Boutique lobbying and government affairs firm Sonoran Policy Group has signed a pro-bono contract with Iceland’s Embassy in Washington, D.C. to provide government affairs and commercial sector counsel.
SPG will provide brand engagement for the Nordic island country to Congressional and Executive Branch members along with engagement across Capitol Hill and in the corporate sector on an as-needed and agreed-upon basis.
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The agreement became effective in October and runs until early January.
SPG’s president until several months ago was former Trump campaign political director Stuart Jolly, who left the firm in May after he was accused of boasting about his access to the White House in a now-deleted Facebook post that showed him standing before a convoy of presidential limousines, accompanied by the caption “My uber finally arrived!”
Other SPG staffers are Robin Townley, one-time aide to former national security advisor Michael Flynn, and Jacob Daniels, who was the Trump campaign’s chief of staff for Michigan.
The Washington-based lobbying firm has inked recent pacts with Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Kenya and Czech Republic, as well as New Zealand’s Washington Embassy.
London Global Strategies is providing government relations and PR counsel to the economic development arm of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.
Havas Media Germany has hired Piro Inc. to further the digital push of the Israel Government Advertising Agency to sway US public opinion.
Hogan Lovells has signed a $100K monthly pact to represent Venezuela’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, and its Washington embassy.
Liberia has agreed to pay a $100K monthly retainer to Ballard Partners for counsel on how to improve its relations with the US.
Romania has signed a $565K monthly contract with Eversheds Sutherland for strategic counsel and government relations activities.
