time, The Atlantic), think tanks, Congressional staffers and Kenya’s Twitter followers on behalf of the client.
A CLS&A spokesperson said he "preferred not to comment" about the firm's activities during the Westgate Mall showdown.
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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