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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.
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.
