The Heritage Foundation's China Lobbying Tracker

Client
ARTOC GROUP FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

BERMAN, HOWARD
BREUER, LANNY
DEVLIN-BROWN, ARLO
EIZENSTAT, STUART E
ELHASSANI, LAYTH S
PENCE, C. A
RIDINGS, DONALD

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Client
FELD ENTERTAINMENT

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2003

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

PENCE, C. A
POSNER, ETHAN

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Client
DARLING INTL

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2005

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

PENCE, C. A

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Client
CREEKSTONE FARMS QUALITY BEEF

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2004

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

PENCE, C. A

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Client
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name

Country

Ownership %

SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bermuda

100.0

Lobbyists

BOYD, WILLIAM
EIZENSTAT, STUART E
FECHNER, HOLLY
KRAIEM, RUBEN
PENCE, C. A

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PFIZER FORMERLY WYETH

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

PENCE, C. A
SPIEGEL, DANIEL L

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Client
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name

Country

Ownership %

FERRERO S.P.A.

Italy

None

GRUPO BIMBO

Mexico

None

NESTLE S.A.

Switzerland

None

UNILEVER

United Kingdom

None

Lobbyists

GUGGENHEIM, MIRIAM
PENCE, C. A
SPIEGEL, DANIEL L

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Client
GLOBAL ALCOHOL PRODUCERS GROUP

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name

Country

Ownership %

ASAHI BREWERIES

Japan

None

DIAGEO

United Kingdom

None

HEINEKEN INTERNATIONAL

Netherlands

None

INBEV

Belgium

None

KIRIN BREWERY CO., LTD.

Japan

None

PERNOD RICARD

France

None

SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD.

Japan

None

SUNTORY LIMITED

Japan

None

UNITED SPIRITS LIMITED

India

None

Lobbyists

CHEEK, MARNEY L
PENCE, C. A
SPIEGEL, DANIEL L

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Client
KOSMOS ENERGY LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

LARSON, ALAN P
PENCE, C. A

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Client
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

EIZENSTAT, STUART E
PENCE, C. A

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Client
AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINA

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

EIZENSTAT, STUART E
FECHNER, HOLLY
GOLD, MARTIN
LARSON, ALAN P
MCCARTIN, MUFTIAH
PENCE, C. A
VERONEAU, JOHN
WICHTERMAN, WILLIAM

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Client
INTERNATIONAL FOOD & BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION IFBA

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name

Country

Ownership %

FERRERO S.P.A.

Italy

None

GRUPO BIMBO

Mexico

None

NESTLE S.A.

Switzerland

None

UNILEVER

United Kingdom

None

Lobbyists

PENCE, C. A
SPIEGEL, DANIEL L

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Client
AURELIUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

EIZENSTAT, STUART E
LARSON, ALAN P
MCCARTIN, MUFTIAH
PENCE, C. A
WICHTERMAN, WILLIAM

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Client
ASIA PULP & PAPER

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

EIZENSTAT, STUART E
LARSON, ALAN P
MCCARTIN, MUFTIAH
PENCE, C. A
WICHTERMAN, WILLIAM

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Client
MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

ELHASSANI, LAYTH S
FECHNER, HOLLY
GUGGENHEIM, MIRIAM
HERTLING, RICHARD
KUTCHER, JOAN
MCCARTIN, MUFTIAH
NEVILLE, GABRIEL
PENCE, C. A
VETERE, GINA M

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Client
ANCHORFREE

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

BERMAN, HOWARD
PENCE, C. A
WAKELY, JONATHAN

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Client
AVANTEL SA

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

CABALLERO, ALMA
HERTLING, RICHARD
PENCE, C. A
VALENZUELA, ARTURO
VETERE, GINA M

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Client
CULTURAL CARE INC D B A CULTURAL CARE AU PAIR

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

BERMAN, HOWARD
HERTLING, RICHARD
PENCE, C. A

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Client
CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD CME

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

EIZENSTAT, STUART E
LARSON, ALAN P
PENCE, C. A
POTASH, JEFFREY
WICHTERMAN, WILLIAM

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Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name

Country

Ownership %

BYTEDANCE LTD CAYMAN

Cayman Islands

100.0

No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd. Cayman, which owns 100 percent of Bytedanceis listed as a foreign entity based in the Cayman Islands. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Lobbyists

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Client
PSAGOT WINERY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name

Country

Ownership %

PSAGOT WINE, INC.

Panama

61.0

Lobbyists

BERMAN, HOWARD
EIZENSTAT, STUART E
ELHASSANI, LAYTH S
HINDIN, DORON
PENCE, C. A

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PENCE, C. A

Year: 2018 Client: ARTOC GROUP FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Year: 2002 Client: FELD ENTERTAINMENT

Year: 2004 Client: DARLING INTL

Year: 2004 Client: CREEKSTONE FARMS QUALITY BEEF

Year: 2006 Client: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT

Year: 2015 Client: ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Year: 2008 Client: PFIZER FORMERLY WYETH

Year: 2008 Client: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC

Year: 2008 Client: GLOBAL ALCOHOL PRODUCERS GROUP

Year: 2009 Client: KOSMOS ENERGY LLC

Year: 2009 Client: CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY

Year: 2010 Client: AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINA

Year: 2011 Client: INTERNATIONAL FOOD & BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION IFBA

Year: 2011 Client: AURELIUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Year: 2012 Client: ASIA PULP & PAPER

Year: 2015 Client: MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY

Year: 2015 Client: ANCHORFREE

Year: 2015 Client: AVANTEL SA

Year: 2017 Client: CULTURAL CARE INC D B A CULTURAL CARE AU PAIR

Year: 2018 Client: CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD CME

Year: 2019 Client: BYTEDANCE INC

Year: 2019 Client: PSAGOT WINERY