U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the United States on the Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the six months ending June 30,2003 Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the United States on the Administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the six months ending June 30, 2003 [] I TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I-1 AFGHANISTAN 1 ALBANIA 3 ALGERIA 4 ANGOLA 5 ANGUILLA 7 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 8 ARGENTINA 9 ARUBA 10 AUSTRALIA 11 AUSTRIA 14 AZERBAIJAN 15 BAHAMAS 16 BARBADOS 17 BELGIUM 19 BERMUDA 20 BOLIVIA 22 BOTSWANA 24 BRAZIL 25 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 26 BULGARIA 28 CAMBODIA 30 CANADA 31 CAYMANISLANDS 39 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 41 CHILE 42 CHINA 43 COLOMBIA 48 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) 50 CONGO(KINSHASA) (ZAIRE) 51 COSTA RICA 53 COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) 54 CROATIA 58 CYPRUS 59 CZECH REPUBLIC 61 DENMARK 62 DJIBOUTI 63 DOMINICA 64 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 65 EGYPT 67 EL SALVADOR 68 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 70 ERITREA 71 ESTONIA 72 ETHIOPIA 73 FINLAND 75 FRANCE 76 GABON 79 GAMBIA 81 GEORGIA 82 GERMANY 83 GHANA 89 GREAT BRITAIN 90 GREECE 97 GUATEMALA 98 GUINEA 99 GUYANA 100 HAITI 101 HONDURAS 104 HONG KONG 105 HUNGARY 109 ICELAND 110 INDIA 112 INDONESIA 115 INTERNATIONAL 116 IRAN 122 IRAQ 123 IRELAND 125 ISRAEL 127 ITALY 132 JAMAICA 134 JAPAN 137 JORDAN 158 KAZAKHSTAN 159 KENYA 160 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 161 KOSOVA 167 KUWAIT 168 LAOS 170 LATVIA 171 LEBANON 172 LIBERIA 173 LIECHTENSTEIN 174 LITHUANIA 175 LUXEMBOURG 176 MACAU 177 MACEDONIA 178 MALAWI 179 MALAYSIA 180 MALTA 182 MARSHALL ISLANDS 183 MAURITANIA 185 MEXICO 186 MICRONESIA 193 MONACO 194 MONTENEGRO 195 MOROCCO 196 MOZAMBIQUE 199 MYANMAR(BURMA) 200 NAGORNO KARABAGH 201 NAURU 202 NETHERLANDS 203 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 204 NEW ZEALAND 205 NICARAGUA 206 NIGER 207 NIGERIA 208 NORTHERN IRELAND 209 NORWAY 211 PAKISTAN 212 PALESTINE 214 PANAMA 215 PHILIPPINES 217 POLAND 219 PORTUGAL 220 QATAR 221 ROMANIA 222 RUSSIA 224 SAN MARINO 227 SAUDI ARABIA 228 SCOTLAND 233 SERBIA 235 SIERRA LEONE 236 SINGAPORE 237 SLOVAKIA 239 SLOVENIA 240 SOMALI DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC 241 SOUTH AFRICA 242 SPAIN 244 SILl LANKA 245 ST. CHR/STOPHER(ST. KITTS) & NEVIS 246 ST. LUCIA 247 ST. MARTIN 248 SUDAN 249 SWEDEN 250 SWITZERLAND 251 TAIWAN 254 THAILAND 260 TIBET 262 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 263 TUNISIA 264 TURKEY 265 UGANDA 268 269 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 270 UNITED K/NGDOM 272 UZBEKISTAN 273 VANUATU 275 VENEZUELA 276 VIETNAM 277 YUGOSLAVIA 278 ZIMBABWE 279 AppendixA: Registration Index A-1 Appendix B: Short Form Index B-1 Foreword To the Senate and House of Representa~ves of the United States of America in Congress Assembled: On behalf of the Attorney General, I have the honor to report on the administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, pursuant to Section Ii of the Act (22 U.S.C. 621), which requires the Attorney General to report every 6 months to the Congress concerning the administration of the Act, as well as the nature, sources and content of informational materials disseminated and distributed by agents of foreign principals registered under the Act. This report covers the administration and enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the 6 months ending June 30, 2003. The text of this report lists, according to geographical area or nationality field, all agents who were registered at any time during the first 6 months of 2003, or who reported for the first time in that period activities, receipts or disbursements for the previous period. It includes the identities of the agents and their foreign principal(s), a description of the agent’s activities, a total figure for monies received, a description of any informational materials disseminated, and a listing of all individual agents. I - 1 Improvements continue to be made to the Foreign Agents Registration Act computerized records system and Internet website, http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/. This report will be made available through the website. Registration statements are also available on the website. The principal purpose of Congress in enacting the Foreign Agents Registration Act was to ensure that the Government and the people of the United States would be informed of the identity of persons engaging in political activities for or on behalf of foreign governments, foreign political parties and other foreign principals, so that their statements and activities could be appraised in the light of their associations. Registration under the Act does not imply recognition by the United States Government of the legitimacy of any particular foreign government, or foreign political party. Furthermore, registration does not indicate approval by the United States Government of the activities of any registered agent or the content of any informational materials they disseminate. I - 2 Statistical Saumaary During the 6-month period ending June 30, 2003, the Department received 31 new registration statements and terminated 16 registrations, leaving a total of 455 active registrations, representing 562 foreign principals on file as of June 30, 2003. Individuals acting as officials or employees or rendering assistance to a registrant for or in the interests of the latter’s foreign principal filed 303 new short-form registration statements under the Act, bringing the total of active short-form registrations to 1,736 as of June 30, 2003. There were 85 new agreements with foreign principals reported by agents under the Act during this period. Pursuant to P.L. 102-395 enacted on October 6, 1992, which authorized the Attorney General to establish fees to recover the cost of administering the Foreign Agents Registration Act, $204,782.00 in filing fees was received during the 6-month period ending June 30, 2003. A total of $5,288,054.80 has been collected since the program was initiated through June 30, 2003. Respectfully submitted, William E Moschella Assistant Attorney General Office of Legislative Affairs I - 3 LISTING ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OR NATIONALITY FIELD OF REGISTRANTS WHOSE STATEMENTS WERE IN ACTIVE STATUS AT ANY TIME DURING THIS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (T) Indicates registration terminatedduring this six monthreporting period. (t) Indicates foreign principal terminatedduring this six monthreporting period. The dollar figure included for each registrant represents the total amountof moneyreceived in the United States in furtherance of the agency purpose by agents workingon behalf of the foreign principal. This informationis based on the registrant’s reporting period rather than the calendar year. The list is compiledalphabetically by country; however,it necessarily will include foreign principals whichhave no association with the government. The report sets forth the name,address and registration numberof the registrant, the identity of the foreign principal, the nature of their activities, and the amountof moniesreceived, if any. AFGHANISTAN English, Otilie #5413 4141 North Henderson Road Apartment 603 Arlington, VA 22203 Islamic State of Afghanistan Nature of Services: Lobbying Activities: None Reported Finances: None Reported Four HorsemenInternational #5538 03 439 Westwood S/C Suite 3 Fayetteville, NC28314 Shairzai Brothers Nature of Services: Promotionof Investment Theregistrant will assist the foreign principal in obtaining meetingswith private investors, donors and with U.S. Governmentofficials. $5,000.00 received prior to registration on February7, 2003 Philip S. Smith & Associates, Inc. #5471 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. Suite 381 Washington, DC 20003 General Rashid Dostum, Commander& President, Afghanistan Northern Alliance Junbish Party Nature of Services: Legal and Other Services/Lobbying Activities: None Reported Finances: None Reported Printed as of’February l l, 2004 Page 1 of 279 AFGHANISTAN Piper Rudnick #3712 1200 19th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Interim Governmentof Afghanistan, Embassy Nature of Services: Legal and Other Services/Lobbying The registrant contacted the media, executive branch officials, membersof Congress, congressional staffers, and U.S. Governmentofficials on behalf of the foreign principal to discuss legislative, trade and investmentissues. Finances: None Reported Printed as of’February 11, 2004 Page 2 of 279 AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA Reffe, Paige E. #5333 1737 H Street, N.W. 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20006 Governmentof Albania Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy Nature of Services: U.S. Policy Consultant The registrant provided guidance and advice on Albania’s integration into NATO,including briefing Albanian officials on meetingswith U.S. Governmentofficials. $30,000.00 for the six month.period ending April 30,2003 Printed as ofFebruary 11, 2004 Page 3 of 279 ALBANIA ALGERIA APCOWorldwide, Inc. #4561 1615 L Street, N.W. Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 Khalifa Group (t) Nature of Services: Public Relations The registrant provided strategic advice and counsel to the foreign principal, disseminatedinformational materials, and contacted a memberof Congress, congressional staffers, representatives of the media, and a U.S. Governmentofficial to promotepositive U.S./Algeria relations. $137,056.46 for the six month period ending March31,2003 Printed as of’February 11, 2004 Page 4 of 279 ALGERIA ANGOLA C/RInternational, L.L.C. #5117 1150 - 17th Street, N.W. Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036 Governmentof the Republic of Angola, Embassy Nature of Services: Media Relations The registrant maintained an intemet WorldWide Web site and provided strategic counsel, public