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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | Alt-Moabit 96 |
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City | Berlin |
State | Zip Code | 10559 |
Country | GER |
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5. Senate ID# 401105203-12
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6. House ID# 443400001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Johannes Wendt |
Date | 7/18/2021 4:18:28 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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Submitted public comment re: implementation of beneficial ownership law (Corporate Transparency Act); spoke about other anti-corruption and anti-money laundering issues
Appropriations for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN): Calling for an increase in the appropriation to FinCEN for FY21 and FY22
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
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 |
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Greytak |
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Kalman |
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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
National security classification reform: Calling for comprehensive national security classification reform
Relaunching Ethics.gov: Signed letter to Amb. Rice urging her to relaunch Ethics.gov
Corporate political donations disclosure: Calling for the agency to require corporations to disclose their political activities
Hearing on agency compliance with FOIA: Calling on Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an oversight hearing on agency compliance with FOIA
DoD FOIA exemption: "Calling on lawmakers to oppose the Department of Defenses proposal to alter
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) through the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022"
For The People Act (H.R. 1, S.1): To expand ballot access, regulate money in politics, and stregthen ethics rules, among other pro-democracy proposals
Report from Archiver re: presidential records requests: Calling for the inclusion of provisions in FY22 FSGG bill asking for a report from the Archiver to assess and make recommendations for eliminating the growing backlog of presidential records requests (via Open the Government letter of support)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 |
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Kalman |
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Annalise |
Burkhart |
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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
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Spoke about international summits and conferences
Corruption in Haiti: Calling on Secretary of State to assist Haitian government in fighting corruption
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Spoke about 2021 Summit for Democracy
Corruption issues: Spoke anout international summits
Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act (CROOK Act) (H.R. 402, S. 158): To impose a penalty on violators of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and invest those proceeds into anti-corruption programs overseas
Appropriations for Global Magnitsky Act: Calling for the inclusion of funding for GloMag sanctions implementation and enforcement for various agencies/in multiple appropriations bills (via Human Rights First letter of support)
Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act (S. 2010, H.R. 3781): To require the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of foreign government corruption
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
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 |
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Kalman |
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Greytak |
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Burkhart |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Whistleblower reforms: Supporting freedom of speech protections for whistleblowers and improvements to whistleblower protections
Whistleblower protections in law enforcement legislation: Calling on lawmakers to include whistleblower protections in law enforcement accountability legislation
Due process rights for DoE and NRC whistleblowers: Calling for clarifying legislation to restore best practice due process rights that Congress intended to provide for whistleblowers at the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (via Government Accountability Project letter of support)
Commodity Futures Trade Commission fund increase for whistleblower awards: Calling for an increase in the limit on funds that could be deposited into the CFTC Fund from which whistleblowers are awarded
Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act (H.R. 2988): To require whistleblower training for OIG employees and require the Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to identify best practices to promote timely and appropriate handling of alleged reprisals within an OIG
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
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Annalise |
Burkhart |
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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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Transparency in PPP loan forgiveness: Calling on SBA to release data about forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Annalise |
Burkhart |
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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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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. 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?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |