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Prime Policy Group is doing pro-bono work for Libya’s Government of National Accord, which is locked in conflict with a rebel group led by 75-year-old warlord and US citizen Khalifa Haftar.
The BCW lobbying unit, which does not have formal written contract with the Libyans, introduced deputy prime minister Ahmed Maiteeq to officials in the Trump administration and Congress.
He briefed the US politicos on the GNA's interest in peace and a unity government, according to PPG’s federal filing.
Veteran Republican politico Charlie Black, PPG chairman, is among his firm’s executives to file as lobbyist for the GNA.
Vice chairman and former Congressman John Tanner, chief of staff Abbi Stuaan, managing director/international relations & trade Lisa Colangelo and director/energy & environment Edward Cox round out the Libyan lobbying team.
Omnicom’s Mercury Group in April signed a $1.8M contract with GNA and received a $500K upfront fee before launching the effort.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer is helping the Embassy of Uzbekistan's efforts to attract increased trade and investment in Central Asia’s most populous country.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has signed a six-month agreement to represent Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US.
Florida’s Corvus Strategic Partners has signed to represent the interests of Colombia regarding its relations with the US.
Gunster Strategies Worldwide is representing the interests of the Chagossian Government in Exile, which opposes the planned UK transfer of the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the joint UK/US military base, to Mauritius.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has inked a six-month agreement with NATO-member Iceland to provide strategic advice on how to navigate engagements with the US government.
