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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 08/13/2010 |
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| 2. House Identification | 31827 |
Senate Identification | 11195 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | Covington & Burling LLP |
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| Address | 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mr. William Wichterman |
Telephone | 2026625396 |
bwichterman@cov.com |
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 | American Task Force Argentina |
| Address | PO Box 3197 |
| City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip | 22203-0197 |
Country | USA |
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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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| William | Wichterman | | Special Assistant to President Bush & Deputy Director (OPL) |
| " | " | | Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist |
| " | " | | Chief of Stafff, Rep. Joseph Pitts |
| " | " | | Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Baker |
| Martin | Gold | | Floor Advisor & Counsel, Senate Majority Leader Frist (2003) |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Judgment Evading Foreign States (JEFSA). A bill to hold medium and wealthy nations accountable for the repayment of their debts to US creditors and to uphold US court judgments against these same nations.
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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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: William Wichterman, Senior Legislative Advisor |
Date | 10/11/2010 |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Martin | Gold | | Counsel to Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (1979-82) | |
| Martin | Gold | | Counsel to former Senator Mark Hatfield (1972-1979) | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | House Rules Committee, Staff Director (2009-10) | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | House Rules Committee, Deputy Staff Director (2007-08) | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | House Select Committee on Voting Irregularities, General | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | Counsel, detailed (9/2007-09/2008) | |
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| Muftiah | McCartin | | House Committee on Appropriations, Professional Staff | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | (2006-2007) | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | House Ofc. of the Parliamentarian, Associate (2005) | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | House Ofc. of the Parliamentarian, Assistant (1991-2005) | |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | Clerk to the Parliamentarian (1986-1990) | |
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