By Kevin McCauley
Podesta Group has registered a one-year $60K monthly pact with Albania to help that southern European nation cement ties with the U.S.
Tony Podesta’s firm will keep Albania’s Council of Ministers updated on the American political scene, and maintain ties with Congressional staffers, reporters and the non-governmental organization community.
According to the contract that went into effect April 1, the CoM will pay the retainer at the beginning of each three-month period.
Besides advocacy, Podesta will assist Albania in international fund-raising activity to generate money for economic and social development.
The country has targeted the energy and tourism sectors for a push.
The Daily Mail reports today about a drive to convert some of the half-million military bunkers constructed during the 1970s by Albania’s former communist dictator Enver Hoxha into hostels for backpackers and arts centers.
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