A Polish foundation tied to the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) Party has ended ties with Ronald Reagan speechwriter Clark Judge‘s PR firm after its lavish spending on the account came under fire. Judge’s White House Writers Group officially terminated its contract with the Polish National Foundation on April 28,[Read More…]
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Fenton helped get Pakistan PM on ‘Morning Joe’ as part of Kashmir contract
New York PR firm Fenton Communications is claiming credit for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan‘s interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program during which Khan lambasted India’s decision to revoke Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status and took President Donald Trump up on his offer to help with the crisis. Khan’s Sept. 26, 2019[Read More…]
Daily Digest for Monday, June 1
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 STORIES Quebec power company hires advertising muscle to help sway Maine voters on transmission line A Canadian public utility has hired an advertising firm to help convince Maine residents[Read More…]
Anti-Islam group restarts lobbying activities
The controversial nonprofit organization headed by anti-Islam firebrand Brigitte Gabriel renewed its lobbying operations today following a months-long hiatus. Gregory Allen, who is listed as ACT! for America‘s chief operating officer on the organization’s 2018 tax filing, is notably expected to lobby on anti-terrorism legislation, support for Israel, immigration restrictions[Read More…]
Former Miami city manager brings Latin America expertise to Mercury
Former Miami city manager Emilio Gonzalez has joined Mercury LLC‘s Florida team, the firm announced in a press release today, bringing with him an impressive list of experiences and contacts in Latin America. Before working for the city, Gonzalez notably served as the director of Western Hemisphere Affairs for President[Read More…]
SoftBank California subsidiary joins lobbying scramble for coronavirus relief
A California renewable energy subsidiary of embattled Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has joined the rapidly rising ranks of companies scrambling for their piece of federal government coronavirus assistance. SB Energy DevCo (US) has hired Peck Madigan Jones to lobby for “relief” from Covid-19 and for investment tax credits. The newly disclosed[Read More…]
South Korean semiconductor Co. hires third lobby firm as US scrutiny grows
The US subsidiary of a major South Korean semiconductor company has hired its third lobbying firm as chip makers face mounting scrutiny from Washington. SK hynix America, the US subsidiary of SK hynix, hired Invariant to lobby on “general trade and investment issues.” The registration was effective April 11. Nicole[Read More…]
Quebec power company hires advertising muscle to help sway Maine voters on transmission line
A Canadian public utility has hired an advertising firm to help convince Maine residents to approve a cross-border transmission line largely opposed by the rural state’s powerful environmental lobby. H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.), a subsidiary of Montreal-based Hydro-Quebec, retained Yarmouth-based Blaze Partners in December to “provide strategic advice, digital media[Read More…]
Hong Kong’s US trade envoy moves to calm business jitters
The Donald Trump administration’s decision to roll back the special relationship with Hong Kong has left the territory’s US trade mission rushing to reassure an increasingly jittery international business community while trying to stay clear of the escalating feud between the United States and China. In an exclusive interview with[Read More…]
Zionist group invokes Trump EO to challenge pro-Palestinian group’s tax exempt status
A New York-based pro-Israel group has latched onto President Donald Trump’s December anti-Semitism order in the first known legal maneuver invoking the recent executive edict to challenge a pro-Palestinian organization’s tax-exempt status. Lawyer David Abrams, the executive director of the Zionist Advocacy Center, laid out his case in a May[Read More…]