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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 | 9/1/2025 |
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| 2. House Identification | 56672 |
Senate Identification | 401108914 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES |
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| Address | 7283 Highland Estates Place |
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| City | Falls Church |
State | VA |
Zip | 22043 |
Country | USA |
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| Contact | Mr. Brian Diffell |
Telephone | 5716487616 |
brian@ridge-path.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 | Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies o/b/o GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc |
| Address | 2001 M Street, NW, 5th Floor |
| City | wa |
State | DC |
Zip | 20036-2003 |
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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| Brian | Diffell | | Policy Adv., Sen. Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., Hse Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip. |
| Madison | Smith | | Majority Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Will Hurd; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Roger Williams |
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LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
CHIPS Act Implementation, issues related to trade, tax reform.
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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Strawinskilaan 30051, Suite #21 |
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GLOBAL FOUNDRIES Netherlands Coorperatief U.A. (owns 100% of GLOBAL FOUNDRIES U.S. Inc. |
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (owns 99% of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.) |
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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: Brian Diffell |
Date | 10/6/2025 12:11:35 PM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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Mubadala Technology Investment Company (owns 61% of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. - Cayman) |
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MTI Investment Company LLC (owns 21% of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. - Cayman |
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