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Squire Patton Boggs has signed a contract with Angola to help that African nation bring its financial system up to international standards so banks can resume dollar-denominated transaction, according to the lobbying firm's June 18 letter of engagement.
The firm also will help Angola enhance its image in the US with an eye of increasing trade and investment.
SPB has agreed to a fixed annual retainer of $4.1M against which it will bill fees and expenses at the rate of $341,667 per-month.
Joe Brand, senior partner, and Robert Kapla, partner/public policy practice head, handle the account.
They report to ambassador Victor Manuel Rita da Fonseca Lima, Angola's secretary for diplomatic affairs for international cooperation.


Former Georgia Republican Congressman Tom Graves is representing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, positioning the country as a reliable partner with the US.
Bridges Partners is running an influencer campaign on behalf of Israel to promote the cultural interchange between it and the US.
San Diego’s Show Faith by Works is spreading pro-Israel messaging to Christian groups in the western US on behalf of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
KNP Communications has lined up a contract to provide media training to members of Canada’s US embassy.
The firm of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has a four-month $6M agreement for strategic communications and media services in support of Havas Media’s engagement by Israel to develop a nationwide campaign in the US to combat antisemitism.



