GUATEMALAN BUSINESS COUNCIL

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2003

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	4	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MANATT JONES GLOBAL STRATEGIES LLC	—	2
MANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	2
SENATE	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	5
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Agriculture	Agriculture	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	2
Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles	Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles	2
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	2
Immigration	Immigration	2

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