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| Kamina Johnson Smith |
Finn Partners is providing PR, media relations and thought leadership services to Kamina Johnson Smith, who is Jamaica’s minister of foreign affairs and trade.
She has been campaigning to replace Patricia Scotland of Dominica as secretary-general of The Commonwealth.
Johnson Smith has traveled to African Commonwealth nations, including Nigeria, Botswana, Tanzania and Ghana, to press her bid that reportedly has backing from the UK and India.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is slated for Kigali, Rwanda, from June 20 to June 25. Rwanda is last nation to join the 54-member grouping of former British territories.
Finn Partners has a three-month $99K contract with Johnson Smith that expires June 30.
It used to represent Jamaica tourism but resigned that account, which is now at Lou Hammond Group, in 2021.
Finn Partners took on The Bahamas following the split with Jamaica.


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.
DCI Group has signed a $250K monthly retainer contract to provide communications and government affairs services for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
DGA Group signs $42,500 monthly retainer pact to provide government affairs services to OCP North America, phosphate fertilizer operation owned by the Government of Morocco.



