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India, which has been ravaged by COVID-19, has signed Ferox Strategies for outreach on Capitol Hill.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s US ambassador, signed the agreement with Ferox. The firm handles strategic counsel, tactical planning and government relations assistance on policy matters before the US Congress and select state governments, as well as academic institutions and think-tanks.
The $60K contract runs through June 30 and may be extended for another three-month run.
Ferox CEO Cristina Antelo works the India business. She launched Ferox after an eight-year stint at Podesta.
Antelo is a founding member and former president of the Hispanic Lobbyists Assn. and ex-interim CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
The US Agency for International Development shipped $100M worth of medical supplies (oxygen cylinders/concentrators, diagnostic test kits, remdesivir and masks) to India this month.
London Global Strategies is providing government relations and PR counsel to the economic development arm of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.
Havas Media Germany has hired Piro Inc. to further the digital push of the Israel Government Advertising Agency to sway US public opinion.
Hogan Lovells has signed a $100K monthly pact to represent Venezuela’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, and its Washington embassy.
Liberia has agreed to pay a $100K monthly retainer to Ballard Partners for counsel on how to improve its relations with the US.
Romania has signed a $565K monthly contract with Eversheds Sutherland for strategic counsel and government relations activities.
