Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/16/2018 2:07:03 PM OMB No. 1124-0005; Expires April 30,2017 u.s. Department of justice Short Form Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended Washington, DC-20530 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://www.fara.gov. Privacy Act Statement. The filing of this document is required for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, ais 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-amuial report to Congress on the administration of the Act which lists the names of all agents registered under the Act airid 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 infoimation 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 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 Erin Pelton 6170 3. Residence Address(es) 202Burns St Forest Hills NY 11375 4. Business Address(es) 300 Yingey St, SE Suite 202 5. Year of Birth 1978 6. If present citizenship was not acquired by birth, indicate when, and how acquired. Nationality Washington DC 20003 USA Present Citizenship USA 7. Occupation Consultant 8. What is the name and address of the primary registrant? Name Mercury Public Affairs, LLC 9. Indicate your cohriection with the primary registrant: □ partner □ director □ officer □ associate 300 Tingey St, SE Suite 202 Address Washington DC 20003 □ employee (X] consultant □ agent □ subcontractor □ other (specify)_____________ 10. List every foreign principal to whom you will render services in support of the primary registrant. Embassy of the State of Qatar 11. Describe separately and in detail all services which you will render to the foreign principals) listed in Item To either directly, or through the primary registrant listed in Item 8, and the date(s) of such services. (Ifspace is insufficient, afull insert page must be used.) Strategic Consulting and Management Services FORM NSD-6 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/16/2018 2:07:03 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/16/2018 2:07:03 PM 12. Do any of die above described services include political activity as defined in Section 1(6) of the Act and in the footnote below? Yes 0 No □ If yes, describe separately and in detail.such political activity. Represent the Government of Qatar to the US Senate and House of Representatives and rion governmental entities such as think tanks and business. Further government relations on issues related to commerce and bi-lateral communications. 13. The services described in Items 11 and 12 are to be rendered on a □ full time basis 0 part time basis □ special basis 14. What compensation or thing of Value have you received to date or will you receive for the above services? D Salary: Amountsper____________ □ Commission at%of 0 Salary: Not based solely on services rendered to the foreign principal(s). □ Fee: Amounts____________ □ 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 value from your 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 CD No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, die undersigned swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that he/she has read the information set forth in this registration statement and that he/she is familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirely true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. January 16,2018 (Date ofsignature) /s/Erin Peiton eSigned (Signature) Footnote: "Political activity," as defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity which the personengaging iii believes wilI,'or that' ttie'perscin 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 the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country ora foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/16/2018 2:07:03 PM