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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 75 Broad Street |
Address2 | 31st Floor |
| City | NEW YORK |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 293494-12
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6. House ID# 373890000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: CYNTHIA M. BURNS |
Date | 10/20/2016 1:33:55 PM |
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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for reforms to U.S. Refugee Admissions Program resettlement processing to increase efficiency to meet and expand refugee resettlement numbers, and to address specific problems--with no hold cases as well as Priority 2 and Priority 3 cases
Support for reforms to refugee resettlement processing to ensure protections for LGBT refugees
Support for establishing a goal of doubling resettlement at the Leaders Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis
Support for increasing the annual number of refugees admitted in the United States through the resettlement program to a total of 140,000, with an additional 60,000 admitted through other pathways, including, possibly, through private sponsorship
H.R.5912: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for increased appropriations for refugee resettlement
S.3117: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 20172017 - Support for increased appropriations for refugee resettlement
S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 - Support for extension and expansion of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program to include an additional 4,000 visas
Support for increased protections for Central American refugees
Support for reforms to the Asylum Office to reduce the backlog of pending cases
Support for addressing efficiency and due process concerns in the asylum system
Support for reforming the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to end detention of families, discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and increase access to counsel
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Eleanor |
Acer |
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Maurice |
Daniel |
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Scott |
Cooper |
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Jennifer |
Quigley |
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Olga |
Byrne |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay
H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1032-1038 -
* Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
* Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces
* Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force
S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1021-1030 -
* Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
* Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces
* Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force
S.3000: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8097-8099- Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
H.R.5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8096-8098 - Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
Opposition to H.R.5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Support for changes to lethal targeting policies and practices to align with international law, including international human rights law
Support for executive action to establish meaningful restrictions limiting war authorities to situations that clearly rise to the level of armed conflict
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Raha |
Wala |
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Katherine |
Cosgrove |
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Scott |
Cooper |
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Maurice |
Daniel |
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Heather |
Brandon |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Support for H.R.5732: To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes
Support for enhanced civilian protection in Syria
S.3117: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for restoring human rights conditions on Egypt foreign assistance
Support for redirecting U.S. foreign assistance for Egypt to other countries in the region in response to Egypts widespread crackdown on civil society organizations
Support for advancing human rights protections in global efforts to counter violent extremism
Support for advancing human rights protections in bilateral engagement with allies in the Middle East and North Africa
Support for countering antisemitism and extremism in France, Germany, and Hungary
Support for protecting and promoting human rights defenders, including through broader dissemination and implementation of embassy guidelines on engagement with human rights defenders
Support for S.2009: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015
Support for H.R.3445: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015
Support for advancing human rights protections for LGBT refugees and asylum-seekers
Support for advancing human rights protections for grassroots LGBT activists in sub-Saharan Africa
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Neil |
Hicks |
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Rebecca |
Sheff |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay
H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1032-1038 -
* Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
* Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces
* Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force
S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1021-1030 -
* Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
* Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces
* Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force
S.3000: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8097-8099- Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
H.R.5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8096-8098 - Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees
Opposition to H.R.5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Support for changes to lethal targeting policies and practices to align with international law, including international human rights law
Support for executive action to establish meaningful restrictions limiting war authorities to situations that clearly rise to the level of armed conflict
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Defense - Dept of (DOD), State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Raha |
Wala |
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Katherine |
Cosgrove |
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Scott |
Cooper |
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Maurice |
Daniel |
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Heather |
Brandon |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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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