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Qatar has hired Miami-based Rubin Turnbill & Assocs. to handle government relations, public affairs and communications in the Sunshine State.
The goal is to promote commercial, philanthropic, academic, cultural and other exchanges to advance the mutual interests of Florida and the Arab State.
The contract, which went into effect March 31, runs for six months and is worth $35K a month.
Bill Rubin and Heather Turnbull are influential Florida lobbyists with close ties to the Republican party and governor Ron DeSantis.
The firm, which has offices in Tallahassee, Fort Lauderdale and Washington, reports to Qatar’s ambassador to the US, Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani.
Gunster Strategies Worldwide is representing the interests of the Chagossian Government in Exile, which opposes the planned UK transfer of the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the joint UK/US military base, to Mauritius.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has inked a six-month agreement with NATO-member Iceland to provide strategic advice on how to navigate engagements with the US government.
BGR Government Affairs has a $1M contract to provide strategic guidance and PR representation to the Republic of Guinea.
The Japan External Trade Organization has hired DB3, the legacy firm of Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Howard Baker, for a comprehensive report assessing the "current state of play" in DC.
BGR Group has a six-month $900K pact to boost US-Nigerian relations. Nigeria's top oil and gas field supplier is funding the effort.
