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	*British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT (US), he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. In December 2008 it was reported that Stanley Tollman pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and agreed to pay a total of $105 million to settle various fraud charges related to the multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme.<ref>[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/local_news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/12/10/1210tollman.html Palm Beach Post], 10 Dec 2008</ref> The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>		*British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT (US), he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. In December 2008 it was reported that Stanley Tollman pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and agreed to pay a total of $105 million to settle various fraud charges related to the multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme.<ref>[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/local_news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/12/10/1210tollman.html Palm Beach Post], 10 Dec 2008</ref> The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>
		+	*[[Government of the State of Qatar]] has been a client since 2009. In 2013 Qatar paid a total of $332,286.06
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	==Lobbying for India==		==Lobbying for India==

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−	'''Barbour Griffith & Rogers''', LLC (BGR) is a Washington, DC-based lobbying company, which was described as "all-Republican" in 2007.<ref>Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref> It describes itself as "performance based" and that it can offer "a proactive, creative approach to solving problems and aggressively seeking results". <ref>[http://www.bgrdc.com/profile.asp Profile Approach] (Accessed: 3 October 2007 NB: the statement quoted is no longer on its current website)</ref>; and as 'a premier strategic consulting and government affairs firm in the United States and worldwide'<ref>Barbour Griffith and Rogers International [http://www.bgrdc.com/international.asp International] Accessed 12th March 2008</ref>.	+	'''Barbour Griffith & Rogers''', LLC (BGR) is a Washington, DC-based lobbying company, which was described as "all-Republican" in 2007.<ref>Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref> It describes itself as "performance based" and that it can offer "a proactive, creative approach to solving problems and aggressively seeking results". <ref>[http://www.bgrdc.com/profile.asp Profile Approach] (Accessed: 3 October 2007 NB: the statement quoted is no longer on its current website)</ref>; and as 'a premier strategic consulting and government affairs firm in the United States and worldwide'<ref>Barbour Griffith and Rogers International [http://www.bgrdc.com/international.asp International] Accessed 12th March 2008</ref>.
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		+	Its sister company in Europe is [[BGR Gabara]], based in London. It specializes in pan-European government relations services, principally in London and Brussels; media relations across Europe; political campaign management; and financial services communications.

	==History==		==History==

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 *BG&R landed a $60,000 a month contract to represent [[Serbia]]. The contract, which was signed by Serbia's Minister for International Economic Relations, Milan Parivodic, runs until January 2009. Serbia has been criticised for being half-hearted in its coperation with investigations into war crimes committed during the 1990's.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0928bgr_serbia.htm] (subscription required)</ref>
-*British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT, he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>
+*British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT (US), he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. In December 2008 it was reported that Stanley Tollman pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and agreed to pay a total of $105 million to settle various fraud charges related to the multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme.<ref>[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/local_news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/12/10/1210tollman.html Palm Beach Post], 10 Dec 2008</ref> The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>
 ==Lobbying for India==

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 ===Former Clients===
-*Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/04/02/2003248747]  In April 2007, ''O'Dwyer's PR Daily'' reported that "Taiwan has ended its PR contract with Barbour Griffith & Rogers, a year before the three-year pact was set to expire." [http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0409taiwan_barbour.htm]
+*Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/04/02/2003248747]</ref>  In April 2007, ''O'Dwyer's PR Daily'' reported that "Taiwan has ended its PR contract with Barbour Griffith & Rogers, a year before the three-year pact was set to expire."<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0409taiwan_barbour.htm]</ref>
 ==Political contributions==

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 ==Clients==
 ===Domestic (U.S.)===
-In May 2002, BG&R indicated that on behalf of Virginia-based [[United Defense]] it would lobby in favour of the Crusader $11 billion artillery system. Despite attending a strategy session in mid-May 2002, BG&R subsequently decided to drop the account. "The White House contacted BG&R when it heard that the firm was going to represent the Crusader. That contact resulted in BG&R dropping the account," ''O'Dwyers'' reported.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/archived_stories_2002/may/0521crusader.htm],O'Dwyers PR Daily, May 2002</ref>
+*In May 2002, BG&R indicated that on behalf of Virginia-based [[United Defense]] it would lobby in favour of the Crusader $11 billion artillery system. Despite attending a strategy session in mid-May 2002, BG&R subsequently decided to drop the account. "The White House contacted BG&R when it heard that the firm was going to represent the Crusader. That contact resulted in BG&R dropping the account," ''O'Dwyers'' reported.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/archived_stories_2002/may/0521crusader.htm],O'Dwyers PR Daily, May 2002</ref>
-In October 2002, Haley Barbour headed up a team "on corporate governance issues" for Citigroup, with assistance with Jennifer Larkin, Dan Murphy and Loren Monroe. "Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney brokerage house faces various probes concerning potential analysts' conflict of interest and how it allocated shares in initial public offerings. On October 14, Citicorp denied charges in a lawsuit filed by New York State Comptroller Carl McCall - who is also running for Governor - that its Travelers insurance unit made improper loans to Bernie Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom," ''O'Dwyers'' reported. <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/archived_stories_2002/october/1017bgr.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, October 2002.</ref>
+*In October 2002, Haley Barbour headed up a team "on corporate governance issues" for Citigroup, with assistance with Jennifer Larkin, Dan Murphy and Loren Monroe. "Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney brokerage house faces various probes concerning potential analysts' conflict of interest and how it allocated shares in initial public offerings. On October 14, Citicorp denied charges in a lawsuit filed by New York State Comptroller Carl McCall - who is also running for Governor - that its Travelers insurance unit made improper loans to Bernie Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom," ''O'Dwyers'' reported. <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/archived_stories_2002/october/1017bgr.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, October 2002.</ref>
 ===International===
-In June 2002, '''O'Dwyers PR Daily'' reported that BG&R had gained a $30,000-a-month contract with the Embassy of Bolivia "to deal with tactical planning, trade and appropriations matters." The BG&R team was headed by Barbour and also included [[Keith Schuette]], "a former president of the [[International Republican Institute]], and [[Scott Barnhart]]. "Bolivia scored a coup on the trade front as Congress agreed to reduce tariffs on canned tuna, textiles and cut flowers to encourage it, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to fight the drug trade," reported ''O'Dwyer's''. <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/archived_stories_2002/june/0606bolivia.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, June 2002.</ref>
+*In June 2002, '''O'Dwyers PR Daily'' reported that BG&R had gained a $30,000-a-month contract with the Embassy of Bolivia "to deal with tactical planning, trade and appropriations matters." The BG&R team was headed by Barbour and also included [[Keith Schuette]], "a former president of the [[International Republican Institute]], and [[Scott Barnhart]]. "Bolivia scored a coup on the trade front as Congress agreed to reduce tariffs on canned tuna, textiles and cut flowers to encourage it, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to fight the drug trade," reported ''O'Dwyer's''. <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/archived_stories_2002/june/0606bolivia.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, June 2002.</ref>
-In July 2004, the [[Kurdish Democratic Party]] retained BG&R, "to ensure that Iraqi Kurdistan maintains its autonomy from Baghdad in the new Iraq Government" and for the "return of oil-rich Kirkuk, which Saddam Hussein had "Arabized" as the capital of the region, to Kurdistan." <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0716barzani.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, July 2004.</ref>
+*In July 2004, the [[Kurdish Democratic Party]] retained BG&R, "to ensure that Iraqi Kurdistan maintains its autonomy from Baghdad in the new Iraq Government" and for the "return of oil-rich Kirkuk, which Saddam Hussein had "Arabized" as the capital of the region, to Kurdistan." <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0716barzani.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, July 2004.</ref>
-In February 2005, ''O'Dwyers PR Daily'' reported that the government of Qatar had "hired Barbour Griffith & Rogers to a $300K pact to smooth relations with the Bush Administration." <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/washington_report/2005/0201qatar.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, February 2005.</ref>
+*In February 2005, ''O'Dwyers PR Daily'' reported that the government of Qatar had "hired Barbour Griffith & Rogers to a $300K pact to smooth relations with the Bush Administration." <ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/washington_report/2005/0201qatar.htm], O'Dwyers PR Daily, February 2005.</ref>
-In August 2006, the ''Washington Post'' reported that BG&R was working for the "[[National Dialogue Party]] of Lebanon and its chairman, [[Fouad Makhzoumi]]. The Republican shop registered to lobby for the Lebanese party in mid-June, with an effective start date of April 15." After armed hostilities between the Israeli government and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia began in July 2006, BG&R started promoting "Makhzoumi's message of support for a cease-fire and a diplomatic solution to policymakers in Washington." The contract totaled $300,000 over six months. <ref>Judy Sarasohn, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080201653.html Clients Don't Come Much Hotter], Washington Post, 3 August 2006. (Accessed: 3 October 2007)</ref>
+*In August 2006, the ''Washington Post'' reported that BG&R was working for the "[[National Dialogue Party]] of Lebanon and its chairman, [[Fouad Makhzoumi]]. The Republican shop registered to lobby for the Lebanese party in mid-June, with an effective start date of April 15." After armed hostilities between the Israeli government and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia began in July 2006, BG&R started promoting "Makhzoumi's message of support for a cease-fire and a diplomatic solution to policymakers in Washington." The contract totaled $300,000 over six months. <ref>Judy Sarasohn, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080201653.html Clients Don't Come Much Hotter], Washington Post, 3 August 2006. (Accessed: 3 October 2007)</ref>
-BG&R had also registered with the State Department "to 'provide guidance and counsel' on foreign policy to the embassy of Eritrea. That contract, which paid $65,000 a month for six months, or a total of $390,000, expired last month," the ''Washington Post'' reported in August 2006.<ref>Sarasohn, ibid.</ref>
+*BG&R had also registered with the State Department "to 'provide guidance and counsel' on foreign policy to the embassy of Eritrea. That contract, which paid $65,000 a month for six months, or a total of $390,000, expired last month," the ''Washington Post'' reported in August 2006.<ref>Sarasohn, ibid.</ref>
-BG&R landed a $60,000 a month contract to represent [[Serbia]]. The contract, which was signed by Serbia's Minister for International Economic Relations, Milan Parivodic, runs until January 2009. Serbia has been criticised for being half-hearted in its coperation with investigations into war crimes committed during the 1990's.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0928bgr_serbia.htm] (subscription required)</ref>
+*BG&R landed a $60,000 a month contract to represent [[Serbia]]. The contract, which was signed by Serbia's Minister for International Economic Relations, Milan Parivodic, runs until January 2009. Serbia has been criticised for being half-hearted in its coperation with investigations into war crimes committed during the 1990's.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0928bgr_serbia.htm] (subscription required)</ref>
-British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT, he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>
+*British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT, he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>
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	BG&R landed a $60,000 a month contract to represent [[Serbia]]. The contract, which was signed by Serbia's Minister for International Economic Relations, Milan Parivodic, runs until January 2009. Serbia has been criticised for being half-hearted in its coperation with investigations into war crimes committed during the 1990's.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0928bgr_serbia.htm] (subscription required)</ref>		BG&R landed a $60,000 a month contract to represent [[Serbia]]. The contract, which was signed by Serbia's Minister for International Economic Relations, Milan Parivodic, runs until January 2009. Serbia has been criticised for being half-hearted in its coperation with investigations into war crimes committed during the 1990's.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0928bgr_serbia.htm] (subscription required)</ref>
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		+	British PR consultant, [[Alan Kilkenny]] has also been a client of BG&R since 2005. According to the FT, he has paid the Washington firm $1.34m since 2005 to lobby the US Justice Department and lawmakers on "judicial procedure and policy". Kilkenny counts among his London clients [[Lord Ashcroft]], and Stanley and Beatrice Tollman, who were branded fugitives in the US after they left the country following their indictment on fraud and tax evasion charges. The couple also faced the threat of being extradited to the US. The FT commented: "It is unusual for a firm such as BGR, which does not have any expertise in criminal justice matters, to lobby prosecutors or other officials on a criminal matter."<ref>[http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto041320071559502073&page=2 Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref>

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−	'''Barbour Griffith & Rogers''', LLC (BGR) is a Washington, DC-based lobbying company ~~that boasts~~ that it is "~~performance based:~~ a proactive, creative approach to solving problems and aggressively seeking results". <ref>[http://www.bgrdc.com/profile.asp Profile Approach] (Accessed: 3 October 2007 NB: the statement quoted is no longer on its current website)</ref>	+	'''Barbour Griffith & Rogers''', LLC (BGR) is a Washington, DC-based lobbying company, which was described as "all-Republican" in 2007.<ref>Lobbyists struggling after Democratic win, Financial Times, 13-Apr-2007</ref> It describes itself as "performance based" and that it can offer "a proactive, creative approach to solving problems and aggressively seeking results". <ref>[http://www.bgrdc.com/profile.asp Profile Approach] (Accessed: 3 October 2007 NB: the statement quoted is no longer on its current website)</ref>; and as 'a premier strategic consulting and government affairs firm in the United States and worldwide'<ref>Barbour Griffith and Rogers International [http://www.bgrdc.com/international.asp International] Accessed 12th March 2008</ref>.
−	~~The company describes itself~~ as 'a premier strategic consulting and government affairs firm
−	in the United States and worldwide'<ref>Barbour Griffith and Rogers International [http://www.bgrdc.com/international.asp International] Accessed 12th March 2008</ref>.
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	==History==		==History==

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 :Ed Rogers is vice-chair [[New Bridge Strategies]] and [[Diligence]]. He is also the co-founder of [[Barbour, Griffith and Rogers]], the initial funder of Diligence and shares their floor with New Bridge in their DC office four blocks from the White House.<ref>[http://www.cestmoicitizenmedia.com/?p=265 The Incestuous Puppet Masters Behind Freedom’s Watch] On September 07, 2007</ref>
-==Criminal Activities==
+==Allegations of Criminal Activities==
 BGR is reported to have been 'embroiled in litigation involving allegations that the firm and [[Diligence]] LLC, one of BGR's offshoots, engaged in corporate espionage on behalf of the [[Alfa Group]], one of BGR's biggest clients'<ref>Toensing, G. C. (2007) [http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096414950 Barbour, Griffith and Roger in the spotlight] <i>Indian Country Today</i> 30th April 2007. Accessed 12th March 2008</ref>. Diligence stood accused of impersonating intelligence agents to illegally obtain information on an IPOC audit.

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 '''Barbour Griffith &amp; Rogers''', LLC (BGR) is a Washington, DC-based lobbying company that boasts that it is "performance based: a proactive, creative approach to solving problems and aggressively seeking results". <ref>[http://www.bgrdc.com/profile.asp Profile Approach] (Accessed: 3 October 2007 NB: the statement quoted is no longer on its current website)</ref>
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 *[[Keith E. Schuette]], Director of International Affairs
 *[[Bill Stiers]], Associate
 ==References, Resources and Contact==
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 :Email: information@bgrdc.com
 :Web: [http://www.bgrdc.com www.bgrdc.com]
 ===See also===
 *[[Diligence]]