Ecuador has hired a Florida public relations firm run by President Barack Obama‘s former Hispanic media director to try to improve the country’s image as it faces the twin blows of the coronavirus epidemic and a global loss of confidence. Ecuador’s Center for Strategic Intelligence retained Balsera Communications effective June[Read More…]
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Iran-Contra figure lobbies on latest Latin America election dispute
A pro-opposition group seeking US help in replacing an oil-rich Latin American government is getting a helping hand from one of the figures in the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. Former Assistant Secretary of State Otto Reich is the latest lobbyist to join the campaign to oust Guyana’s President David Granger following[Read More…]
Daily Digest for Tuesday, June 16
Inside the scramble to shape Syria sanctions; RNC finance vice-chair presses GOP on health law fix for US ally; Qatar beats Saudi Arabia at the WTO 1. Inside the scramble to shape Syria sanctions Don’t miss our deep dive into one of the biggest remaining foreign policy fights of this[Read More…]
Inside the scramble to shape Syria sanctions
A flurry of lobbyists, advocates and government officials are scrambling to get the Donald Trump administration’s attention ahead of this week’s deadline to begin enacting the toughest sanctions to date on Bashar al-Assad’s regime. On one side are Syrian-American groups and hawkish organizations that are having their moment after years[Read More…]
Marshall Islands leverage coronavirus crisis to push GOP on health coverage
The government of the Marshall Islands is invoking the toll of the coronavirus pandemic to lobby recalcitrant Republicans for a fix to a decades-old US law that inadvertently cut off federal health benefits for tens of thousands of islanders living in the United States. The Pacific island nation signed a[Read More…]
Daily Digest for Monday, June 15
$3 million for Gulf PR; Steptoe drops presidential candidate; Yemen separatists lobby UN; Lott’s new home has foreign clients; Crackdown on Chinese influence fells 54 scientists; Ballard’s Rubin ends foreign lobbying; and more… 1. New York’s Teneo strikes $3 million Gulf PR deal The Arab Gulf monarchies are showing no[Read More…]
Teneo to rep Emirati princess’s foundation for $3 million a year
New York communications firm Teneo Strategy has struck a massive deal to represent the foundation led by Emirati Princess Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan through the end of next year. Teneo is to be paid $250,000 per month for its work on behalf of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan[Read More…]
Ex-Gov. Fortuno ends lobbying for Dominican presidential candidate
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno stopped working for Dominican presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo on the same day that Foreign Lobby Report first brought the controversial arrangement to light, newly disclosed lobbying records show. This news site first reported on June 9 that Fortuno and fellow Steptoe & Johnson partner[Read More…]
Yemen separatists open New York office to lobby UN
A separatist movement in war-torn Yemen is opening a New York office to help press its case for self-rule at the United Nations. The Southern Transitional Council (STC) disclosed in a new lobbying filing that it had hired a branch manager for the new office on March 1. The council[Read More…]
Daily Digest for Friday, June 12
Welcome to Foreign Lobby Report’s end-of-the-day roundup, where you’ll find all our latest stories plus links to related Washington news. TOP STORY Turkish businesses seek to mend US-Turkey ties with anti-China lobbying pitch Turkey’s oldest business council announced on Twitter Friday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has agreed to participate in a[Read More…]