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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 42020 Village Center Plaza |
Address2 | Suite 120-200 |
| City | Stone Ridge |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20105 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Chantilly |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20152 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 91650-12
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6. House ID# 368070000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: GREG MITCHELL, PRESIDENT |
Date | 01/21/2014 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
On behalf of 20 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter to U.S. government leaders, made contacts to raise awareness of serious violations of religious freedom in Malaysia. Malaysia's fragile political consensus is threatened by the government's active promotion of only one form of Sunni Islam. Relgious minorities face societal abuse, limits on religious expression, discrimination, and the demolition of unregistered places of worship.
We urged leaders to highlight the universal notions and the importance of freedom of religion and expression to the Malaysian government. Further we urged them to seek promises from the Malaysian government to promote tolerance and respect for all religious minorities, end the ban on religious publications and other restrictions on religious expression, recognize all religions and give them freedom to practice their peaceful rituals, and release anyone being held for their religious activities or religious freedom advoacy.
On behalf of 44 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter to U.S. government leaders, made contacts to urge the appointment of a new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom as soon as possible, and the consideration of specific criteria as nominees for the position are reviewed. The candidate should view freedom of religion, thought, conscience and belief as far more than a faith-state issue, a social challenge, or a security concern that simply needs to be reported on and managed. The nominee should understand international religious freedom as a multidisciplinary issue that cuts across human rights, economics, security, counter-terrorism, media, academia, business, and other relevant sectors. Further, we urged the appointment of a high-profile Ambassador with a demonstrated expertise in foreign policy and religious freedom, and to consider elevating the position within the State Department so that the IRF Ambassador reports directly to the Secretary of State. We trust that a high-profile IRF Ambassador can help the U.S. government institutionalize religious freedom as an essential element of U.S. foreign policy and national security, integrating it into the promotion of democracy, governance, rule of law, and citizenship, as well as the fight against religious-based extremism and violence.
On behalf of 22 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who signed a multi-faith letter to U.S. government leaders, made contacts to start a meaningful dialogue on how we can all work together to make international religious freedom relevant in the U.S. government and the world. We shared practical ideas on civil society and government collaboration so that we may all increase the impact of our efforts to advance freedom of religion or belief at home and abroad.
On behalf of 5 religious and human rights leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who were traveling to Kazakhstan to meet with Kazakh officials in order to discuss our concerns regarding the 2011 Religion Law, made contacts to discuss this trip and the 2011 Religion Law. This is related to contacts made back in 2012, when 30 religious and human rights leaders of varying faiths, including the client, signed a multi-faith letter to U.S. government leaders to address rising restrictions on religion in Kazakhstan. Restrictions on religion are rising markedly as a result of the 2011 law "On Religious Activities and Religious Associations" (the Religion Law) and the law On Amendments and Addenda to Some Legislative Acts on Issues of Religious Activities and Religious Organizations (the Administrative Law) imposing changes in the area of religion in nine other Laws, including Administrative Code Articles 374 and 375, widening the range of sanctions for violations of the Religion Law.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on International Religous Freedom
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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