Lobbyist

MERZ, MELISSA

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of March 27, 2026
Associated Filings (10)

Client
SYNGENTA CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
PODESTA GROUP INC

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Syngenta was acquired by a Chinese SoE in May 2017. This registrant never filed an amended registration to clarify the new foreign ownership. No foreign entities disclosed. However, according to WireScreen, Syngenta is a Chinese company that is 99 percent owned by the China National Agrochemical Corporation, a fully state-owned SoE.

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