Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires May 31, 2020 Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended U.S. Department oT Justice Washington, dc 20530 For Six Month Period Ending 1*10*2018 (lnuit due) I - REGISTRANT 1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Global Strategies Council 6410 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant P.O. Box 675805 Rancho Santa Fe 92067 2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following? (a) If an individual: (1) Residence address(c$) (2) Citizenship (3) Occupation (b) If an organization: (1) Name (2) Ownership or control (3) Branch offices Yes □ Yes Q Yes □ Yes □ Yes □ Yes □ NoH No0 NoS No 0 No 0 No (S (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). 3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C1, state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes □ No S If yes, have you filed an amendment to theExhibil C? Yes □ No 0 If no, please attach the required amendment. T Yfc bxhifot C, Iot which no printed form is provided, consist* of atrue copy of ihc charier, uncle* of incorporation, association. and lay laws of a registrant ihat in 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 ot Justice. Washington. DC 20530.) FORM NSD-2 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM (PAGE 2) 4. (a) Have~any~pcrsons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or simitar officials ofthe registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No 0 If yes, furnish the fol lowing 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 0 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 0 If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. (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 princtpal(s) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or'in a related or similar capacity? Yes □ No 0 Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed (c) Have itny 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 l&] No D If yes, furnish the following information: Name James M Rodgers, ESQ Position or Connection Attorney Date Terminated 7-15-2017 (d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated (heir connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes Q No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated 6. Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) ofthe supplemental statement? Yes □ No □ If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM (PAGE 3) n - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL • 7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Yes 13 No □ Ifycs, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Khalifa Bin Mohamed M. Al-Thani Date of Termination October 30, 2017 8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)2 during this 6 month reporting period? Yes G No 3 If yes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Date Acquired 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principal(s)2 whom you continued to represent during the 6 month reporting period. 10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any, listed in Item 8? Exhibit A3 Yes □ No D Exhibit B4 Yes D No □ If no, please attach the required exhibit. (b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represented during this six month period? Yes □ No 13 If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No 13 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 ofwhose activities ore directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole nr in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, furcign organization or foreign individual, (See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one furcign 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 on Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required lo be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 The Exhibit 8, which is filed on Kurm NSD-4, sots forth the information concerning the agreement or understanding botwuon tho registrant and the foreign principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM i Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM 1' I (PAGE 4) UI-ACTIVITIES i 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 E No If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services’. Raised global awareness and build political pressure regarding the plight ol the hostages through an online campaign. GSC Strategies: Leveraged influential global relationships (political and financial) to drive 'added* pressure on the captures. Engaged with Attorneys experienced In the field to ensure that all activities were legal, transparent and compliant with the United State's Laws. Disrupted the negotiation process by forcing International awareness of the Qatar Hostages via Open Source Intelligence. Social Media Prepared crisis pljin/scenartos that mitigate risk for client and GSC. Enlisted Public Affairs Firm 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity* as defined below? Yes Q No B If yes, identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail ail such political activity, indicating, among other tilings, 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. It was never the intention or goal to lobby or attempt to influence US lawmakers or policy. 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 0 If yes, describe fully.S * S "Political activity," as defined in Section t(o)ofthe Act, means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in sny way influence any agency or official ot lhcOovcmmemol the United States or any section ot itic public within the United Slates 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. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM i Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM (PAGE 5) 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 El If no, explain why. If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date From Whom Purpose Amount Total (b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement’.' Yes □ No 0 If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. (c) Yes □ No E Date RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value9 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? Yes □ No El If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose 6, 7 A registrant is required U> 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 primed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result ofa fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but are not limited to gills, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, ''kickbacks." and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 0t/19/2018 6:02:00 PM (PAGE 6) 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 (3 No 0 (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No El 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 To Whom Purpose Amount Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM (PAGET) (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value10 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 n No m If yes, furnish the following information: Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose (c) blSBURSEMENTS-POUTICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, have.you from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value'1 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? •Yes □ No 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Tiling of Value Political Organization or Candidate location of Event 10.11 Things of value include but arc not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks,* and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM i Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM i l {PAGE 8) V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS i 16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any informational materials?12 Yes □ No ® If Yes, go to Item 17. (b) If you answered No to Item 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with your registration? Yes □ No □ If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review. 17. Identify each such ftreign principal. 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 0 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: G Radio or TV broadcasts □ Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films D Letters or telegrams G Advertising campaigns G Press releases G Pamphlets or other publications □ Lectures or speeches □ Other (specify) Electronic Communications G Email □ Website URL(s):; Q Social media websites URL(s):. □ Other (specify) ; 20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of the following groups: G □ Newspapers Q Libraries □ Legislators □ Editors G Q Government agencies □ Civic groups or associations G Nationality groups Public officials Educational institutions G Other (specify)_________________ 21. What language was used in the informational materials: Q English 22. 23. □ Other (specify) Did you file with 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 G No G Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes Q No G 12 The term informational materials include* any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, Icclures, 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 exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need nut be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM (PAGE 9) vi-execution : In accordance with 28U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweats) oralTirm(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 arc) 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 truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statcmcnt(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) (Print or type name ch "provide electronic signature'’) oj /iq/go\fl 13 This statement shall be signed by cfac 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 dial 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 01/19/2018 6:02:00 PM