The U.S. Guatemala Business Council, a business association led by the Guatemala embassy in Washington and dedicated to U.S.-Guatemalan relations, has tapped top Washington lobbying shop Williams & Jensen for advocacy work pertaining to foreign relations and trade issues.
Williams & Jensen has been retained by the Central American nation to foster and promote bilateral U.S.-Guatemalan economic relations, according to lobbying registration documents filed in January.
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A four-person team at Williams & Jensen manages the account, including CEO Susan Hirschmann, who was formerly chief of staff to Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX) and chief of staff to Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN); and Eric Stewart, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary for Europe/Eurasia at the Department of Commerce and as a senior advisor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Coalicion del Congreso de Guatemala, an alliance of political parties that work to advance the interests of the Republic of Guatemala, signed a lobbying pact with Barnes & Thornburg last year for a similar campaign to advance relations between the two countries.
Guidepost Strategies has signed on to represent the presidential administration of Romania in its efforts to consolidate the national security of the country and strengthen its relations with the US.
Teneo Strategy has a six-month $3.9M pact to prep Türkiye for the the United Nations climate change conference that it will host at Antalya from Nov. 6 through Nov. 30.
Moran Global Strategies has signed a six-month $240K agreement with Uganda to enhance its political and economic ties with the US.
APCO has signed on to provide strategic communications, media relations and stakeholder engagement to promote the culture of Uzbekistan.
Corcoran Partners has agreed to perform a “turnkey political communication, public relations, and strategic advisory campaign” on behalf of Abdullah Al-Lafi, Deputy President of the Libyan Presidential Council.
