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The Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia has hired Bethesda-based AF International to provide strategic consulting and management services in matters related to the global gas market and the implementation of LNG projects.
AFI principal Ayal Frank has served as a communications consultant for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
He will communicate with governmental organizations and staff, organize meetings, arrange presentations and provide counsel to the Union, according to the contract signed Nov. 11.
Fees for the first four months of the effort are $60K.


Saunders Global Diplomacy has a three-month $150K pact to provide government relations and strategic media services to the Afghanistan Freedom Movement.
The law firm of Ed Rogers, founding partner of BGR Group, has agreed to provide pro-bono guidance and strategic counsel to Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has signed on RP&B Consulting for strategic communications services in the US on matters connected with America’s relationship with Venezuela.
GrayRobinson is providing government affairs services to The Colombo Plan, provider of economic and social development support for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tiger Hill Partners lands $1M one-year contract to promote the human rights of the ethnic minority communities in war-battered Syria. 



