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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.
Rubenstein PR has signed on to promote the campaign of Uganda’s Olara Otunnu, 76, for the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Milton Advisers is working the media on behalf of former Argentina First Lady and president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was convicted of fraud in 2025 and slapped with a lifetime ban from public office.
WPP's Ogilvy Group unit handles PR for Saudi Arabia’s CEER Motors and its flagship Exobot electric sedan and SUV vehicles.
Squire Patton Boggs has signed on to provide lobbying services to embattled Yemen.
GlobalPoint International has signed on to position Sudan’s Democratic Civilian Forces group as the best option to restore stability and prosperity in the war-torn country.
