Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 5:53:26 PM OMB No. 1124-0005; Expires May 31, 2020 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 die 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 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 eiseq., for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory;, mid 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 than informational materials, is automatically provided to die 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 and online at: https://www.fara.gov. Public Reporting Burden. Public reporting burden for’this collection of information is estimated to average .429 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of in formation, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Chief, Registration Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC20530;andto the Office of Information and Regulatory Affaire, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. 2. Registration No. 1. Name Josh Finestone 5931 3. Residence Addressees) 8416 Culver Place Alexandria VA 22308 4. Business Address(es) Venable LLP 600 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington DC 20001 5. YearofBirth 1982 6. If present citizenship was not acquired by birth, indicate when, and how acquired. Nationality USA Present Citizenship USA 7. Occupation Senior Policy Advisor, Legislative 8. What is the name and address of the primary registrant? Name yena^e LLp 9. Indicate your cohnrction with the primairy registfantr □ partner Q director □ officer □ associate 600 Massachusetts Ave, NW Address Washington DC 20001 “ □ employee □ consultant □ agent Q subcontractor 0 other (specify) Senior-Policy Advisor, Legislative 10. List every foreign principal to whom you will render services in support of the primary registrant. Embassy of the State of Qatar 'll. Describe separately and in detail all services which.you will render to the foreign principai(s) listed in Item 10 either directly, or through the primary registrant listed in Item 8, and the date(s) of such sen/ices. (Ifspace is insufficient, afull insert page must be used.) • Provide government relations services for Qatar with regard to bilateral issues pertaining to the relationship between Qatar and the United States. Such services may include outreach to the United States Congress and federal government. FORM NSD-6 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 5:53:26 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 5:53:26 PM 12. Do any of the above described services include political activity as defined infection 1(6)’of the Act and in the footnote below? Yes 0 No □ If yes, describe separately and in detail.such political activity. Provide government relations services for Qatar with regard to bilateral issues pertaining to the relationship between Qatar and the United States. Such services may include outreach to the United States Congress and federal government 13. The.services described in Items 11 and 12 are to be rendered on a □ full time basis 0 part time basis G special basis 14. What compensation or thing of value have you received to date or will you receive for the above services? G Salary: Amountsper____________ Q Commission at _____ _ % of 0 Salary: Not based solely on services rendered to the foreign principal(s). □ Fee: Amount $____________ G 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 0 No Q If yes, furnish the following information: Amount or Thing of Value Date Political Organization or Candidate 12/30/17 . $1,000 Sen. Dean Heller 11/16/17 $500 Rep. John Ratcliffe Location of Event EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the 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 entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. February 05,2018 (Date ofsignature) /s/ Joshua M Finestone eSigned (Signature) Footnote: "Political activity," as defined in Section 1(o) of the Act, means any activity which the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, many 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 or a foreign political party’ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/05/2018 5:53:26 PM