Qatar, which is locked into a diplomatic battle with its neighbors, has hired Avenue Strategies to a $1.8M contract to handle communications with the White House and Congress.
Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s former campaign manager, and Barry Bennett, Ben Carson’s campaign chief and senior Trump advisor, launched Avenue in January. Lewandowski exited the shop in May.
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Trump has sided with Qatar’s adversaries---Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Egypt, telling the Qataris they must stop funding terrorist groups.
Qatar, which is home to a US air base, denies any such funding.
Avenue’s job is to advance the bilateral relationship between the US and Qatar, including assistance in promoting economic and security cooperation. The firm is to prepare for visits to the US by members of Qatar’s government.
A $150K monthly retainer covers the one-year contract.
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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