BGR Group
BGR Group is a lobbying firm based in Washington DC, three blocks from the White House, and also has an office in London.[1] The firm was founded in 1991 by Ed Rogers and Haley Barbour.[2]
In 2013 the firm was paid $13.7 million for lobbying and its three largest clients were the Republic of India, Chevron Corp. and the State of Kazakhstan.[3] The firm employs various former political figures including Ambassador Kurt Volker, Jeffrey Birnbaum, and Gov. Haley Barbour.[4] Rick Kessler, a lobbyist working for BGR Group was running for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in May, 2014.[5]
In 2014 Huffington Post reported that BGR Group was "at the center of [a] lobbyist network" supporting Republican Senator Thad Cochran, while he fought a tight primary election race against Tea Party candidate, Chris McDaniel.[6]
In april 2015, the Government of South Korea retained BGR for public relations and image building.[7][8]
References
- ↑ BGR About page, http://www.bgrdc.com/about.html
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