 |
| Richard Burt |
Rustavi Steel, which is based in former Soviet republic of Georgia, has hired McLarty Inbound to push for relief from president Trump's tariffs.
Richard Burt, former US ambassador to Germany, chief negotiator for the strategic arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union and New York Times national security correspondent, spearheads the push. He also will tackle trade issues and promote better relations between Georgia and the US.
Claire Kaiser, director of strategic initiatives and leader of McLarty Inbound's marketing and external communications push in Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia, also represents Rustavi.
McLarty Inbound provides foreign businesses with analysis, strategy, and advocacy efforts in Washington. It is part of McLarty Associates, which was co-founded by President Clinton's chief of staff, Mack McLarty.
Rustavi also uses the Washington expertise of former Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN), a senior counsel at Hogan Lovells.
He's joined by Hogan Lovells partners Jared Wessel, who was counsel in the Office of the US Trade Representative, and Ivan Zapien, ex-chief of staff to Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) & national outreach director for the House Democratic caucus.
Rustavi Steel paid Hogan Lovells $50K for its DC savvy during the fourth-quarter of 2019.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
