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The Libyan National Army rebel group, which is headed by 75-year-old US citizen Khalifa Haftar, has hired Linden Government Solutions to a $2.1M contract for strategic consulting services and PR services.
Rasky Partners has signed a six-month contract to provide PR services and support to Azerbaijan, which is under fire for harassment of its LGBT+ community.
Prime Policy Group is doing pro-bono work for Libya’s Government of National Accord, which is under assault by a rebel group.
Cote d’Ivoire has hired the Trump-connected Avenue Strategies Global for support ahead of the 2019 African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum slated in August.
Mercury Public Affairs has inked a $1.8M one-year contract with Libya’s Government of National Accord, which is under assault by a rebel group fronted by 75-year-old warlord Khalifa Haftar, a US citizen and friend of Donald Trump.
South Sudan has hired Gainful Solutions to a two-year $3.7M contract to open channels of communications between presidents Donald Trump and Salva Kiir and to encourage American investment in the country’s energy sector.
Zimbabwe hires a second Trump-connected firm, Avenue Global Strategies, to a $1.1M one-year contract to foster better relations with the US.
Ruder Finn has picked up the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to promote its “Startup Express 2019” and “Entrepreneur Day” initiatives.
Cambodia has given a $500K one-year contract to PacRim Bridges, which is fronted by two Washington state politicos, to improve its relations with the US.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies is building awareness of the "tremendous economic opportunities" available in the former Soviet republic of Georgia under an agreement worth $750K in fees.
BGR Government Affairs has signed a $360,000 pact with The Hong Kong Trade Development Council to advocate China’s trade interests as officials in the U.S. and China continue working out a deal to end the countries’ ongoing trade dispute.
Qorvis has a draft agreement to provide PR support for the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center, which is based in Riyadh. (1 reader comment)
Richard Smotkin, the lobbyist whose work for former EPA chief Scott Pruitt made headlines last year, has signed a pact with the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Qorvis Communications has signed a one-year $810K contract to represent the Saudi Arabia-based Muslim World League and its push to clarify the true message of Islam. (4 reader comments)
Afghanistan’s embassy in Washington, D.C. has retained Hogan Lovells to strengthen bilateral relations between Afghanistan and the United States.
Abernathy MacGregor goes to work for Spain as the country works to bolster its global image and counter 'fake news.'
BGR Government Affairs has inked a contract to serve as the Washington D.C. liaison for Hong Kong-based nonprofit China-United States Exchange Foundation.
Zimbabwe, which is reeling from economic sanctions imposed by the US and its allies, has turned to Ballard Partners for strategic consulting and DC advocacy work.
War-torn Yemen has turned to Qorvis Communications, which is Saudi Arabia's "go-to firm," for support in Washington as Congress moves to limit American involvement in the conflict. (2 reader comments)
Saudi Arabia has hired O’Keeffe Global Advisors for DC support in the areas of global politics, national security, trade, tourism and investment. (3 reader comments)
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has signed a pact with Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer for strategic counsel and U.S. relations work in light of Venezuela's ongoing presidential crisis. (2 reader comments)
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough will provide advisory services for Korea’s Washington D.C. Embassy in a bid to strengthen bilateral U.S./Korean relations. (1 reader comment)
Mercury Public Affairs scored a major victory Jan. 16 as Republicans in the Senate blocked a bid to restore sanctions on aluminum and energy companies controlled by Oleg Deripaska, Russian oligarch and confidant to strongman Vladimir Putin. (2 reader comments)
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