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Marathon Strategies has been providing media support for Egypt’s Washington embassy.
The New York firm, which has close ties to the Democratic party, operated as a subcontractor to lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, which represents Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
BHFS hauled in $400K from Egypt during the six-month period ended Feb. 28.
Marathon, which did not have a formal agreement, pitched op-eds to CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, Fox News, CBS and the Guardian on behalf of the Egyptians.
Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has faced criticism for his harsh crackdown on dissidents.
Phil Singer, Marathon founder/managing director, and VP Joshua Rosen worked the Egyptian business.
Singer used to handle press, for now, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and played roles in the presidential campaigns of John Kerry/Hillary Clinton and gubernatorial races of Andrew Cuomo.
Mercury Public Affairs has agreed to perform PR, communications and government relations services for the 
Manchester Trade is working to promote US investment in the minerals-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Guidepost Strategies has signed on to represent the presidential administration of Romania in its efforts to consolidate the national security of the country and strengthen its relations with the US.
Teneo Strategy has a six-month $3.9M pact to prep Türkiye for the the United Nations climate change conference that it will host at Antalya from Nov. 6 through Nov. 30.
Moran Global Strategies has signed a six-month $240K agreement with Uganda to enhance its political and economic ties with the US.
