Squire Patton Boggs is promoting economic development in Sudan with a focus on lifting US sanctions opposed on that northern African state.
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The US and Sudan last year agreed on a five-part program to lift the economic embargo next month, contingent on the final approval of the Trump Administration.
To remove the sanctions, Sudan promised to improve human rights especially in its Darfur region and resolve conflicts with political opponents and militant groups.
SPB receives a $40K monthly retainer from Sudan.
Saudi Arabia also is pushing for the end of US sanctions to reward Sudan for its backing of Arab and Islamic issues, according to media reports.
KARV is providing strategic communications to the American-Uzbek Business and Investment Council to promote US economic ties with the central Asian country.
Bethesda-based Tricuro has signed on South Korea for strategic communications support, messaging development, and media outreach related to US-Korea economic relations.
Ballard Partners has signed on to represent Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defense on matters regarding security issues related to the U.S.
The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, which has been hit hard by the US/Iran war, has retained Continental Strategy to promote its interests among US policymakers, business leaders and key decision-makers.
Qorvis has signed a $35K per-month agreement to provide strategic communications to Morocco to further its effort to enhance its relationship with the US.
