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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
11/1/2022
2. House Identification
 449240004
 Senate Identification
 401105819-48

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
VON BATTEN-MONTAGUE-YORK
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1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
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Washington, D.C.
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DC
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20004
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USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Karl Von Batten
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​2023548287
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​karl.vonbatten@montagueyork.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. is a policy advisory and advocacy group.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Ogaden Community of USA
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​3055 Old Highway 8, STE 150
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​Saint Anthony
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Ogaden Community of USA is a charitable organization based in St. Anthony, MN

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Karl ​Von Batten ​ ​
​Mark ​Walker ​ ​Chief of Staff, US House of Representatives
​Gregory ​Simpkins ​ ​Staff Director, U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights
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LOBBYING ISSUES

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Bring to the attention of Congress and lobby for US action per Ethiopian, and Chinese-government backed activities in Ogaden. This includes forced migration (Ogaden villagers are being forced off their lands to make way for oil exploration), the deaths of Ogaden villagers due to a mysterious illness that many Ogadens believe results from substandard drilling practices (possible toxic waste getting into the drinking water supply) by the Chinese government-backed oil company, GCL-Poly, national security concerns (the Chinese are building a pipeline to transport the gas from Ogaden to Djibouti, where the Chinese have a military base. This will allow China to increase its military footprint in Eastern Africa.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Karl Von Batten
 Date
12/3/2022 3:24:25 PM