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The Harbour Group has dropped its $80K a month contract to represent Saudi Arabia following the alleged torture, murder and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
Richard Mintz, THG, sent a letter to the Saudis to end the relationship.
In May, the Saudi Embassy renewed THG's contract for another year.
The firm had handled outreach strategies dealing with the US-Saudi relationship, including foreign policy matters, economic and trade cooperation and security issues.
THG contacted think tanks, business leaders, trade groups, business executives and the media on behalf of the client.
Danny O’Brien, who was Fox Corp. executive VP and head of government relations, has signed on to represent the Embassy of Qatar.
The London office of Burson Group has retained Finn Partners’ New York office to strengthen the visibility of Ras Al Khaimah, which is one of the United Arab Emirates.
Hogan Lovells has expanded its relationship with Ukraine to reflect the implementation of the 50/50 US-Ukrainian partnership to develop its critical minerals.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has agreed to provide government relations and PA services to the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Washington Media Group is providing strategic communications support for Qatar's Education City, home of satellite facilities of Weill Cornell Medicine, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown and others.
