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Ballard Partners has landed Breitling, the Swiss luxury watchmaker, for guidance related to trade and tariffs.
President Donald Trump has slapped a 39 percent tariff on Switzerland’s imports to the US. That levy is more than twice the 15 percent tariff that Trump placed on European Union imports of autos and auto parts, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.
Trump appeared at the US Open men’s singles championship on Sept 7 as a guest of Switzerland-based Rolex CEO Jean-Frederic Dufour.
Brian Ballard, a key Trump fundraiser, and Hunter Morgen, a special advisor to the president in Trump’s first administration, handle the Breitling business.
Leon Breitling founded the watchmaker in 1884. It is the “official timepiece partner of the National Football League." Cost of New York Giants edition Breitling watches range from $4,400 to $9,200.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
