Podesta Group has inked a $50K monthly contract to support Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani, who took power in September in a coalition government with his one-time rival Abdullah Abdullah.
The US brokered the power-sharing arrangement that made Ghani president and Abdullah CEO. Following a hotly contested presidential election, the duo took over for Hamid Karzai.
Podesta's contact runs from Sept. 10 to June 25. It’s a sub-contract to the master $100K per-month one-year deal of Roberti+White.
Vin Roberti is former aide to New York Democrats Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Steve Israel. Richard White counseled the late Senator John Chaffee (R-RI) on healthcare, tax and environmental issues.
Podesta's work includes issue formulation/messaging, media consulting and educational outreach to the press and non-governmental bodies.
Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.
Rational 360 has ironed out its six-month $1.2M contract with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to position it as a “sophisticated global investment fund.”
APCO has signed on to promote this month’s visit of Ahmed Al Khateeb, head of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, to the US.
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has signed on Montieth & Co. for strategic communications and media relations duties as chaos grips neighboring Haiti.
Edelman is negotiating a formal contract with the Bahamas for strategic communications on issues impacting its reputation abroad.
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