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The Podesta Group is a lobbying and public affairs firm based in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1988 by brothers John Podesta and Tony Podesta and has previously been known as Podesta Associates, podesta.com and PodestaMattoon.〔Pear, Robert and John Broder. "(In a Lobby-Happy Washington, Politics Can Be Even Thicker Than Blood )" ''The New York Times'', 5 September 2000. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.〕〔(Bio of John Podesta on American Progress Website )〕〔Sarasohn, Judy. "(PodestaMattoon by Any Other Name . . . )" ''The Washington Post,'' 2 November 2006. Retrieved on 18 November 2007〕 The firm most recently reorganized in January 2007 after current Chairman Tony Podesta split with former business partner Dan Mattoon.〔 Podesta Group represents U.S. corporations, as well as non-profits, associations and governments.〔"(Lobbying Spending Database - Podesta Group Summary, 2007 )" ''The Center for Responsive Politics.'' Retrieved 18 November 2007〕 It "has close ties to the Democratic Party and the Obama administration."〔 The firm reported earning $27.4 million in lobbying fees in 2011.〔"()" ''The Hill.''Retrieved 15 February 2012.〕 In 2007, Chairman Tony Podesta was ranked by his peers as the third most influential lobbyist in Washington.〔Eisler, Kim. "(Hired Guns: The city's 50 top lobbyists )." ''Washingtonian,'' 1 June 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.〕 ==Selected clients== The Podesta Group has been retained by Wal-Mart, BP and Lockheed Martin."〔Elliott, Justin (2011-01-28) (Who's doing Mubarak's bidding in Washington? ), ''Salon.com''〕 Other clients include Abdisalam Omer, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Amgen, Bank Of America, Cherokee Nation (Casinos), Cintas, Covidien, Duke Energy, Egypt, Genentech, General Dynamics, Harrah's Entertainment, Heineken, Merck, Michelin, National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Public Radio (NPR), Nestle, Novartis, Orange County, Florida, Raytheon, Reed Elsevier, Republic of Albania, Republic of Georgia, Sallie Mae, Sunoco, Synthetic Genomics, TJX Companies, Tyco Electronics, Republic of Kenya and United Technologies.〔OpenSecrets.org〕〔http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=22061〕 In addition, the Podesta Group acts as a lobbyist for Egypt on U.S. policies of concern, activities in Congress and the Executive branch, and developments on the U.S. political scene generally,' according to forms filed with the Justice Department in 2009."〔〔http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/world/middleeast/02lobby.html?scp=1&sq=arab%20lobby&st=cse〕 They also received revenue of $900,000 over the last two years from the "European Centre for a Modern Ukraine, a Brussels-based organization sympathetic to Yanukovich and his political party".〔http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-usa-ukraine-lobbying-idUSBRE9BJ1B220131220〕 The Podesta Group also carries out public relations work for the government of Azerbaijan for a monthly fee of USD 60,000 plus expenses.〔United States Department of Justice (Disclosure form received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 04/30/2014 ) Retrieved 3 September 2014〕 According to human rights watchdog organizations, the government of Azerbaijan in mid-2014 has "intensified its already authoritarian crackdown on independent political and other public voices" and has imprisoned at least 40 political activists, human rights defenders, journalists and others "on various trumped-up charges, including drug possession, tax evasion, and even treason". 〔Williamson, Hugh. (Germany Should Bring Azerbaijan Down To Earth ) Human Rights Watch, Retrieved 3 September 2014.〕 〔European Stability Initiative (Standing Up for European Values in Azerbaijan ) Retrieved 3 September 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Podesta Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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