Grayling is handling outreach to US media on behalf of Kenya's Ministry of Eastern African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism ahead of President Obama's trip next month to Kenya, the native land of his father.
He's to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, a forum for business leaders, international organizations and government officials.
On March 30, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the goal of the trip is to "accelerate growth, strengthen democratic institutions and improve security."
Kenya has been the target of terrorist attacks, raising concern over the President's safety. The al-Shabaab lodged an attack in on Kenya's Garissa University College, killing about 150 students.
In the aftermath of that attack, Obama reiterated his plan to go to Nairobi to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta and discuss ways to bolster counter-terrorism cooperation to build a safer and more prosperous Kenya and its surrounding region. "The future of Kenya will not be defined by violence and terror," said Obama on April 3.
Grayling, which handles tourism PR for the country as well, signed the PR agreement covering the US work on June 5. The contract, worth $40K, runs though August.
David Murray, Hannah Slocum and Kevin Swanson handle the account at the Huntsworth unit.
Skyline Capitol, the firm of former Utah Republican Congressman Chris Stewart, has inked a one-year deal to represent the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US.
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.”
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