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Cogent Strategies has inked a $200K contract to provide PR services in the US for the Government of Iraq.
The one-year contract went into effect on Jan. 1.
The DC-based firm will develop messaging to advance Iraq’s priorities, conduct press relations/monitoring, handle digital outreach and provide media training for ambassador Fareed Yasseen.
Cogent managing director Will Bohlen and John Anderson are responsible for the Iraq work.
Anderson is a longtime foreign correspondent for the Washington Post and editor of Politico magazine. He spent 16 years as WaPo’s bureau chief in Mexico City, Paris, Istanbul, New Delhi and Jerusalem and covered conflicts/peacekeeping missions in Kosovo, Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bohlen was strategic communications chief for the German Marshall Fund and spokesperson for its 150-member policy institute, which has a presence in Germany, France, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
Kimberley Fritts launched Cogent Strategies in 2017 following the implosion of Podesta Group, where she was CEO.
Danny O’Brien, who was Fox Corp. executive VP and head of government relations, has signed on to represent the Embassy of Qatar.
The London office of Burson Group has retained Finn Partners’ New York office to strengthen the visibility of Ras Al Khaimah, which is one of the United Arab Emirates.
Hogan Lovells has expanded its relationship with Ukraine to reflect the implementation of the 50/50 US-Ukrainian partnership to develop its critical minerals.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has agreed to provide government relations and PA services to the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Washington Media Group is providing strategic communications support for Qatar's Education City, home of satellite facilities of Weill Cornell Medicine, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown and others.
