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Foreign Influence

Foreign governments and companies hire lobbyists and PR firms in Washington. Under , everyone doing that work must register publicly — this page shows who works for whom.

791
foreign principals
JAPAN has the most (48)
151
countries
536
registered agents
56
new registrations
Past 90 days — most for KOREA, SOUTH
Source: DOJ FARA filings.

New This Quarter

Foreign principals whose U.S. agents registered in the past 90 days
Alemayehu Ketema
ETHIOPIA · represented by JJ&B, LLC
Registered Jul 24, 2026
Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad
PAKISTAN · represented by Watkins, Laurie Anne
Registered Jul 24, 2026
International Policy Group
KENYA · represented by Garcia Mavinga Sozinho
Registered Jul 19, 2026
Agence de Pilotage, de Coordination et de suive. des Conventions de Collaboration (APCSC)
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE · represented by Manchester Trade Limited Inc. (MTL)
Registered Jul 17, 2026
Presidential Administration of Romania
ROMANIA · represented by Guidepost Strategies
Registered Jul 16, 2026

Most Active Countries

Ranked by the number of foreign principals with registered U.S. agents
1

JAPAN

48 principals · 47 agents

2

SAUDI ARABIA

33 principals · 27 agents

3

QATAR

31 principals · 29 agents

4

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

25 principals · 24 agents

Busiest U.S. Agents

The firms and individuals representing the most foreign principals

Mercury Public Affairs, LLC

16 foreign principals · 15 countries

Dickens & Madson Canada Inc.

15 foreign principals · 15 countries

BGR Government Affairs, LLC

14 foreign principals · 14 countries

MMGY Global, LLC

13 foreign principals · 11 countries

Continental Strategy LLC

11 foreign principals · 10 countries

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

All Countries

151 countries with active registrations
VENEZUELA18 · 16BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA16 · 16CHINA16 · 13TURKEY16 · 13MEXICO14 · 14MOROCCO
5

CANADA

24 principals · 20 agents

6

ISRAEL

22 principals · 22 agents

7

KOREA, SOUTH

21 principals · 17 agents

8

TAIWAN

20 principals · 18 agents

9

IRAQ

18 principals · 18 agents

10 foreign principals · 7 countries

14 · 13
UKRAINE14 · 12
NIGERIA12 · 12
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE11 · 9
AUSTRALIA10 · 9
GERMANY10 · 9
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC9 · 8
ANGOLA8 · 6
BAHAMAS8 · 8
ROMANIA8 · 7
UNITED KINGDOM8 · 6
COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)7 · 7
IRAN7 · 7
PAKISTAN7 · 7
CAMBODIA6 · 6
HAITI6 · 6
HONG KONG6 · 6
KENYA6 · 6
LIBERIA6 · 6
SERBIA6 · 5
SWITZERLAND6 · 5
THAILAND6 · 6
UGANDA6 · 6
BERMUDA5 · 5
COLOMBIA5 · 4
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE5 · 5
CYPRUS5 · 5
ICELAND5 · 4
INDIA5 · 5
INDONESIA5 · 5
IRELAND5 · 5
KAZAKHSTAN5 · 4
MALAYSIA5 · 5
MARSHALL ISLANDS5 · 5
RUSSIA5 · 4
SOMALIA5 · 5
UZBEKISTAN5 · 5
ALBANIA4 · 4
BAHRAIN4 · 4
BELGIUM4 · 4
BRAZIL4 · 4
BURUNDI4 · 4
CAYMAN ISLANDS4 · 4
EGYPT4 · 4
ETHIOPIA4 · 4
GUYANA4 · 4
INTERNATIONAL4 · 4
ITALY4 · 4
LIBYA4 · 4
MONGOLIA4 · 1
PANAMA4 · 3
YEMEN4 · 4
ARMENIA3 · 3
AUSTRIA3 · 3
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS3 · 3
CUBA3 · 1
GREAT BRITAIN3 · 2
KYRGYZSTAN3 · 3
LEBANON3 · 3
MICRONESIA3 · 3
NORWAY3 · 2
PALESTINE3 · 2
POLAND3 · 3
RWANDA3 · 3
SOMALILAND3 · 3
SOUTH AFRICA3 · 3
SOUTH SUDAN3 · 3
SPAIN3 · 3
SUDAN3 · 3
TANZANIA3 · 3
AFGHANISTAN2 · 2
ALGERIA2 · 2
ARUBA2 · 2
AZERBAIJAN2 · 2
BARBADOS2 · 2
BENIN2 · 2
BURMA2 · 2
COSTA RICA2 · 2
CZECHIA2 · 2
DENMARK2 · 2
ERITREA2 · 2
FINLAND2 · 2
FRANCE2 · 2
GHANA2 · 2
GREECE2 · 2
GRENADA2 · 2
JAMAICA2 · 2
JORDAN2 · 2
LIECHTENSTEIN2 · 2
MALI2 · 2
MONACO2 · 2
MOZAMBIQUE2 · 2
NIGER2 · 2
NORTH MACEDONIA2 · 2
PALAU2 · 2
SCOTLAND2 · 2
SINGAPORE2 · 2
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS2 · 2
SWEDEN2 · 2
SYRIA2 · 2
VANUATU2 · 2
ARGENTINA1 · 1
BELIZE1 · 1
BOTSWANA1 · 1
BULGARIA1 · 1
BURKINA FASO1 · 1
CAMEROON1 · 1
CHILE1 · 1
CROATIA1 · 1
DOMINICA1 · 1
ECUADOR1 · 1
EL SALVADOR1 · 1
EQUATORIAL GUINEA1 · 1
FRENCH POLYNESIA1 · 1
GIBRALTAR1 · 1
GUATEMALA1 · 1
GUINEA1 · 1
HUNGARY1 · 1
KUWAIT1 · 1
LUXEMBOURG1 · 1
MALAWI1 · 1
NETHERLANDS1 · 1
NEW ZEALAND1 · 1
NORTHERN IRELAND1 · 1
PAPUA NEW GUINEA1 · 1
PARAGUAY1 · 1
PHILIPPINES1 · 1
PORTUGAL1 · 1
SAHARAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC1 · 1
SAINT LUCIA1 · 1
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC1 · 1
SRI LANKA1 · 1
TIBET1 · 1
TOGO1 · 1
TURKMENISTAN1 · 1
VIETNAM1 · 1
ZIMBABWE1 · 1

Counts are principals · agents.