Maldives hires US lobbyist Podesta Group for US$300,000
The government of Maldives has hired Washington’s most prominent lobbyist firm Podesta Group for a sum of US$300,000 to advocate on its behalf amidst calls for sanctions on government officials for human rights violations.
27 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
The government of Maldives has hired Washington’s most prominent lobbyist firm, Podesta Group, for a sum of US$300,000 to advocate on its behalf amidst calls for targeted sanctions on government officials for human rights violations.
A contract published on the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) office’s website states that the Podesta Group has been employed to “provide strategic counsel on strengthening” the Maldives’ ties to the US government.
The Podesta Group is to assist in “communicating priority issues in the United States-Maldives bilateral relationship to relevant US audiences, including the US congress, the executive branch, media and policy community.”
Ahmed Sareer, the permanent representative of the Maldives to the UN, signed the agreement on behalf of the Maldives. The contract runs from September 8, 2015 through March 7, 2016.
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