Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM . • - u.s. Department of justice Washington, DC 20530 OMB No. 1124-0003; Expires April 30,2017 Amendment to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ^ INSTRUCTIONS.. File this amendment form.for any changes to a registration. Compliance is accomplished by filing an electronic amendment to registratioh.statemeht and uploading any supp^ Privacy Act Statement. The filing of this document is required for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 e/ seq,, for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and failure to provide the information is subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the Act. Every registration statement, short form registration statement, supplemental statement, exhibit, amendment, copy of informational materials or other document dr information filed with the Attorney General under this Act is a public record open to public examination, inspection and copytagduring the posted business hours ofthe Registration Unit in Washington, DC; Statements are also available online at the Registration Unit's webpage: http://www.fflra.gov. One copy of every such document, other than informational materials, is automatically provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6(b) ofthe Act, and copies of any and all documents are routinely made available to other agencies, departments and Congress pursuant to Section 6(c) ofthe Act. The Attorney General also transmits a semi-annual report to Congress on the achninistration of the Act which lists the names of all agents registered under the Act and the foreign principals they represent. This report is available to the public in print and online at: http://www.fara.gov. Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Chief, Registration Unit. Counterespionage Section, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, 1. Name of Registrant 2. Registration No. Sorini, Samet & Associates LLC 5839 3, This amendment is filed to accomplish the following indicated purpose or purposes: __ To give a 10-day notice of change in information as required by Section 2(b) of the Act. • To correct a deficiency in O Initial Statement ; • • Supplemental Statement for the period ending • Other purpose (specify) . • " . To give notice of change in an exhibit previously filed. 4, I f this amendment requires the filing of a document or documents, please list : Amended Exhibit A. 5. Each item checked above must be explained below in full detail together with, where appropriate, specific reference to and identity of the item in the registration statement to Which it pertains. (If space is insufficient, a full insert page must be used.) Registrant had previously registered for Haiti Ministry of Economy and Finance, via Haitian private sector entity Association des Industries d'Haiti (ADIH), for whom Registrant is also registered pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act. It has come to the attention of registrant that ADIH may in the future receive general funding from the Center for Facilitation of Investment (CFI), a separate Haitian governmental agency housed in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Out of an abundance of caution, Registrant is amending its previous registration for the foreign principal by disclosing CFI's involvement. FORM NSD-5 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweats) or affirm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read the information set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she js (they are) familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to the truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Regi stration Statement(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) July 08,2015 (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature') Isl Ronald Sorini eSigned This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors or persons performing similar functions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM J ° OMB No. 1124-0006; Expires April 30,2017 Exhibit A to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 INSTRUCTIONS. Furnish this exhibit for EACH foreign principal listed in an initial statement and for EACH additional foreign principal acquired subsequently. The filing of this documentrequiresthe payment of a filing fee as set forth jn Rule (d)(1), 28 C.F.R. § 5.5(d)(1). Compliance is accomplished by filing an electronic Exhibit A form at http://www.fara.gov. Privacy Act Statement. The filing of this document is required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq., for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and failure to provide this information is subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions established in Section 8 of the Act. Every registration statement, short form registration statement, supplemental statement, exhibit, amendment, copy of informational materials or other document or information filed with the Attorney General under this Act is a public record open to public examination, inspection and copying during the posted business hours of the Registration Unit in Washington, DC. Statements are also available online at the Registration Unit's webpage: http://www.fara.gov. One copy of every such document, other than informational materials, is automatically provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, and copies of any and all documents are routinely made available to other agencies, departments and Congress pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Act. The Attorney General also transmits a semi-annual report to Congress on the administration ofthe Act which lists the names of all agents registered under the Act and the foreign principals theyrepresent.This report is available to the public in print and online at: hJ^.://w\ywjara.^oy. Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .49 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Chief, Registration Unit, Counterespionage Section, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, 2. Registration No. 1. Name and Address of Registrant Sorini Samet & Associates LLC, 540 N. Lincoln St. Hinsdale IL 3. Name of Foreign Principal Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Center for Facilitation of Investment of the Republic of Haiti (Ministry of Commerce and Industry) (through Association des Industries d'Haiti) 5839 4 . Principal Address of Foreign Principal CFI: 116 Av. Jean Paul jl, Turgeau, Port-Au Prince, Haiti ADIH: 21 Rue Borno, BP 15199, Petion-Ville, Haiti 5. Indicate whether your foreign principal is one of the following: IS Government of a foreign country • Foreign political party • 1 Foreign or domestic organization : If either, check one of the following: • Partnership • Committee D Corporation • Association Individual-State nationality _ ^ • • Voluntary group • Other (specify) ,_ 6. I f the foreign principal is a foreign government, state: a) Branch or agency represented by the registrant Ministry of Economy and Finance & Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Center for Facilitation of Investment) b) Name and title of official with whom registrant deals None directly 7. I f the foreign principal is a foreign political party, state: a) Principal address N/A b) Name and title of official with whom registrant deals c) Principal aim 1 "Government of a foreign country," as defined in Section 1(e) of the Act, includes any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure political jurisdiction over any country, other than the United States, or over any part of such country, and includes any subdivision of any such group and any group or agency to which such sovereign de facto or de jure authority or functions are directly or indirectly delegated. Such term shall include any faction or body of insurgents within a country assuming to exercise governmental authority whether such faction or body of insurgents has or has not been recognized by the United States. FORM NSD-3 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM /• 8. If the foreign principal is not a foreign government or a foreign political party: a) State the nature of the business or activity of this foreign principal. Please note, Haitian private sector entity Association des Industries d'Haiti (ADIH), for whom Registrant is registered pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act, has from time-to-time requested that registrant provide certain limited services to the Government of Haiti. ADIH is anticipated to receive some funding from the Center for Facilitation of Investment (CFI), an independent entity within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Out of an abundance of caution, Registrant is disclosing the relationship with ADIH, but work may be performed for the benefit of or partially funded by CFI and/or the Ministry of Economy. b) Is this foreign principal: Supervised by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes § No D Owned by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No H Directed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No H Controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No 0 Financed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No IE1 Subsidized in part by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes S No • 9. Explain fully all items answered "Yes" in Item 8(b). (Ifadditional space is needed, afull insert page must be used.) Haitian private sector entity Association des Industries d'Haiti (ADIH), for whom Registrant is registered pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act, has from time-to-time requested that registrant provide certain limited services to the Government of Haiti. ADIH is anticipated to receive some funding from the Center for Facilitation of Investment (CFI), an independent entity within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Out of an abundance of caution, Registrant is disclosing the relationship with ADIH, but work may be performed for the benefit of or partially funded by CFI and/or the Ministry of Economy. 10. If the foreign principal is an organization and is not owned or controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party or other foreign principal, state who owns and controls it. ADIH is a private sector trade association of commercial entities in Haiti. ADIH has from time-to-time requested that registrant provide certain limited services to the Government of Haiti, ADIH is anticipated to receive some funding from the Center for Facilitation of investment (CFI), ah independent entity within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Out of an abundance of caution, Registrant is disclosing the relationship with ADIH, but work may be performed for the benefit of or partially funded by CFI and/or the Ministry of Economy. EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that he/she has read the information set forth in this Exhibit A to the registration statement and that he/she is familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. Date of Exhibit A Name and Title Signature July 08,2015 Isl Ronald Sorini Ronald Sorini, Principal Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/08/2015 2:16:51 PM eSigned