Lobbyist

WICHTERMAN, WILLIAM

COVERED POSITION(S)
  • SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT BUSH
  • SR. POLICY ADVISOR, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER FRIST
  • CHIEF OF STAFF, REP. JOSEPH PITTS
  • CHIEF OF STAFF, REP. BILL BAKER

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
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of March 9, 2026
Associated Filings (48)

Client
BP AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BP PLC
United Kingdom
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
BAE SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
United Kingdom
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GUJARAT FLUOROCHEMICALS LIMITED

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GABRIEL RESOURCES LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AVANTIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CBR SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FLYINGTON FREIGHTERS PVT LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINA

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GALACTIC VENTURES LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
AABAR INVESTMENTS
United Arab Emirates
32.0

Lobbyists

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Client
ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES USA LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMAZON CORPORATE LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BOMBARDIER INC.
Canada
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
ASIA PULP & PAPER

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CATERPILLAR INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
CHINA MERCHANTS GROUP LIMITED (BY & THROUGH SUBS.)
China
54.0
MERIT CORPORATION SAL
Lebanon
98.0
TERMINAL LINK SAS
France
0.0

Lobbyists

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Client
FIRST WIND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PEPSICO INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FAIR COALITION INFORMAL COALITION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
GAMESA CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA S.A.
Spain
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
AMARIN PHARMA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
AMARIN CORPORATION, PLC
Ireland
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
MIDFIRST BANK

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WANXIANG AMERICA CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
WANXIANG GROUP
China
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE POLICY COUNCIL

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.
United Kingdom
100.0
FIAT NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC
United States of America
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV
Belgium
100.0
INBEV SERVICES B.V.
Netherlands
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
WALMART INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KEARNEY & COMPANY PC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
H&R BLOCK INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

No foreign entities declared. However, the client's address is listed as Changsha City, China.

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Client
CELGENE CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
JUDICIAL CRISIS NETWORK

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ECOVEST CAPITAL INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NT CONCEPTS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COALITION FOR AMERICAN RETIREMENT LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ROVI CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GROSSMAN COMPANY PROPERTIES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BASIC AMERICAN INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SK HYNIX AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SK HYNIX INC.
South Korea
98.0

Lobbyists

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Client
XONA SPACE SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SK AMERICAS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SK E&S CO,. LTD.
South Korea
20.0
SK HYNIX INC.
South Korea
20.0
SK INC.
South Korea
20.0
SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
South Korea
20.0
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
South Korea
20.0

Lobbyists

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Client
RENDEAVOUR HOLDING LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
STEPHEN JENNINGS
Kenya
41.0

Lobbyists

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Client
CHURCH COMMUNITIES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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