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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has inked a $65K per-month contract to provide government relations and strategic counsel to Egypt, which is headed by president Trump’s “favorite dictator,” Abdel Fatah al Sissi.
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to get tough with Sissi, whom the Washington Post has called “the most repressive ruler in Egypt’s modern history” for his crackdown on independent journalists, political activists and civil society organizations.
Earlier this month, police arrested top members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights after they met with 13 European ambassadors to brief them on human rights conditions. They were charged with supporting terrorism and spreading false news.
In its Nov. 21 editorial, WaPo called for Biden to make Egypt the prime target of his pledge to "revive US support for democracy and human rights around the world."
Former Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA), who chaired the foreign affairs committee, and Nadeam Elshami, chief of staff to then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi, head Egypt’s eight-member lobbying team.
Brownstein Hyatt reports to Motaz Zahran, Egypt’s ambassador to the US.
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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