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| Gordon Sondland |
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers on March 21.
His job is to meet with members of Congress, European Bank and top Ukrainian officials to secure funding for its war with Russia.
Sondland also will visit front-line Ukrainian troops to build support for the military, according to his Justice Dept. filing.
He does not have a formal contract for the advocacy work and he is working as a volunteer.
Sondland, who is founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels, famously testified against Trump during his first impeachment proceedings.
He claimed that Trump pressured Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Biden family’s business dealings in his country in return for a White House meeting.
After he refused to resign, Trump fired Sondland.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company banned by Defense Secretary Hegseth, has hired Ballard Partners for DC representation.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
