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OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires May 31,2020

Supplemental Statement
Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended

U.S. Department of Justice

Washington, DC 20530

For Six Month Period Ending
(Insert date)

I-REGISTRANT
1. (a) Name of Registrant

(b) Registration No.

SORINI SAMET & ASSOCIATES, LLC

5839

(c) Business Address(es) of Registrant
540 N, Lincoln Street, Hinsdale IL

2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following?
(a) If an individual:
(1) Residence address(es)
Yes •
No •
(2) Citizenship
Yes •
No •
(3) Occupation
Yes •
No •
(b) If an organization:
(1) Name
(2) Ownership or control
(3) Branch offices

Yes •
Yes •
Yes •

No _
No _
No _

(c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above.

IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3,4, AND 5(a).
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3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C , state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period.
Yes •
No H
If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C?
Yes D
No •
If no, please attach the required amendment.

1 The Exhibit C, tor which no printed tbrm is provided, consists of a true copy of the charter, articles of incorporation, association, and by laws of a registrant that is an "
organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DG 20530.)
FORM NSD-2
Revised 05/17

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4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of the registrant during this 6 month reporting period?
Yes •
No H
If yes, furnish the following information:
Name
Position
Date Connection Ended

(b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period?
Yes •
No B
If yes, furnish the following information:
Name
Residence Address
Citizenship
Position
Date Assumed

5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal?
Yes •
No _
If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered.
N/A

(b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered
or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal(s) in other than a clerical or
secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity?
YesD
No _
Name

Residence Address

Citizenship

Position

Date Assumed

(c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or
connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes •
No
If yes, furnish the following information:
Name
Position or Connection
Date Terminated
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(d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign
principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes S
No •
If yes, furnish the following information;
Name
Andrew Samet

Position or Connection
Principal

Foreign Principal
Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Kingdom
of Bahrain

Date Terminated
May31,2017

6. Have short form registration statements beenfiledby all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement?
Yes _
No •
If no, list names of persons who have notfiledthe required statement.
N/A

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II - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL
7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period?
If yes, furnish the following information:
Foreign Principal

Yes

—

No •

Date of Termination

GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

Dec 1,2016

Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco (through Association Marocaine de
I'lndustrie du Textile et de I'Habillement (AMITH))

April 1,2017

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain

May 31,2017

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8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s) during this 6 month reporting period?
If yes, furnish th following information:
Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s)

Yes •

No

Date Acquired

N/A

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9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principal(s) whom you continued to represent during the 6 month
reporting period.
GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (terminated Dec 1,2016)
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco (through Association Marocaine de I'lndustrie du Textile et de rHabillement
(AMITH)) (terminated April 1,2017)
Embassy of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain (terminated May 31,2017)

10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any , listed in Item 8?
Exhibit A
YesD
No •
ExhibitB
YesD
No •
If no, please attach the required exhibit.
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(b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previouslyfiledfor any foreign principal whom you
represented during this six month period?
Yes •
No •
If yes, have youfiledan amendment to these exhibits?
Yes •
No •
If no, please attach the required amendment.

2 the term "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in Section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly
supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual.
(See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he
is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act. (See Rule 208.)
3 The Exhibit A, which is filed oh Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal.
4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4, sets forth the infonnation concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the
foreign principal.

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III - ACTIVITIES
11. During this 6 month reporting period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal
named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement?
Yes _
No •
If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services:
For Bahrain MFA: No activity undertaken.
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For Japan: ad hoc research and advice on political and public policy questions posed by the Embassy, focused on areas of
international and U.S. trade policy and general U.S. government policy.
For Sri Lanka: No activity undertaken.
For Morocco (through AMITH): Advice related to short supply process under FTA and trade issues, including research.
Please see Attachment 1.
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12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity as defined below?
Yes _
No •
If yes, identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail all such political activity, indicating, among other things,
the relations, interests and policies sought to be influenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant
arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dates, places of delivery,
names of speakers and subject matter.
For Morocco (through AMITH): Advice related to short supply process under FTA and trade issues, including research.
For Japan: ad hoc research and advice on political and public policy questions posed by the Embassy, focused on areas of
international and U.S. trade policy and general U.S. government policy.
Please see Attachment 1.

13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your
foreign principal(s)?
Yes •
No _
If yes, describe fully.

5 "Political activity," as defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any
agency or official of the 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 of the United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party.

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IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
14. (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES
During this 6 month reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this
statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or
money either as compensation or otherwise?
Yes ~
No •
If no, explain why.

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If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.
Date
Please see
Attachments.

From Whom

Purpose

Amount

$47,437.24
Total
(b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign , any money on behalf of any
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foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement?
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If yes, have youfiledan Exhibit D to your registration?
If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was

filed.

Yes •

No H

Yes •

No •

Date

(c) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE
During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value other than money from any foreign principal
named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal?
9

Yes •

No -

If yes, furnish the following information:
Foreign Principal

Date Received

Thing of Value

Purpose

6,7 A registrant isrequiredto file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising
campaign. (See Rule 201(e)).
8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign
principal.
9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors,
"kickbacks," and the like.

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15. (a)

DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES
During this 6 month reporting period, have you
(1) disbursed or expended monies in connection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or
9 of this statement? Yes ~
No •
(2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal?
Yes •
No IE!
If no, explain in full detail why there were no disbursements made on behalf of any foreign principal.

If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies, including
monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal.
Date
Please see
Attachment 3.

To Whom

Purpose

Amount

/

$1990.57
Total

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(b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE
During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value other than money in furtherance of or in
connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement?
Yes •
No 13
If yes, furnish the following information:
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Date

Recipient

Foreign Principal

Thing of Value

Purpose

(c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
During this 6 monthreportingperiod, have youfromyour own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any
other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value in connection with an election to any political
office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office?
11

Yes B

No •

If yes, furnish the following infonnation:
Date

Amount or Thing of Value

Political Organization or Candidate

Location of Event

Please see
Attachments

10,11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors,
"kickbacks," and the like.

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V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
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16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any informational materials?
Yes •
No S
If Yes, go to Item 17.
(b) If you answered No to Item 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with ypur registration?
Yes •
No E
'
If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review.
17. Identify each such foreign principal.
N/A

18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sum of money to
finance your activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials?
Yes •
No ~
If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time.

19. During this 6 month reporting period, did your activities in preparing, disseminating or causing the dissemination of informational
materials include the use of any of the following:
• Radio or TV broadcasts
• Magazine or newspaper • Motion picture films
• Letters or telegrams
• Advertising campaigns
• Press releases
• Pamphlets or other publications • Lectures or speeches
• Other (specify)
.
_
Electronic Communications
•
•
•
•

Email
Website URL(s):
Social media websites URL(s):
Other (specijy)

.
...

20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of
the following groups:
•

Public officials

• Newspapers

• Libraries

•

Legislators

• Editors

• Educational institutions

•

Government agencies

• Civic groups or associations

•

Other (specify) N/A

• Nationality groups

,

21. What language was used in the informational materials:
• English

• Other (specify)

N / A

22. Did youfilewith the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials
disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period?
Yes Ll
No ED
23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act?
Yes •
No •
12 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial mforrnation or matter of any land, including mat published by means of advertising,
books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials
disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exemptfromregistration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be
filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act.

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VI-EXECUTION
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) 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 is (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 bel ief, except that the
undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration
Statement(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge.

(Date of signature)
July 03,2017

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(Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature )
1st Ronald Sorini

eSigned

13 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.

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ATTACHMENT 4—POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Response to Question 15c

Contributions by Short Form Registrant Daniel Neumann:

Date
May 12, 2017
Feb 27, 2017

Recipient
Friends of Maria (Maria
Cantwell)
Bob Casey (via ActBlue)

Amount
  $500
$100

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