A Qatari businessman has hired a prominent New York political consulting shop to position himself as the "go-to" person between the US and Arab/Muslim World.
 Ali Bin Ali, Friedlander |
Hassan Ali Bin Ali also wants to boost Qatar's bilateral relationship with the US and "to positively impact its relation between American Jewish communities," according to the lobbying filing of The Friedlander Group.
Ezra Friedlander served on the staff of New York State assemblyman Dov Hikind, who has close ties with the city's Orthodox community, and former NYC Public Advocate Mark Green.
He will conduct meetings with members of Congress, the Obama administration, Jewish communial leaders and officials and important political figures in Israel. His firm will receive $120K for its one-year effort.
Bin Ali's business holdings include companies involved in construction, lighting, mechanical engineering, drug stores and a chain of boutiques selling European luxury goods.
He chaired Doha's unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Olympics and sits on the honorary board of the International Paralympic Committee. Qatar did land the 2022 World Cup.
Cogent Strategies has signed on to support the European Union’s social media push to promote its policies and messages to the American public.
FGS Global has updated its public diplomacy and communications contract with the embassy of the United Arab Emirates, showing $5.6M in fees through 2006.
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.
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