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BCW re-engaged with Tunisia’s Ennahdha political party following president Kais Saied’s power grab on July 26 that upended the democracy that sprouted in that northern African country in the wake of the “Arab Spring."
The president suspended parliament, fired the prime minister and briefly detained leaders of Ennahdha, a moderate Islamist/Muslim movement that is the leading democratic party in Tunisia.
The WPP unit had wrapped up its business with the London-based Ennahdha Party Diaspora Group at the end of last year but re-upped on July 28.
That engagement letter calls for media support, strategic communications counsel and outreach to key stakeholders in the US.
It covers work through September 28 and a $15K monthly fee.
BCW has executive VP Bill McQuillen and senior VP Shaila Manyam handling the Tunisian account.
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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