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Omnicom’s Mercury Public Affairs unit has landed a $360K one-year contract with Qatar for research, advice and assistance regarding the work of nongovernmental policy institutions and academic institutions active in studying Middle East issue.
The firm works under the auspices of the public diplomacy office of Qatar’s Washington embassy.
The Arab state remains under an economic/political boycott by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and others for its cozy relations with Iran and hosting the Al-Jazeera satellite TV network.
Mercury’s fee of $30K per-month could be bumped up to $40K in the event that the client requests that it plan, organize, staff and attend two separate thought leadership events in Qatar.
Senior VP Katherine Lewis (BGR alum) and director Kaylee Otterbacher (former aide to Wisconsin Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner) are key personnel on the Qatar business.
Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.
Rational 360 has ironed out its six-month $1.2M contract with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to position it as a “sophisticated global investment fund.”
APCO has signed on to promote this month’s visit of Ahmed Al Khateeb, head of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, to the US.
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has signed on Montieth & Co. for strategic communications and media relations duties as chaos grips neighboring Haiti.
Edelman is negotiating a formal contract with the Bahamas for strategic communications on issues impacting its reputation abroad.
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