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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has signed a $780K one-year pact with Bahrain to track, manage and influence its relationship with the US.
Located in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain is host to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s crown prince and prime minister, visited Washington in September to sign a comprehensive security integration and prosperity agreement with the US.
Bahrain is the only Arab state to join the 10-member US-led coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea against Houthi attacks.
Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Seychelles, Norway, Spain and the UK round out that alliance.
Brownstein’s five-person Bahrain team includes Ed Royce, former California Republican Congressman and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Mark Begich, ex-Alaska Democratic Senator; and Brian McGuire, ex-chief of staff for Senator Mitch McConnell.
The contract went into effect on Jan. 1. It automatically renews for another six-month period on Dec. 31, unless the parties have agreed to a new contract.
Brownstein deals with Bahrain's Ambassador Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al-Khalifa, chief of staff Thomas Bezas, and deputy chief of mission Yousif Ahmed.
KARV is providing strategic communications to the American-Uzbek Business and Investment Council to promote US economic ties with the central Asian country.
Bethesda-based Tricuro has signed on South Korea for strategic communications support, messaging development, and media outreach related to US-Korea economic relations.
Ballard Partners has signed on to represent Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defense on matters regarding security issues related to the U.S.
The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, which has been hit hard by the US/Iran war, has retained Continental Strategy to promote its interests among US policymakers, business leaders and key decision-makers.
Qorvis has signed a $35K per-month agreement to provide strategic communications to Morocco to further its effort to enhance its relationship with the US.
