Afghanistan hired Sonoran Policy Group, which boasts of ties with President Trump, to a $120K three-month contract.
The President’s national security team is currently reviewing US policy in Afghanistan.
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SPG is to engage with the executive and legislative branches of the US government, provide defense consulting services, give strategic advice regarding extremism/terrorism and promote democracy and direct investments, according to its contract with Afghanistan.
The Washington-based lobbying firm was until April the professional home of Stuart Jolly, who was political director of the Trump campaign. Other staffers are Robin Townley, one-time aide to former national security advisor Michael Flynn, and Jacob Daniels, campaign’s chief of staff for Michigan.
SPG, in March, inked Saudi Arabia to a $5.4M contract and signed a $1.2M pact with Kenya last month.
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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