 |
The Embassy of Qatar trimmed Ballard Partners monthly fee from $115K to $50K effective May 1.
The Trump-connected firm is working to better US-Qatari relations and on political, legislative and regional developments in Qatar.
Qatar initially signed Ballard Partners to a one-year contract on June 28, 2018, at $50K per month. That fee was upped to $115K last year.
The current amended pact runs through December 31.
Qatar was the biggest foreign spender at Ballard Partners during the six-month period ended Oct. 31, 2019. It contributed $660K of the total $2.1M fees.
Qatar topped outlays from Zimbabwe, Kosovo, Dominican Republic and Turkey's Halbank, which cut ties with the Ballard Partners on Oct. 16, 2019, after spending $455K during the period.
Brian Ballard is finance chair of the Florida unit of Trump Victory organization.
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.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.