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Republican advisory firm Nestpoint Associates is working to secure US diplomatic recognition for Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991.
On Dec. 26, Israel became the first nation to recognize Somaliland as an independent country.
It said the move was done “in the spirit of the Abraham Accords” policy of setting up commercial and diplomatic ties with Arab and Muslim-majority states.
The US State Department maintains that Somaliland, which has a population of more than 6M people, is part of Somalia.
Dallas-based Nestpoint receives a $7,500 monthly retainer under its one-year contract with Somaliland.
It also will pitch US investment in Somaliland’s energy, agriculture and infrastructure sectors.
Nestpoint’s directors of government affairs & global strategies Stuart Jolly and Tim Phillips handle Somaliland.
Jolly served as national field director for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, while Phillips headed the Americans for Prosperity organization and helped form the Christian Coalition.
Mercury Public Affairs has agreed to perform PR, communications and government relations services for the 
Manchester Trade is working to promote US investment in the minerals-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Guidepost Strategies has signed on to represent the presidential administration of Romania in its efforts to consolidate the national security of the country and strengthen its relations with the US.
Teneo Strategy has a six-month $3.9M pact to prep Türkiye for the the United Nations climate change conference that it will host at Antalya from Nov. 6 through Nov. 30.
Moran Global Strategies has signed a six-month $240K agreement with Uganda to enhance its political and economic ties with the US.
