Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:15 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 document requires the payment of a filing fee as set forth in Rule (d)(1), 28 CF.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 etseq., 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 ofthe 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 pro vided 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 ofall 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 .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 ofinformation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. 2. Registration No. 1. Name and Address of Registrant Advanced Advocacy 1750 K Street NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20002 4. Principal Address of Foreign Principal Embassy of the Republic of Turkey 2525 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20008 3. Name of Foreign Principal Amsterdam & Partners LLP on behalf of the Republic of Turkey 5. Indicate whether your foreign principal is one of the following: 1 E Government of a foreign country • Foreign political party • Foreign or domestic organization : I f either, check one of the following: • • • Partnership • Committee Corporation • Voluntary group Association • Other (specify) Individual-State nationality I f the foreign principal is a foreign government, state: a) Branch or agency represented by the registrant Embassy of the Republic of Turkey b) Name and title of official with whom registrant deals Ambassador Serdar Kilic (via Amsterdam & Partners LLP on behalf of the Republic of Turkey) 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 e Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:15 PM Rev&edoyw Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:15 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. N/A b) Is this foreign principal: Supervised by a foreign government,foreignpolitical party, or other foreign principal Yes • No • Owned by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No • Directed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No • Controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No • Financed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes • No • Subsidized in part by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal YesD No • 9. Explain fully all items answered "Yes" in Item 8(b). (If additional space is needed, a full insert page must be used.) N/A TO. If the foreign principal is an organization and isriotowned ofcohtrolled by a foreign government, foreign political party or other foreign principal, state who owns and controls it. N/A 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 March 08,2017 Andrew Kovalcin, Principal Signature Isl Andrew Byron Kovalcin Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4;30:15 PM eSigned Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM OMB No. 1124-0004; Expires April 30,2017 u.s. Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Exhibit B to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended INSTRUCTIONS. A registrant must fumish as an Exhibit B copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement with his foreign principal, including all modifications of such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances by reason of which the registrant is acting as an agent of a foreign principal. Compliance is accomplished by filing an electronic Exhibit B form at http://www.fara.gov. 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 etseq., 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 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 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 .33 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 ofinformation, 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 Advanced Advocacy 1750 K Street NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20002 2. Registration No. 2 3. Name of Foreign Principal Amsterdam & Partners LLP on behalf of the Republic of Turkey Check Appropriate Box: 4. [3 The agreement between the registrant and the above-named foreign principal is a formal written contract. I f this box is checked, attach a copy of the contract to this exhibit. 5. • There is no formal written contract between the registrant and the foreign principal. The agreement with the above-named foreign principal has resulted from ah exchange of correspondence. I f this box is checked, attach a copy of all pertinent correspondence, including a copy of any initial proposal which has been adopted by reference in such correspondence. 6. • The agreement or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal is the result of neither a formal Written contract nor an exchange of correspondence between the parties. I f this box is checked, give a complete description below of the terms and conditions of the oral agreement or understanding, its duration, the fees and expenses, i f any, to be received. 7. Describe fully the nature and method of performance of the above indicated agreement or understanding. Provide public relations, education, and advocacy services to Amsterdam and Partners LLP in support of their work on behalf of the Republic of Turkey. This work includes representation related to potential claims under treaty, US. law, and/or international law held by the Republic of Turkey against individuals and/or entities in the United States. FORM NSD-4 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/1072017 4:30:10 PM 8. Describe fully the activities the registrant engages in or proposes to engage in on behalf of the above foreign principal. Provide public relations, education, and advocacy services to Amsterdam and Partners LLP in support of their work on behalf ofthe Republic of Turkey. This work includes representation related to potential claims under treaty, U.S. law, and/or international law held by the Republic of Turkey against individuals and/or entities in the United States. 9. Will the activities on behalf ofthe above foreign principal include political activities as defined in Section l(o) of the Act and in the footnote below? Yes El No • If yes, describe all such political activities indicating, among other things, the relations, interests or policies to be influenced together with the means to be employed to achieve this purpose. Provide public relations, education, and advocacy services to Amsterdam and Partners LLP in support of their work on behalf of the Republic of Turkey. This work includes representation related to potential claims under treaty, U.S. law, and/or international law held by the Republic of Turkey against individuals and/or entities in the United States. \ 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 B 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 B March 08,2017 Name and Title Andrew Byron Kovalcin, Principal Signature Isl Andrew Byron Kovalcin eSigned Footnote: "Political activity," as defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity which the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official ofthe Government of the United States or any section ofthe public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign policies ofthe United States or withreferenceto the political or public interests, policies, or relations ofa government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM 111 ADVANCED Y i ffr Jf A D y pi s A e Y Re: Engagement for Services We offer tha folloliegSeOTis for the engagement ofAdvanced Advocacy, L£C ("Advanced Advocacy, -LLC" or "we") to Amsterdam If this agreement is acceptable to you, please sign and return one original to me. The other original is for your files. When youisign nils document, itbecomes a contract between Amsterdam & Partners and Advanced Advocacy, Scope of Work Advanced Advocacy will provide rej>r^senMbn for issues pertaining to the federal government before The United States Congress and Federal Branch. Fees and Expenses In consideration for p r o v i d ^ for public affairs services, Amsterdam & Partners agrees;to:pay AdvajraedAdvocacy*^ period commencing January % 2017. Amsterdam & Partners also agrees & ^ l t may direct Advanced Advocacy for additional woife Outside ofthe agreement that will be compensated on a project fee basis; We will also negotiate any:suee^ In addition to the monthly retainer, Amsterdam & Partners agrees'to pay all expenses mcujsed by Advanced Advocacy on your behalf. Advanced Advocacy will invoice you for expenses on a monthly basis, and payment is 4ue within thirfypO^days of your receipt of the bill, "Expenses" include but are not lirnfted to busm charges for transcripts; parking, taxi, and other travel e x i ^ and fees and expenses of professionals retamed on your behalf not charge you forin^use a t o services such as US Ibng-diktanee telephone, telecopies and fax transmissions; wordprocessing, and staff overtime. Termination of Agreement We may terminate this agreement, and we shall be relieved of the responsibility of performing further work on your behalf, in the event you fail tdpay any amount due under thisengagement in a timely manner, or a^igrrilcrt or as otherwise permitted by the applicable law regulating our conduct as consulted ^ u may also terirnijr^ agreement and provide Advanced Advocacy, l^C^ thirty (jO) days prior to termination. Upon termination of this agreement, you^lli^main responsible for me pjyjnent ofall fees due for the period prior to termination®^ The lerrn of Ms agreement shall commence from January 1,2017 to June 30,2017 and mayMaino renewed if both parties mutually agree ; Billing and;.-Fee;R*i^'eiy- : 1750 K S t r e e i f ^feSuite1200 «%ashingte»n^ DG 200Cfe - F' 202,557^6777 * info@adyln^ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM We will provide to you, on a monthly basis, descriptive b i l l ^ reflectingamounts dtte for services rendered and costs incurred. Our monthly billing statements are payable upon receipt. You expressly agree that any amount not paid within 30 days of the date of the applicable billing statement shall bear interest at the lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per month. Accrued interest, if any, s M l be reflected on subsequent billing statements. Our decision not to charge such interest on any given unpaid balance will not be a waiver of our right to charge interest on other unpaid balances. Amounts received in payrneiits of any unpaid and outstanding balance shall be applied fest to accrued interest and then to the acttial'.fee or fees for services rendered. You also agree that, should we need to institute any legal proceedings in order to recover unpaid balances due Advanced Advocacy, "LLC,you waive all objections to yanue and^urisdictioil in a court of competent jurisalciiOn in the Distfict of Columbia;, and also waive your rigMfO demand a trial by jur>'. In addition, you agree to accept service of process by facsimileor by any means reasonably calculated to effect notice on you. You will be responsible for all reasonable Costs mat we may incur in connection with our colkction effort inc Indemnification, Limitation of Liability and No Third Party Beneficiary Amsterdam & Partners will indemnify Advanced Advocacy against all claims, liabilities, costs and judgments, including reasonable attorney fees, for defending any third party claim or suit arising out ofthe services provided under this Agreement. Advanced Advocacy will not be liable to Amsterdam & Partners for lost profits or data, business interruption, or other economic loss or for consequential, incidental, special or punitive damages. The maximum aggregate liability of Advanced Advocacy to Amsterdam & Partners from any cause will not exceed the total amount of fees paid pursuant to this agreement. No provision of this agreement will inure to thc benefit of any third person so as to constitute any such person a third-party beneficiary ofthe agreement. iSfetive Date of Agjreemlnf TMs agreement takes^ continuing oblige mt(jrm4^iy^:ypu wiir bfee^H^ performed vfor you at your d 18,2017, and upon signed agreement to this letter, we will have a you froni tfiaf date, Evm^if this agri^ment is hot executedvand we .mayTiaje ; Please cbniirin purl a^eelnrat4o/th^ f^rais of tl^engagem^ enclosed copy ofihis letter at your earliest opjportunfryi/W^ you. AGREED TQ AND ACCF^TED: Advanced Advocacy, LLC and MuMngthe " Amsterd By: Title Date 1750 r ^ i ^ t ; f c ^ S u f t e ; j l o o • A^ninrpri^^ P 202.557.6777 • infb@advanced^ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/10/2017 4:30:10 PM