Bell Pottinger has been working for Venezuela's national oil giant, which is parent company of US-based Citgo Petroleum Corp.
Tim Bell's firm is trying to improve the overseas image of Petroleos de Venezuela, according to a report in Bloomberg.
PDVSA, which is mulling the sale of Citgo, is on the US sanctions list for its commercial relations with Iran.
UK-based BP is the first firm international PR firm hired by PDVSA since the death of Venezuela strong man Hugo Chavez.
Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has carried out the leftist policies of his predecessor. He also has cracked down on the South American country's press.
The Wall Street Journal reported today on the surge in online media growth in Venezuela due to the hunt for news sources free of state control.
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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