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BGR Government Affairs has signed on as DC representative for the Syrian Institute for Progress.
Founded in 2012, the California-based non-profit is working to promote the civil and human rights of all people living in Syria as the civil uprising against Bashar Assad has entered its 11th year.
President Biden, who ordered airstrikes in February against Iran-backed militias in Syria, is reviewing US policy regarding the war-torn country.
There are 900 American troops in Syria, supporting Kurdish fighters and keeping the country’s oil from Assad.
BGR’s Lester Munson, who worked as deputy assistant administrator for the US Agency for International Development during the Bush II administration, and Mark Tavlarides, director of legislative affairs at the National Security Council in the Clinton White House, handle the SIP account.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
