The U.S. government's $35M civilian foreign aid operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached out to PR firms to support its work in the country.
USAID asked firms this month to submit proposals for public awareness campaigns over a nine-month period starting in April.
Themes include natural resources and tourism, cultural diversity, get out the vote efforts, and youth entrepreneurship, among others.
Total budget for the PR push is set at $125K, according to a procurement document.
The federal government's Bosnia push is aimed at helping the country establish political and governmental stability and move closer to the European Union.
Election year street protests flared in the country last month in the worst unrest since the civil war of 1992-95, according to IHS Jane's.
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)
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.