Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/13/2017 5:23:55 PM OMB No. 1124-0005; Expires April 30,2017 u.s. Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Short Form Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended INSTRUCTIONS. Each partner, officer, director, associate, employee, and agent of a registrant is required to file a short form registration statement unless he engages in no activities in furtherance of the interests of the registrant's foreign principal or unless the services he renders to the registrant are in a secretarial, clerical, or in a related or similar capacity. Compliance is accomplished by filing an electronic short form registration statement at http://wvyw.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 et seq., for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the mformation 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 forni 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 ofthe 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 ofall agents registered under the Act and the foreign principals they represent. This report is available to the public and online at: http://www.fara.gov. Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .429 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 ofinformation. 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 tp the Office ofinformation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. 2. Registration No. 1. Name 5549 Robert C. Jones 3. Residence Address(es) 4111 Bellehaven Rd. Alexandria, VA 22307 4. Business Address(es) 950 F St., NW Washington, DC 20004 5. Year of Birth 1961 6. I f present citizenship was not acquired by birth, indicate when, and how acquired. Nationality USA Present Citizenship USA 7. Occupation 8. What is the name and address of the primary registrant? Name Alston & Bird LLP 950 F St., NW Address Washington, DC 20004 9. Indicate your connection with the primary registrant: H partner • director • employee • consultant • officer • associate • agent • subcontractor • other (specify) 10. List every foreign principal to whom you will render services in support of the primary registrant. Foreign Ministry, Republic of Kosovo 11. Describe separately and in detail all services which you will render to the foreign principal(s) listed in Item 10 either directly, or through the primary registrant listed in Item 8, and the date(s) of such services. (If space is insufficient, a full insert page must be used.) Alston & Bird will provide strategic consulting services to Kosovo in connection with Kosovo's goals in the U.S., including deepening and expanding Kosovo's bilateral relations and relations with international institutions, assisting in security and economic development initiatives, and fostering enhanced foreign direct investment and trade opportunities. FORM NSD-6 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/13/2017 5:23:55 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/13/2017 5:23:55 PM 12. Do any ofthe above described services include political activity as defined in Section l(o) ofthe Act and in the footnote below? Yes H No • If yes, describe separately and in detail such political activity. See response to above question 13. The services described in Items 11 and 12 are to be rendered on a • full time basis M part time basis • special basis 14. What compensation of thing of value have you received to date or will you receive for the above services? • Salary: Amount $ per .. • Commission at %of 13 Salary: Not based solely on services rendered to the foreign principal(s). • Fee: Amount $ • Other thing of value 15. During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to the time of filing this statement, did you make any contributions of money or other things of valuefromyour own funds or possessions and on your own behalf in connection with any election to political office or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office? Yes ED No • Ifyes, furnish the following information: Date 3/7/2017 3/8/2017 Amount or Thing of Value $1000 $1000 Political Organization or Candidate Green Mountain PAC Nelson for Senate Location of Event 10 G St NE Washington DC 950 F St. NW Washington DC EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweairs or affirms under penalty of perjury that he/she has read the information setforthin this 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. March 13,2017 (Date of signature) Isl Robert C Jones eSigned (Signature) 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 of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign policies ofthe United States or with reference to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 03/13/2017 5:23:55 PM