273 Contacts on behalf of CMO-HOPE, Office of the Prime Minister, Haiti

Date Lobbyist Firm Country Method Level Contact Office Issues
2007-08-10 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Meeting R. Ugone, C. Bridgeford, D. Johanson, V. Brown Meeting on regulations
2007-09-06 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Other Member Meeks, Gregory W. (Rep) Meeks, Gregory Contact to which comments were sent
None None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Other Member Nelson [TWO SENATORS WITH THIS NAME] (Sen.) Nelson [TWO SENATORS WITH THIS NAME] Contact to which comments were sent
2007-09-10 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Meeting H. Christian And Rep Meek To discuss legislations for Haiti, contact NCO's
2007-09-12 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Phone Tim Skud (Treasury) Telephone call to T Skud, Treasury, send copy of comments
2007-09-14 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Meeting Tim Skud (Asst. Sect'y) Meeting
None None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Meeting D. Baldwin (Ass. Commissioner) Meeting
2007-09-19 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Phone Staff Robert Gatehouse Nelson, Bill Regarding CBP Regs
2007-09-24 None Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Haiti Meeting Member Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bill Regarding HOPE II and administrative problems:
2008-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Warren Payne (Trade Staff, House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommitte on Trade) A series of additional meetings
2008-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Darrell Doss (Legislative Assistant) Tubbs Jones, Stephanie A series of additional meetings
2008-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting John Herrmann (National Security Council staff, Senior Director for International Trade, Investment and Energy) A series of additional meetings
2008-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Victoria Alvarado (National Security Council staff, Western Hemisphere) A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Ted Serafini (Legislative Assistant) Lincoln, Blanche A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Danny Sepulveda (Legislative Assistant) Obama, Barack A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chelsea Thomas (Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Finance) Baucus, Max A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Rangel, Charles B. (Congressman) Rangel, Charles A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Timothy Reif (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Behnaz Kibria (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Hastings, Alcee L. (Congressmen) Hastings, Alcee A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Clyburn, James E. (Congressmen) Clyburn, James A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Stone (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff A series of additional meetings
2008-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Stacie Oliver (Legislative Assistant) Corker, Bob A series of additional meetings
2008-06-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Stone (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Office of Senator Tom Harkin) Harkin, Tom The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Mark Laisch (Office of Senator Tom Harkin) Harkin, Tom The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Corker, Bob (Senator) Corker, Bob The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Claudia Poteet (International Trade Analyst, Senate Committee on Finance) Grassley, Charles The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Lewis Karesh (Assistant USTR for Labor) The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Aaron Rosenberg (Deputy Assistant USTR for Labor) The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chelsea Thomas (Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Finance) The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Hassan Christian (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Angela Ellard (House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Trade) The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Warren Payne (House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Trade) The focus of these meetings was thanking congressional offices for their support in the passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Liza Casabona (Washington Correspondent, Women's Wear Daily) Discussed significance of new HOPE II legislation for the apparel industry
2008-06-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Matt Priest (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce) Discussed implementation issue for HOPE II legislation and possible trade mission to Haiti
2008-06-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Richard Stetson (International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce) Discussed implementation issue for HOPE II legislation and possible trade mission to Haiti
2008-01-09 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Office of Senator tom Harkin) Harkin, Tom Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-03-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Office of Senator tom Harkin) Harkin, Tom Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
April 3,28, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Office of Senator tom Harkin) Harkin, Tom Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
0103,16-18,30,2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
0201,7,12,15,24,2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
March 3,6, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
0409,23-25,28, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committeef) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
0502,5,8,9, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-09 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
January 18,30, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-02-13 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
March 7,30, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-04-11 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-04-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-01-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Timothy Reif (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
April 24,28, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Timothy Reif (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-05-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Timothy Reif (Trade Staff, Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-05-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone Staff Claudia Poteet (Senate Finance Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
May 2,8,13 and 19, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Claudia Poteet (Trade Staff) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-02-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Hassan Christian (Office of Congressman Kendrick Meek) Meek, Kendrick Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-05-08 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Hassan Christian (Office of Congressman Kendrick Meek) Meek, Kendrick Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-05-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Angela Ellard (Trade Staff, House Ways and Means Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-05-13 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Demetrios Marantis and Chelsea Thomas (Trade Staff, Senate Finance Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-05-13 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Chelsea Thomas (Trade Staff, Senate Finance Committee) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
February 7,8,25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Chris Stone (Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman) Bingaman, Jeff Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
March 3,5,6, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Chris Stone (Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman) Bingaman, Jeff Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-04-08 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Chris Stone (Office of Senator Jeff Bingaman) Bingaman, Jeff Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-02-12 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Mike Castellano (Office of Senator Harry Reid) Reid, Harry Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-04 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Crispin Rigby (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs) Related to the drafting and passage of the HOPE II legislation
2008-06-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Unknown Proposal for the new legislation were discussed with representatives from the AFL-CIO, the U.S. Conference Bishops, the Progressive Policy Institute, American Apparel and Footwear Association, the National Council of Textile Organizations, Retail Industry Leaders Association, the Trade, Aid and Security Coalition, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
2008-02-15 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Gregg Hitt (Wall Street Journal Washington) To discuss the proposed legislation and bilateral trade
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Trade Staff, Reps. Charles Rangel) Rangel, Charles Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Hassan Christian (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Spratt, John (House of Representative) Spratt, John Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Stone (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Robert Gatehouse (Legislative Assistant) Nelson, Bill Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Policy Advisor) Harkin, Tom Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Stacie Oliver (Legislative Assistant) Corker, Bob Office meetings with staff
January 22-25, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Slevin (Legislative Assistant) Brown, Sherrod Office meetings with staff
2008-01-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Charlotte Ponticelli (U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs) An office meeting on labor rights monitoring program with U.S. Department of Labor
February 13-15, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Stone (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Office meetings held with staff
February 13-15, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Claudia Poteet (Trade Staff) Office meetings held with staff
February 13-15, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Robbie Boone (Legislative Assistant) Dole, Elizabeth Office meetings held with staff
February 13-15, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chelsea Thomas (Trade staff) Office meetings held with staff
February 13-15, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Mike Castellano (Policy Advisor) Reid, Harry Office meetings held with staff
February 13-15, 2008 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Corker, Bob (Senator) Corker, Bob Office meetings held with staff
2008-02-15 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Charlotte Ponticelli (U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Charlotte Ponticelli) An office meeting on a labor rights monitoring program
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Verna Regier (Legislative Assistant) Roberts, Pat None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Stone (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Stacie Oliver (Legislative Assistant) Corker, Bob None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Riley Scott (Legislative Assistant) Brownback, Sam None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Claudia Poteet (International trade Analyst) None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Brian Fauls (Legislative Director) Burton, Dan None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Darrell Doss (Legislative Assistant) Tubbs Jones, Stephanie None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Hassan Christian (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick None listed
2008-04-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Member Schmidt, Jean (Congresswoman) Schmidt, Jean None listed
2008-04-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Sarah Handy (Legislative Assistant) Durbin, Dick A series of additional meetings
2008-04-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Christopher Icamora (Legislative Assistant) Durbin, Dick A series of additional meetings
2008-04-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Costas Nicoladas (Legislative Correspondent) Nelson, Bill A series of additional meetings
2008-04-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Alan Tennille (Chief of Staff) Weller, Jerry A series of additional meetings
2008-04-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Jessica Lewis (Foreign Policy Advisor) Reid, Harry A series of additional meetings
2008-04-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chris Stone (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff A series of additional meetings
2008-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Angela Ellard (Trade Staff, House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommitte on Trade) A series of additional meetings
060409-060809 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Director of Labor Affairs) Discussion of HOPE II certification issues
2009-06-09 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Director of Labor Affairs) Sending information on status of HOPE II trade program
061209-061609 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Washington Correspondent) Discussion of HOPE II progress
2009-06-23 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II certification issues, status of the ILO project and funding, and opportunities for aid/investment from Singapore
2009-06-23 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Program Officer) Discussion of ILO project implementation
2009-06-23 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO project implementation
070909-071009 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of date of Haitian certification for HOPE II trade preferences
2009-07-22 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of date of Haitian certification for HOPE II trade preferences
2009-07-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Discussion of House briefing on Haiti issues and involvement of CTMO-HOPE
2009-07-27 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (General Counsel) Discussion of trade/ investment opportunities between Brazil and Haiti
2009-07-27 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Discussion of House briefing on Haiti issues and involvement of CTMO-HOPE
2009-07-28 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of trade/ investment opportunities between Brazil and Haiti
2009-07-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Director of Textile Enforcement) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and electronic visa requirements
2009-07-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Assistant) Nelson, Bill Discussion of trade/ investment opportunities between Brazil and Haiti
2009-07-29 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chelsea Thomas (Professional Staff Member) Discussion of trade/ investment opportunities between Brazil and Haiti
2009-07-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Program Officer) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Assistant) Durbin, Dick Discussion of Senator's visit to Haiti and the Haiti Reforrestation Act
2009-07-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (General Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Director of Western Hemisphere) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-07-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Senior Director of International Trade, Energy and the Environment) Discussion of U.S. trade, investment, energy, and food aid policy toward Haiti
2009-08-06 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of the status of the Haiti ILO program
2009-08-12 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Program Officer) USDOL's request for information on Haitian certification requirements
081209-081809 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti in October led by President Clinton
2009-08-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti in October led by President Clinton
2009-08-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Program Officer) USDOL's request for information on Haitian certification requirements
2009-08-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) policeis tward Haiti and AGOA countries
2009-08-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) policeis tward Haiti and AGOA countries
2009-08-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation issues
2009-08-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation issues
2009-08-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation issues
2009-08-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation issues
2009-08-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone staff Lewis Karesh (Assistant USTR) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Counsels) Sending information relevant to HOPE II certification issues
2009-08-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Lewis Karesh (Assistant USTR) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Director of Labor Affairs) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone staff Lewis Karesh (Assistant USTR) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Director of Labor Affairs) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
082609-082709 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-08-27 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-27 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-27 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-27 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-28 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-08-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-08-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-09-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-03 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-03 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Staff Assistant) Rangel, Charles Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-04 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-04 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Staff Assistant) Rangel, Charles Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and potential participants
2009-09-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of ILO buyers forum in Haiti
2009-09-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of ILO buyers forum in Haiti
2009-09-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of ILO buyers forum in Haiti
2009-09-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Program Officer) Discussion of ILO buyers forum in Haiti
2009-09-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Lewis Karesh (Assistant USTR) Discussion of ILO buyers forum in Haiti
2009-09-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO buyers forum in Haiti
2009-09-14 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Counsel) Discussion of OTEXA trip to Haiti and status of HOPE II and apparel industry
2009-09-14 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Lewis Karesh (Assistant USTR) Discussion of HOPE II certification issue
2009-09-14 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Director of Labor Affairs) Discussion of HOPE II certification issue
2009-09-14 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II certification issue
2009-09-14 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Program Officer) Discussion of HOPE II certification issue
2009-09-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Washington Correspondent) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and ILO buyers' forum in Haiti in October
2009-09-14 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Counsel) Arranging meeting for OTEXA to visit Haitian factory
2009-09-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Washington Correspondent) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and ILO buyers' forum in Haiti in October
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Washington Correspondent) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and ILO buyers' forum in Haiti in October
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Washington Correspondent) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and ILO buyers' forum in Haiti in October
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Washington Correspondent) Discussion of trade mission to Haiti and ILO buyers' forum in Haiti in October
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Counsel) Discussion of OTEXA trip to Haiti and other HOPE II certification issues
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues and related Haiti issues
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Discussion of HOPE II implementation and Haiti certification issues and related Haiti issues
2009-09-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO program funding in Haiti, and general trade/ investment update from Haiti
092109-092809 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Program Officer) Discussion of documents related to ILO project quarterly updates
2009-09-28 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO program funding in Haiti
2009-10-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO program funding in Haiti
2009-10-06 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of barriers to trade/ investment in Haiti
2009-10-06 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of barriers to trade/ investment in Haiti
2009-10-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Discussion of State Department briefing on Haiti and U.S. trade and investment policies
2009-10-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Sent copies of sourcing restrictions for Haiti
2009-10-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Sent copies of sourcing restrictions for Haiti
2009-10-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Sent copies of sourcing restrictions for Haiti
2009-10-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Chief Republican Trade Counsel) Sent copies of sourcing restrictions for Haiti
2009-10-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO project funding for HOPE II
110109-111609 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, and related Haiti trade/ investment developments
110109-111609 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, and related Haiti trade/ investment developments
110109-111609 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Detailee) Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, and related Haiti trade/ investment developments
110509-110909 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Program Officer) Discussion of Haitian invitation and participation in ILO better factories conference in Washington
2009-11-11 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Sending CRS report on Haiti/HOPE II
2009-11-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)) Harkin, Tom Discussion of status of HOPE II funding issues
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Stephanie Robinson (Haiti Desk Officer) Discussion of topics for meeting at State
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None Crispin Rigby (Program Officer) Discussion of ILO project implementation
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, related HOPE II funding issues and trade/ investment initiatives
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Behnaz Kibria (Trade Counsel) Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, related HOPE II funding issues and trade/ investment initiatives
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Paula-Church Albertson (Detailee) Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, related HOPE II funding issues and trade/ investment initiatives
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)) Bingaman, Jeff Discussion of U.S. trade/ investment policies
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Rosemary Gutierrez (Senior Advisor, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)) Harkin, Tom Discussion of ILO project funding and implementation, and related Haiti trade/ investment initiatives
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Walter Bastian (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere) Discussion of U.S. trade/ investment policy toward Haiti
2009-11-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Kim Gias (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles/Apparel) Discussion of U.S. trade/ investment policy toward Haiti
2009-11-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Julissa Reynoso (Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary) Discussion of U.S. trade/ investment policy toward Haiti
2009-11-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Stephanie Robinson (Haiti Desk Officer) Discussion of U.S. trade/ investment policy toward Haiti
2009-11-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Gail Strickler (Assistant USTR for Textiles) Discussion of implementation of HOPE II and U.S. trade/ investment policy toward Haiti
2009-11-24 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None Discussion of future meeting with CTMO-HOPE delegation in Washington, DC
2008-12-05 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2008-12-07 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2008-12-08 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2008-12-09 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2008-12-10 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None Harkin, Tom Email with Senate Appropriations Committee:
2008-12-12 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Meeting with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-01-08 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Project Manager) Email with Department of Labor:
2009-01-09 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-01-28 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Email with the office of Rep. Kendrick Meek:
2009-01-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-01-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-02-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-02-02 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-02-03 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-02-03 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Staff
2009-02-12 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Textile Office) Telephone call with Department of Commerce:
2009-02-12 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary) Email with Department of Commerce:
2009-02-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email Staff Viji Rangaswami (Staff Director) Email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-02-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Viji Rangaswami (Deputy Staff Director) Meeting with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-02-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (CBP Fellow) Meeting with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-02-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Chief Trade Counsel, Minority) Meeting with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-02-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Assistant) Meeting with the office of Sen. Richard Durbin:
2009-02-17 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Senior Director of International Trade, Energy and the Environment) Meeting with National Security Council:
2009-02-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None Meeting with House Appropriations Committee:
2009-02-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Rosemary Gutierrez (Policy Advisor) Harkin, Tom Meeting with the office of Sen. Tom Harkin:
2009-02-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Fellow) Meeting with the office of Sen. Bill Nelson:
2009-02-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Director of Textile Enforcement) Meeting with Customs & Border Protection:
2009-02-18 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Project Manager) Meeting with Department of Labor:
2009-02-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Haiti Desk) Meeting with Department of State:
2009-02-25 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (CBP Fellow) Telephone call with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-02-26 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-03-06 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Stephanie Robinson (Haiti Desk Officer) Email with Department of State:
2009-03-13 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-03-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email staff Stephanie Robinson (Haiti Desk Officer) Email with Department of State:
2009-03-19 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-03-31 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Emails with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee staff:
2009-04-13 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Policy Assistant) Rangel, Charles Meeting with Rep. Charles Rangel and staff:
2009-04-15 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Meeting with the office of Sen. Jeff Bingaman:
2009-04-15 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting Staff Chelsea Thomas (Trade Advisor) Meeting with the office of Sen. Max Baucus:
2009-04-15 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Project Manager) Meeting with Department of Labor:
2009-04-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Policy Assistant) Rangel, Charles Email with Office of Congressman Charles Rangel:
2009-04-16 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Haiti Desk Officer) Meeting with U.S. Agency for International Development:
2009-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Trade Counsel) Meeting and email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee:
2009-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (Trade Counsel) Meeting and email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee:
2009-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (CBP Fellow) Meeting and email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee:
2009-04-30 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Email None (CBP Fellow) Meeting and email with Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee:
2009-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Meeting with the office of Rep. Kendrick Meek:
2009-05-01 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting None (Legislative Director) McDermott, Jim Meeting with the office of Rep. Jim McDermott:
2009-05-11 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Meeting staff Jeffry Phan (Legislative Assistant) Bingaman, Jeff Meeting with the office of Sen. Jeff Bingaman:
2009-05-20 None Sorini, Samet & Associates Haiti Phone None (Legislative Assistant) Meek, Kendrick Telephone call with the office of Rep. Kendrick Meek:
*An asterisk in the "issues" field means no issues were listed for this specific meeting, so the client registration information is displayed instead.

14 Lobbyist Payments from CMO-HOPE, Office of the Prime Minister, Haiti

Date Firm Amount Purpose
2007-10-02 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg $15,000.00 None
2008-01-03 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg $31,167.54 None
2008-01-29 Sorini, Samet & Associates $30,000.00 Professional Services
2008-03-11 Sorini, Samet & Associates $30,000.00 Professional Services
2008-04-03 Sorini, Samet & Associates $30,000.00 Professional Services
2008-04-03 Sorini, Samet & Associates $2,666.74 Expenses
2008-05-13 Sorini, Samet & Associates $15,000.00 Professional Services
2008-06-16 Sorini, Samet & Associates $15,000.00 Professional Services
2009-02-26 Sorini, Samet & Associates $33,000.00 Professional Services
2009-03-24 Sorini, Samet & Associates $22,000.00 Professional Services
2009-03-24 Sorini, Samet & Associates $576.40 Expenses
2009-04-23 Sorini, Samet & Associates $11,000.00 Professional Services
2009-04-23 Sorini, Samet & Associates $3,921.48 Expenses
2009-08-14 Sorini, Samet & Associates $32,980.00 Professional Services
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