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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.
Danny O’Brien, who was Fox Corp. executive VP and head of government relations, has signed on to represent the Embassy of Qatar.
The London office of Burson Group has retained Finn Partners’ New York office to strengthen the visibility of Ras Al Khaimah, which is one of the United Arab Emirates.
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.
