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BGR Government Affairs has landed a one-year $600K contract to provide US government relations counsel to Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The work may include outreach to US government officials, non-government organizations and thought leaders. It also may distribute information materials on behalf of the Greeks.
Greece’s parliament has just elected the conservative government nominee Constantine Tassoulas as president. He will succeed Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Greece’s first female president, in March.
BGR principal Fred Turner leads the Greek account. He was chief of staff to Jersey Senator and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee chair Bob Menendez. He also did a stint as chief of staff on the US Commission of Security and Cooperation in Europe (e.g, US Helsinki Commission).
Turner’s supporting cast includes BGR president Erskine Wells; co-heads of the international & trade policy practice Maya Seiden and Lester Munson; and head of the defense & critical technologies practice Dan Greenwood.
Florida’s Corvus Strategic Partners has signed to represent the interests of Colombia regarding its relations with the US.
Gunster Strategies Worldwide is representing the interests of the Chagossian Government in Exile, which opposes the planned UK transfer of the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the joint UK/US military base, to Mauritius.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has inked a six-month agreement with NATO-member Iceland to provide strategic advice on how to navigate engagements with the US government.
BGR Government Affairs has a $1M contract to provide strategic guidance and PR representation to the Republic of Guinea.
The Japan External Trade Organization has hired DB3, the legacy firm of Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Howard Baker, for a comprehensive report assessing the "current state of play" in DC.
