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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: GREG MITCHELL, PRESIDENT |
Date | 10/21/2013 |
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 52 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 make recommendations on how the United States can strengthen its international religious freedom (IRF) policy such that freedom of religion, conscience, and beliefthe foundation of human dignityis protected and promoted, resulting in reduced persecution and repression, as well as greater security and stability worldwide. Urged leaders to...
take a hard look at how we engage religious communities worldwide, and at Americas IRF policy and the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), seeking to strengthen both. As part of strengthening IRFA, Congress and the State Department should reinvigorate U.S. leadership on IRF in U.S. and multilateral institutions, and strengthen three vital mechanisms established by IRFA, to ensure that the Ambassador-at-Large for IRF reports directly to the Secretary of State; training in religious freedom for Foreign Service Officers is mandatory; and increased funding is available for IRF programmatic grants, which should support religious and secular NGOs around the world that seek to advance religious freedom as part of democratic development. With stronger religious engagement and IRF policies, the United States will have a much greater opportunity to reduce the high levels of religious repression, persecution, violence, and terrorism around the world. And we will all be safer as a result.
On behalf of 18 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 recommend specific U.S. government actions to more effectively address the crackdown on civil society and serious setbacks in religious freedom conditions in Russia. Russias actions against civil society cannot be countenanced under UN and OSCE standards, including the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or Belief, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Helsinki Accords. Further, Russias anti-democratic domestic policies combine with a foreign policy that is aggressive and hardline at the expense of human rights in the countries of several regions, including the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Urged leaders to take decisive actions to more effectively press the leaders of the Russian government to reverse course, make good on Russian guarantees of freedom of religion and association for every individual and religious community, and honor Russias international human rights obligations and commitments.
On behalf of 28 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, including the client, who previously signed a multi-faith letter to U.S. government leaders, made contacts to express our continuing concerns about rising restrictions on religion in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Asked U.S. government leaders to raise the issue of the repressive Religion Law when they visit with and talk to Kazakh government leaders.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on International Religous Freedom, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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