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Ruder Finn, Inc. has signed on to support China’s Huawei Technologies Co. and its US research arm Futurewei’s communications in the US.
The independent firm’s efforts will include strategic counsel, media relations, analyst relations, data insights, content strategy and policy communications.
Its contract went into effect Feb. 17 and runs through the remainder of the firm.
The pact calls for a $60K retainer for the first month of work, and then a $50K monthly retainer for the rest of the term.
CEO Kathy Bloomgarden leads RF’s six-member Huawei/Futurewei team.
The US government has slapped sanctions on Huawei, banning its agencies and contractors from using the company's equipment.
The House Select Committee on China is probing the relationship between Futurewei and Huawei.
Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) sent a letter to Futurewei president Jason Chao on Sept. 14 demanding information about his company’s relationship with Huawei and its “role in advancing Chinese Communist Party technology objectives.”
Chao signed RF's contract.
Yorktown Solutions has signed on to provide public affairs counsel to the Kyiv City Organization of Employers of the Oil & Gas Industry, which is the largest association representing Ukraine’s energy sector.
Spectrum Group has a $100K per month pact with Istanbul’s DESAN Shipyard to explore business opportunities with the US Navy, merchant marine fleet and American shipbuilding facilities.
Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy has hired Mercury Public Affairs for government relations advice and services, including outreach to government officials and potentially US media outlets.
Mercury has signed Institut Macaya, a Haitian think tank organized by business leaders to end the cycle of crises that have long ravaged the Caribbean country.
Connector Inc. has signed on as primary government affairs counsel to Iraqi politico Hussein AlAnkoshei.
