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The law firm of former US Attorney General John Ashcroft has finally registered with the Justice Dept. for its contract with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Signed June 23, 2021, the pact covers advocacy on DRC’s behalf before US government agencies and departments.
The Kansas City, MO-based firm also is conducting outreach to Members of Congress and their staffs, and devising an overall media strategy and outreach program.
Ashcroft Law Firm managing partner Lori Sharpe Day, who was deputy chief of staff to Senator Ashcroft, heads the team that includes partner Michael Sullivan and paralegal/office manager Kelsey Harrigan.
The firm has called in Haig Melkessetian as a consultant on the DRC work.
Melkessetian, who was an intelligence operative for more than 25 years at the Defense and State Depts., is managing director of Lazarus Brothers global financial asset recovery firm.
Milton Advisers is working the media on behalf of former Argentina First Lady and president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was convicted of fraud in 2025 and slapped with a lifetime ban from public office.
WPP's Ogilvy Group unit handles PR for Saudi Arabia’s CEER Motors and its flagship Exobot electric sedan and SUV vehicles.
Squire Patton Boggs has signed on to provide lobbying services to embattled Yemen.
GlobalPoint International has signed on to position Sudan’s Democratic Civilian Forces group as the best option to restore stability and prosperity in the war-torn country.
A Qorvis unit is providing strategic communications and related services to the embattled Republic of Yemen under a $550K five-month pact.
