Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM OMB No. 1124-0003; Expires May 31,2020 u.s. Department of Justice Washington, dc 20S30 Amendment to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended INSTRUCTIONS. File this amendment form for any changes to a registration. Compliahce'is accomplished by filing an electronic amendment to registration statement and uploading any supporting documents at https://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 ei seq. , for the purposes of registration under the Act andpublicdisclosure. 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: https://www.fara.gov. One copy of every such document, other thaninformational 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: https://www.fara.gov. Public Repotting Burden. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 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, Counterintelligence and Export Control 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 2. Conover + Gould Strategic Communications, Inc 6205 Registration No. 3. This amendment is filed to accomplish the following indicated purpose or purposes; □ To give a 10-day notice of change in information as required by Section 2(b) of the Act. □ To correct a deficiency in □ Initial Statement ® Supplemental Statement for the period ending 7/31/2016,1/31/17, 7/31/2017 □ Other purpose (specify)_______________________________________________________ □ To give notice of change in an exhibit previously filed. 4. If this amendment requires the filing of a document or documents, please list: Amended supplemental statements for: 7/31/2016,1/31/17,7/31/2017 5. Each item checked above must be explained below in full detail together with, where appropriate, specific reference to and identity of the item in the registration statement to which it pertains. (Ifspace is insufficient, afull insert page must be used.) 7/31/16: #11 with attached detail; 7/31/17: #11 with attached detail; 1/31/17: #14 FORM NSD-5 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM 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 belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to the truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statement(s), if any, insofar as such infoirnatidn is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature1) Dlgltally signed by Heather C Conover DN: cn=Heather C Conover, o, ou. jemall=h'conoveroeo~novergould.co m, c=US Date: 2018.02.05 1t:09:55 -OS'OC 2/5/18 Heather Conover1 1 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. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:y5 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires April 20. 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement Washington, DC 205.10 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended For Six Month Period Ending 07/31/2016 I'tbacit date) I - REGISTRANT I. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Conover + Gould Strategic Communications, Inc 6205 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 3520 Connecticut Ave., NW #41, Washington, DC 20008 2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following? (a) If an individual: Yes □ No □ (1) Residence address(cs) (2) Citizenship (3) Occupation (b) If an organization: (1) Name (2) Ownership or control (3) Branch offices Yes □ Yes □ No □ No □ Yes B NoO Yes □ YesQ No 0 No a (c) Explain fully all changes, if any. indicated in Items (a) and (b) above. We have a DBA of Conover + Gould Strategy Group. 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 E If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes O No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. 1 The Exhibit C, for which no printed form is provided, consists of a tree copy’oITETcluiitcr, articles of incorporation, association, and by laws ol a rcgistraBnEaTT^n organization. (A waiver of the requirement to Sic an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, l-'.S. Deportment of Justice. Washington, T>C 2115.10.) FORMNSD-2 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 2) 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes D No 0 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 0 No 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Name Residence Address 5. Citizenship Position Date Assumed (a) Has anyperson named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal? Yes □ No B If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. (b) During this six month repotting period, has the registrant hired as employees or m 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? Yes □ No E Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed (cl 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 repotting period? Yes 0 No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Jonathan Soohoo Minna Lehtlnen Communications Manager Communications Associate Date Terminated 03/14/2016 04/22/2016 (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 0 No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Name Jonathan Soohoo Minna Lehtirien Position or Connection Communications Manager Communications Associate Foreign Principal American University of Nigeria American University of Nigeria Date Terminated 03/14/2016 04/22/2016 6. Have short form registration statements been filed by 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 not filed the required statement. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 3) n - 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 8. Yes □ No 0 Date of Termination Have you acquired any new foreign principals)2 during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No 0 If yes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) 9. Date Acquired 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. American University of Nigeria 10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any. listed in Item 8? Exhibit A3 Yes □ No □ Exhibit B4 Yes □ 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 El No □ 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 of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole cr in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. (See Rule 100(a) (9)1. A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statement.', he files under the Act only those principals for whom be is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act. (See Rule 208.1 3 The Exhibit A, which is filed on Form NSD-3, sets forth die information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal 4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4, sets forth the information concerning the agreement nr understanding betweeu the registrant and the foreign principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 4) IU - ACTIVITIES 1l. 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 0 No □ If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: Conover + Gould have sent emails to media to arrange interviews arid op-eds for our client; organized meetings with members of State Department and Department of Defense to educate them about the university and events in northeast Nigeria related to humanitarian aid and community development Initiatives; reached out to companies, NGOs and foundations to seek grants; updated the foundation website and and conducted social media. 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5*as* defined below? Yes □ No IS 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. 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 H 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 Sffites or any section of the public within the United States with reference to formuladng, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies of die 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 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 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 H No □ 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 2016-07-11 2016-06-10 2016-05-09 2016-04-15 2016-03-04 From Whom All payments from the American University of Nigeria Purpose Amount 12,011.99 Fees and expenses Fees and expenses Fees and expenses Fees and expenses Fees and expenses 12,000.00 12^88.88 12,115.36 12,530.00 61,246.23 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 □ . If yes, have you filed an Exhibit Ds to your registration? Yes If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. (c) D No E No D Date RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value*9 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 !H! If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose 6,7 A registrant is required to file an Exhibit D if he collects ur receives contributions, loans, moneys, ar other tilings of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. (See Rule 201(e)). y 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 ova- competitors, "kickbacks," and (he like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 6) 15(a) DtSBURSEMENTS-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 El No O (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No □ 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. To Whom Date 2016-02-01 Facebook 2016-03-31 Facebook 2016-03-02 Purpose Amount $283.88 FARA American University of Nigeria Admissions postings American University of Nigeria Admissions postings FARA supplemental filing $530 2016-January Metro Travel to meetings $27.95 2016-January Dropbox File storage $125.00 2016-06-07 Newcastle Technologies $2930 2016-June 2016-07-27 Metro Bluhost 2016-07-31 Classy 2016-06-22 Callbacker Website for AUN Peace Journalism Travel to meetings Web hosting for American University of Nigeria Fdn. website American Unlversityof Nigeria fundraising platform Long distance service $305 $7.00 $375.60 $5988.00 $4,99 10,577.42 Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (b) (PAGE 7) 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 □ No 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Date (c) Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose DISBURSEMENTS-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'' 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 S If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event 10,11 Things of value include but arc not limited to giiU, interest free loans, expense fire travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, ’’kickbacks," aud the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 8) V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS 16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to he disseminated any informational materials?12 Yes E3No □ IfYes.gotoItem 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 foreign principal. ' ' ~ ..................... ' American University of Nigeria 18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sura of money tp 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: □ Radio or TV broadcasts 0 Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films □ Letters or telegrams □ Advertising campaigns 0 Press releases 0 Pamphlets or other publications Q Lectures or speeches □ Other (specify) Electronic Communications 13 Email [El Website URL(s): www.aunf.org 13 Social media websites URLfs): www.facebook.com/AUNFoundationwww.twltter.com/AUNF6undation □ 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: D Public officials 0 Newspapers Q Libraries C2 Legislators 0 Editors ' 0 Government agencies 0 Civic groups or associations 13 Educational institutions O Nationality groups 0 Other (svaciiv) Companies and foundations 21. What language was used in the informational materials: 0 English O Other (specify) 22. 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 D No 21 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes 13 No □ 12 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including that 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 pwt of on activity in itself exempt 5om registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the A£t- Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 9) VI-EXECUTION ~ In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweats) 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 belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statements), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) August 24,2016 (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature ) /s/Heather Cameron Conover eSigned \ 2oi %T 13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agart, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of (hose partners, officers, directors or persons performing similar functions, if die registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement un its behalf. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:-25:35 PM Period ending 7/31/16 #11 Foreign Principal: American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation Subject matter: Emails to introduce AUN/AUNF work in humanitarian aid, peace and economic development, Chibok girls, suggest interviews with Margee Ensign. Office/Agency/ Date of Contact 4/6/16 Media Outlet Washington Post Contact Type Meeting 4/7/16 4/21/16 4/23/16 6/20/16 New York Times NPR NPR NPR Washington Email Email Email Email 6/27/16 Post Voice of Email 5/4/16 America CBS News NPR. ABC News Time Magazine Washington Email Email Email Email Email 5/4/16 6/7/16 6/20/16 Post GirlTalk Email 7/16/16 7/26/16 Post NPR NPR Newsweek 5/4/16 5/4/16 5/4/16 5/4/16 8/5/16 6/28/16 NPR Washington Email Email Email Email Email Email Philadelphia 6/28/16 Inquirer Email Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:3 5 PM Foreign Principal; American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation Period ending: 7/31/16 #11 Date of Contact Nameand title of Person Title Government Subject .AContact Type .............. . Office/Agency discussed Contacted Counterterrori sm Advisor,Under Secretary for Civilian Re arranging possible meeting for Security, Leanne 7/27/16 Erdberg Democracy, and Human Rights State Department theAUN Email Foreign Affairs Officer, possible mjeeting for Allison Henry- Counterterrori State 7/28/16 Plotts sm Bureau Department theAUN Email Counselor, US Mission to Nigeria president Arranging speech for Commercial Brian 6/9/16 McCleary president Re arranging AUN president Commerce . Department with ABC in Email Nigeria Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires April 30. 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement Washington, DC 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended For Six Month Period Ending y\ ^ 1 j^ \insert dJe) I - REGISTRANT 1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Conover +• Gould Strategic Communications, Inc. 6205 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 3520Connecticut Ave., NW #41 Washington, DC 20008 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 □ NoQ (2) Citizenship Yes □ No □ (3) Occupation Yes,D NoD (b) If an organization: (1) Name Yes □ No 0 (2) Ownership or control Yes □ No IS (3) Branch offices Yes □ No 0 (c) Explain fully all changes, if £ny, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above.* I 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 ® If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes □ No D If no, please attach the required amendment. I The Exhibitf.'.r«rwhi^"'"pr>llt"<< nf» Wt copy nttAecliarter, articles ol incorporation-association, mil by lawsolaregi5gMtnK5*isan organization. (A waiver of the requirement to Tile an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application lb die Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20S 30.1 FORM NSD-2 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 2) 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 0 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 repotting period? Yes □ No B If yes, furnish the following information: Name Residence Address 5. Citizenship Position . Date Assumed (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services.direcily in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal? Yes □ -No E 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 die registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principals) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes Q No H 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 die registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes SI No D If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection CarlyRaasch (d) Communications Associate Date Terminated 9/30/2016 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 D No 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Name 6. Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement? Yes H No □ If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM {PAGE 3) 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 8. No 0 Date ofTermination Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)23during this 6 month reporting period? If yes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) 9. Yes □ Yes □ No El Date Acquired 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. American University of Nigeria - includes American University of Nigeria Foundation 10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any, listed m Item 8? Exhibit A1 Yes □ No □ Exhibit B4 Yes □ 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 0 If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No GS 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, ui individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major pan 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 be 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 Ls filed on Form NSD-3. sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 Hie Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4, sets forth the infonnation concerning (he agreement or undemanding between the registrant and the foreign principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 4) HI - 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 H No □ If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: American University of Nigeria (AUN): Conover + Gould sent emails to media to arrange interviews; emailed a newsletter to members of the media and Hill staff and members and Department of State employees to educate them about AUN’s humanitarian aid, economic development, women's empowerment and peace building programs; updated the American University of Nigeria Foundation (AUNF) website and posted on AUNF Facebook and Twitter accounts. 12 . During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5*as defined below? Yes □ No H .If yes, identify each such foreign principal arid 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 deliver)', names of speakers and subject matter. 13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, Have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign prmcipal(s)? Yes □ No H If yes, describe fully. S "Political activity," aa defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity that (he person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends id, in any way influeoce~»ny agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of the public within the United States with reterrace to formulating. adopting or dunging the domestic x or frarign 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 foreignpolitical party Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PACiF.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 0 No □ 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 / 3 //^./P- 0/0 ftrrtsn Purpose Amount Un • /9So9<>o at tt /d /!<> h-o/u /Sc£-T. 9S to S/ /SSff* <*.3 /o/S 7/ ? !>&* <+ &//?/&£>' t* (b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part ofa fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ NqJC] If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. (c) Yes □ No □ 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 jlC If yes. furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose 6.7 A registrant is requited to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value fora foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. (Sec 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. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE*) 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 statemen t? Yes Dl No □ (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No 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. To Whom Date 8/2/16 8/2/16 8/2/16 8/2/16 8/3/16 8/7/16 8/8/16 8/10/16 8/17/16 8/20/16 8/24/16 9/12/16 8/12/16 8/13/16 8/13/16 9/2/16 9/3/16 9/7/16 9/15/16 9/17/16 9/22/16 9/23/16 9/12/16 9/12/16 9/23/16 9/23/16 9/12/16 10/18/16 10/18/1.6 10/20/16 WMATA WMATA WMATA WMATA WMATA WMATA WMATA WMATA WMATA United Airlines FARA Grand Cab VIP Cab of DC Shop House WMATA WMATA Sheraton Hotel Jet Mail Services Staples UPS Store WMATA WMATA Supplies - refund Supplies Metro Metro Cab WMATA Dial Cab Jet Mail Servies 10/28/16 Ftrehook 10/11/16 10/19/16 10/19/16 10/19/16 10/5/16 10/5/16 Ruth Chris's DC-Taxi DC Taxi WMATA Lyft WMATA Purpose Meetings Meetings Metro DC cost to meet Margee to discuss meetings during her visit Metro DC Metro DC Metro DC Metro DC Metro DC Metro DC United flight to Calgary FARA 6 month filing Taxi to Capitol Hill Nigerian Caucus event Taxi from Capitol Hill Nigerian Caucus event Meal/Meetng Meeting Taxi to National Airport for Calgary trip Dinner in Calgary Printing Development Brochure Copies Boxes and tape for shipment of books to AUN Metro to/from Peace Corps event Metro to/from Peace Corps event #2 Printing Copies Metro Metro Taxi Travel to USIP Travel from USIP to office Printing Coffee/meeting Amount $1.75 $2.05 $1.75 $2.05 $2.05 $4.25 $425 $330 $3.50 752.60 305XK) $30.67 $2331 $10.07 $3.50 $3.75 $8.14 $899.42 $252.00 $40.17 $7.00 $7.00 -2.1 i $1,94428 $1.75 $1.75 $12.16 $3.35 $17.71 846.33 5.48 250.00 928 928 1.50 720 135 (continued) $5547.97 Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 7) (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 □ No E If yes, furnish the following information: Date (c) Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose DISBURSEMENTS-POLITtCAL 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 value11 in connection with an election to any political office, or in connection withany primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office? Yes □ No E If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event 10,11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest bee loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive tights, favored trcatment'over competitors. "kickbacks," and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 8) V- INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS 16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to bedissenunatedany informational materials?12 Yes El 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 foreign principal. _ American University of Nigeria 18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget nr allocated a specified gum nf money t~ 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: □ Radio or TV broadcasts □ Advertising campaigns D Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films □ Letters or telegram’s 0 Pamphlets or other publications □ Lectures or speeches 0 Press releases □ Other (specify) Electronic Communications B3 Email El Website URL(s): 0 Social media wcbsites.URL(s):___________________ _____________________________________________ _____________ □ Other (specify) 20. During this 6 montit reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of tlie: following groups: 0 Public officials 0 Newspapers □ Libraries 0 Legislators 0 Editors □ Educational institutions □ Government agencies 0 Civic groups or associations 0 Nationality groups O Other (specify) 21. What language was used in the informational materials: 0 English □ Other (specify)_______ ~ ________ _______ 22. Did you file with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department ofJustice a copy of each item of such informational materials disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes U No 0 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes 18 No □ 12 The tenn informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or mailer of any fcinrf including (hat published by i*™ 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 exempt from registration, or an activity which by itselfwould not require registration, reed not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 9) VI - EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swcar(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 belief, except that the undersigned raake(s) no representation as to tnith or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statements), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) February 17,2017 (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature13) /s/ Heather C Conover eSigned 13 This .slatemem-shall hr signed by (he 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 cao, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf.' Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Period ending: 1/31/17 #11 Foreign PrincipakAmerican University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation Subject matter: Emails to introduce AUN/AUNF work in humanitarian aid, Feed and Read programs, interfaith training programs; suggest interviews with Margee Ensign and send reporters links to articles about AUN/AUNF work and conflict in northeast Nigeria Date of Media Outlet Contact Contact 8/1/16 Washington Type Email Post 8/3/16 Washington Email . Post 8/5/16 Washington Email Post 8/1- Now This Email 8/8/16 8/18/16 Washington Email Post 8/18/16 Chronicle of Email Higher Education 8/23/14 Marie Claire 8/23/16 Newsweek 8/24/16 Bloomberg Email Email Email 8/29/16 Marie Claire Email 9/8/16 Good Email Magazine 9/12/16 NPR News Email 9/12/16 WUSA9 9/12/16 WTOP Email phonecall 9/13- NPR Email 9/16/16 9/13- NPR Email 9/15/16 Washington Email Post 9/15/16 Now This 9/19/16 New York Email Email 9/16/16 9/12/16 9/27/16 9/27/16 9/27/16 9/27/16 Times NBC/DC Newsweek NPR NPR NPR 11/9/16 NPR Email Email Email Email Email Email 12/5/16 NPR Email 12/6/16 Washington email Post 12/16/16 NY Times email 12/28/16 NY Times email 1/10/17 NY Times email . Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Period Ending:l/31/17 #11 Foreign Principal; American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation Date of Contact Person Contacted 8/10/16 Leanne Erdberg Government Office/Agency Counterterrorism Advisor,Under Title Contact Type State Department Email Subject discussed Possible meeting Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and 9/12/16 Kim Bowman Human Rights Congresswoman Chief of Staff Email Frederica Wilson Follow up on Congresswom an Bass's participation in Congressional 9/14/16 Abiola Afolayan Congresswoman Legislative Email Sheila Jackson Lee Assistant Nigerian Caucus event Follow up on Congressional Nigerian Caucus event 1/4/17 Kurt Hoyer State Dept Nigeria Desk Officer Email Invite to meet Margee Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires May 31, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement Washington, DC 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended For Six Month Period Endin^S (Insert date) I - REGISTRANT l. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Conover 4- Gould Strategic Communications, Inc. 6205 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 69 Milk Street #101/ Westborough, MA 01581 3520 Connecticut Ave„ NW, Washington, DC 20008 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 (c) Yes □ NoH (2) Ownership or control Yes □ NoH (3) Branch offices Yes □ NoE 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 C*1, 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 □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. 1 The ExEilntE^or which no primed farm « provided,' articles of incorporation, association, and by laws ot’STegTsffSrt that is an organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to {he Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, DC 20530.) 1ORM NSD-2 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 2) 4."(a) Have anypersoris ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No SI Ifyes, 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 n No E If yes, furnish the following information: Name Residence Address 5. Citizenship Position Dam Assumed (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of die 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^) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes 0 No □ Name Residence Address Chris Hayes Kevin Fitzmaurice Liam Swords Citizenship 707 West University Pity, Baltimore, M.D 2201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 119 U St. NE, Washington, DC American Position Date Assumed Project Manager 06/19/2017 American Comm. Consultant 07/12/2017 American Corrirri. Consultant 07/12/201.7 (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 H If yes, furnish the following information: Name (d) Position or Connection 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 0 No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Name 1 Position or Connection Heather Conover and Douglas Barry 6. Date Terminated President Vice President Foreign Principal American University of Nigeria / American University of Nigeria Fdn. Date Terminated 05/10/2017 Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement? Yes S No □ If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 3) H - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL 7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Yes Si If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Dale of Termination American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation 8. May 10,2017 Have you acquired any new foreign principals)2 during this 6 month reporting period? If yes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) 10. Yes 0 No D Date Acquired Government Communications Office of the State of Qatar do Embassy of the State of Qatar, 2555 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 9. No □ 06/19/2017 In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principals)2 whom you continued to represent during the 6 month reporting period. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principals), if any, listed in Item 8? Exhibit A3 Exhibit B4 Yes SI Yes 0 No □ No □ If no, please attach die required exhibit. (b) Have there been any changes in die Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represented during this six month period? Yes □ No E) If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No® If no, please attach the required amendment 2 The tom "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in Section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization onyof whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized is wWe or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization dr foreign individual. iSee Buie 100(a)(9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the stmanants he dies under the Act only those principals for whom be Li tot entitled to'claim esenspoop under Section 3 of the Act. (Sec Rule 20%.} 3 The Exhibit A. which is died on Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning euoh foreign principal. * Th® Exhibit u, which is filed oa Form NSD*4, sets forth the information concerning the agreement or tnwVfstamiipg between the registrant and the foreign' principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 4) ffl - ACTIVITIES l1. 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 H No □ If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in foil detail your activities and services: For American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation we reached out to members of the media to interest them in stories about the universities work in economic development, humanitarian aid and peace building. Strategic communications counsel and support on behalf of information Management Services, Inc. and the Government Communications Office of the State of Qatar. t2. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5*as defined below? Yes □ No E8 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. Provided communications support to promote the strategic partnership between the State of Qatar and the United States. 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 S If yes, describe folly. 5 "Politics] activity," as defined in Section Uo) of die Act, means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends U>, in any way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any set-lien of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting or ^mgtng (he 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 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM —i Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGES) 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 H No □ If no, explain why. If yes, set forth below in foe required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date 3/17/17 3/7/17 3/1 S/17 3/15/17 7/10/17 From Whom American University of Nigeria (AUN) AUN AUN AUN IMS on behalf of Govt Communications Office of the State of Qatar Purpose Amount Fee arid expenses $9204.87 Fee and expenses Fee Fee and expenses Fee $9174.47 $9166.67 $12733.66 $100,000 $140,279.67 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 n No R] If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Yes Q No D Date (c) 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 S If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose 6,7 A registrant is required to file id Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moseys, or other dungs of value fora foreign principal, as pan of a fundratstng 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 fumtreisifig aud tnnsaulted fora foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but are dot limited to gifts, interest free loam, cxpcauc free travel, favored stodk purchases, occlusive rights, favored oyer "kickbacks," and die like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 6) 15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MOMES ............ ? ” " Daring 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 IS No □ (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No IS 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 2/17/17 7/13/17 June/July June/July June/July June/July June/July June/July June/July June/July June/July June/July To Whom FARA FARA Ground Transportation Airfare Parking Meats Lodging Software Telecom FARA Expenses Office Supplies Contractors Purpose FARA Filing FARA Filing Amount 305.00 305.00 1088.1 5878.43 605 2080.37 3863.95 60 298.63 7455 24222 24112.74 $46294.44 Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGET} (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have yon disposed of anything of value14 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 SI Ifyes, furnish the following information: Date (c) Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL 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 value11 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 S If yes, furnish the following information: Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event t 0.11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense five trawl, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment overcompetitors, 'kickbacks." end tbs like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM (PAGE 8) V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS 16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any informational materials?12 Yes B No □ If Yes, go to Item 17. (b) Ifyou 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 foreign principal. ' '' " ' * '' ' - • - American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation Government Communications Office ofthe State of Qatar 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 B If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time. 19. During this 6monti) reporting period, did your activitiesIn preparing, disseminating or causing thedissemination of informational materials include the use of any of the following: D Radio or TV broadcasts B Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films □ Letters or telegrams B Advertising campaigns H Press releases B Pamphlets or other publications □ Other (specify) C+G did not disseminate or cause dissemination of Info materlalsfor Qatar. D Lectures or speeches Electronic Communications B Email B Website URL(s): washington.embassy.qa/en____________________ B Social media websites URlL(s): ffqataremlMSsyusa; @amb_althani; facebopk.com/qatarembassyusa__________ □ Other (specify) . ___________ 20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of die following groups: □ Public officials H Newspapers Q Libraries □ Legislators B Editors G Educational institutions □ Government agencies □ Civic groups or associations □ Nationality groups □ Other (specify) 21. What language was used in the informational materials: E English □ Other (specify) 22. 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 ® No U 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) ofthe Act? Yes B No □ 12 Tlw inn miiwith inr-hiAra mny visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including tat published by mesas of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any mesas or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials disseminated by an aged of a ford pi principal as part of an activity in itself acempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would sot require registration, need oot be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) ofthe Act Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM {PAGE 9) ~ VI-EXECUTION ' ! : in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) oraffirm(s) undo- 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 arid 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 Statements), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) August 30,2017________ (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signaturel3) /s/ Heather C Conover eSlgned 13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individuai, or by a {Unctions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or marc individuals to stecute tfaisstatozicst oa its behalf Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Period Ending 07/31/17 #11 Foreign Principal:American University of Nigeria/American University of Nigeria Foundation Subject matter: Emails to introduce AUN/AUNF work in interfaith mediation, techology and education; followup emails to Congressional Black Caucus event Date of Contact Media Outlet Contact Type 2/5/17 2/5/17 2/5/17 NBC News NPR WUSA9 Email Email Email Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM Period Ending: 07/31/17 #11 Foreign Principal: State of Qatar Date Media Organization Contact Type Subject discussed: Introduced sender/caller, Greg Howard, as a PR consultant for Qatar and discussed issues promoting relations between Qatar and the U.S. and the antiQatar campaign by blockading countries 7/10/17 New York Times email 7/10/17 New York Times email 7/10/17 Washington Post email 7/12/17 Washington Post email 7/12/17 Wall Street Journal email 7/13/17 Politico email 7/14/17 Washington Post email 7/17/17 Washington Post email 7/18/17 New York Times email 7/18/17 New York Times email 7/19/17 Washington. Post 7/20/17 Washington Post email email 7/20/17 New York Times email 7/20/17 New York Times email' 7/20/17 New York Times email 7/20/17 McClatchy email 7/20/17 Reuters email. 7/21/17 Washington Post email 7/21/17 ABC News email . 7/22/17 Washington Post email 7/24/17 Washington Post 7/25/17 New York Times email email 7/26/17 New York Times 7/26/17 Washington Post email email 7/27/17 Roll Call 7/27/17 New York Times email email 7/27/17 New York Times email 7/27/17 New York Times email 7/27/17 Roil Call email 7/27/17 Politico 7/28/17 New York Times 7/31/2017 New York Times email email email 7/31/2017 Washington Post email 7/31/2017 NPR 7/31/2017 ABC 7/31/2017 New York Times phone email email Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 3:25:35 PM