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Van Aucker Group has inked a one-year contract to provide lobbying and government relations services to Turkey.
Serving as a subcontractor for LB International Solutions, Van Aucker is pushing for legislation to further the interests of Turkey, as well as promoting a positive image of Turks and the US-Turkey relationship.
Van Aucker also is charged with preserving and enlarging the Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans, which has 105 members.
The firm will receive a $120K fee for its effort.
Robert Lewis, founder/CEO of Van Aucker, served as VP-financial services at the American Council of Life Insurers and VP-legislative & political affairs at the Financial Services Institute prior to setting up his shop.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
Scotland’s SaxaVord Spaceport, which is the UK’s only facility for vertical rocket launches, has hired Alexandria’s Brian Glackin & Assocs. for Washington representation on aerospace and defense matters.
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Jan. 5, 2022, by Joe Honick
Those are pretty cheap fees to push one more authoritarian operation like Erdogan's at a time like this unless they figure Mr. E's buddy Trump is on his way back to power. Just as interesting is who the key folks are in that "Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans."