Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires May 31, 2020 u.s. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended Washington, dc 20530 For Six Month Period Ending 12/31/2017 (Insert date) 1 - REGISTRANT 1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. German National Tourist Office 616 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 122 East 42nd Street, Suite 2000 New York, NY 10168 2. Has there been a chainge in the information previously furnished in connection with the following? (a) If an individual: (1) Residence address(es) Yes □ No□ (2) Citizenship Yes □ No□ (3) Occupation Yes □ No□ (b) If an organization: (1) Name (2) Ownership or control (3) Branch offices Yes □ Yes □ Yes □ No0 No0 No0 (c) Explain hilly 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 Cl, state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes □ No 0 If yes, have you filed an amendment to. the Exhibit C? Ves □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. v'\ 1'The Exhibit C, for which no printed form is provided, consists of a true copy ol the charter, articles.of incorporation, association, and by laws of a registrant that is an organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.) /FORM NSD-2 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM (PAGE 2) 4.'(a) Have'anypersonsceased 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 of similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No S............................................. If yes, furnish the following information:' Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed 5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal? Yes □ No □ If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. (b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal(s) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes □ No 0 Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed (c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Date Terminated (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 □ No 0 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) 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 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/20i8 5:59:46 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. Have you acquired any new foreign priricipal(s)2 during this 6 month reporting period? If yes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Yes □ No [El Date of Teimination Yes □ No E\ Date Acquired 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 arid 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 □ 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 □ If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. 2 The term "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in Section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. (See Rule ! 00(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act. (See Rule 208.) 3 The Exhibit A, which is filed on Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4, sets forth the information concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM (PAGE 4) III - ACTIVITIES II. 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 13 No □ t If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: Providing free information on travel, education, hotel accommodation, events, arid transportation. Distribution of travel literature and posters to travel agencies, tour operators, media representatives, and schools on request arid during trade shows and workshops. Furnishing of articles and images on Germany arid its attractions, life and culture to on-and offline media outlets. Arranging for study trips for the travel trade. Placement of ads in on-and offline media channels. 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5*as defined below? Yes □ No [3 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 die 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 die above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign principal(s)? Yes □ No E3 If yes, describe fully. 5 "Political activity," as defined in Section 1(6) of the Act, means any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country ora foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5;59:46PM (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 E 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 Purpose Amount see attached list Total (b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign’, any money on behalf of any . foreign principal named in Items 7,8, dr 9 of this statement? Yes □ No 0 If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D*8 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 El 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 or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value fora foreign principal, as pan of a fundraising campaign. (See Rule 201(e)). 8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks," and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM (PAGE 6) 15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MOMES 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 0 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. Date To Whom Purpose Amount see attached list Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 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 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose (c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, have you from your own funds and oh your' own behalf either directly dr 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 0 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 free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, ''kickbacks,” and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 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 Q No (El 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 0 If Yes, please forward die materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review. 17 Identify each such foreign principal. ' ............- ■ * German National Tourist Board, Germany 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: □ Radio or TV broadcasts 0 Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films □ Letters or telegrams 0 Advertising campaigns E Press releases 0 Pamphlets or other publications □ Lectures or speeches □ Other (specify) online advertising Electronic Communications 0 Email □ Website URL(s): www.germany.travel _____________________________________________________ ___________ □ Social media websites URL(s): facebook/twitter / linked-m.' ____________ □ 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: □ Public officials E Newspapers □ Libraries G Legislators 0 Editors G Educational institutions □ Government agencies □ Civic groups or associations □ Nationality groups □ 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 of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials' disseminated of caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes Q No SI 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes □ No El 12 The terra 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 part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM (PAGE'9) VI - EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweats) or affiirn(s) under penalty of petjuiy 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) February 07,2018_____________________ (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature13) /s/ Ricarda Lindner eSigned . 13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors o'r 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 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Germany German National Tourist Office The travel destination BAB 2411AV US (NYC) Infrastracture 7/2017 • 12/2017 Issued by Michael Rausch, 22.01.2018 18:29 Recording of entries In Euro INCOME Otherservices •119361.41 44040000 Income other services 19% •119,361.41 OtheradministrationIncome -27,401.96 47050000 income'enchanga rate differences DE 0% -27,401,96 Total income -146,963.37 COSTS Personnel 609321.99 60201Q00 remuneration employees 60302000 remuneration Interns 60500000 social aid effort 399,651122 8,868.70 802.07 Administration 126356.35 04210000 IT equipment' EUR 411-5000-flnce 2012 63100000 office rent 63101000 utilities. 63110000 storage rent. 63250000 electricity 63300000 cleaning, waste disposal 64700000 repair and maintenance of technical systems 64956000 IT office'supplies 68000000 postage administration 68050000 telephone oasts 68051000 mobile costs 68150000'office supplies 68200000 boohs ^magazines' 68255000 accounting costs 6851000 recruitment ads 68SSOOP0 additional costs money and payments _ 689000PO miscellaneous other operating expenses A»«ipOTienti«nd pants 85,065.61 2,195.02 1,584.00 16.S44.61 '-2,181.52 . 61631 320.99 29.94 10,805.84 1,711.96 1,068.60 432.40 11,808,85 30S.9S 1,034.75 850.10 923.19 64200100 financial contributions offshore UheacePtlanal eapanses 030 Other marketing coats' 1330636 688000(10 expense exchange rate dlfferanees' 13.806.86 TOTAL COSTS 5503U39 TOTAL RESULTS 4033*5.02 1 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Germany German National Tourist Office The travel destination BAB 2412 AV US (NYC) Marketing 7/2017 -12/2017 issued by Michael Rausch, 22.01.201818:29 Recording of entries In Euro INCOME Fairs' -130000 40049000 Income fairs -1.S00.00 Workshops. •28360.21 40100000 income workshop supplier OE Oft. 40109000 Income workshop miscellaneous DE 0# 40149000 Income workshop miscellaneous DE 19% 49700100 Income barter supplier PE 19% -81.04 •1,843.10 •21,836.07 -4,800.00 Study trips -19395.25 40240000 Income study trips DE 19% 40241000 Incorhe'study trips DE ON -16,633.73 •3.261.S2 Advertisement print -63,74130 41040090 Income ads DE 19% -63,741.50 Advertisement online -278,659.41 42000000 Income Internet OE OX 42040000 income internet OE 19% 49702100 income barteVdnllne'DE 19% -1,780.00 -274,304:41 -2375,00 Cooperation* -108373.61 43040000 Incomecooperattons OE 19% 46001000 Ingome'prblects cooperations OE 19% -5,149.46 -102,924,15 Other Servian -7,70030 44300100 Income other presentations OE 19%. 49700900 Income barter miscellaneous DE 19% •6,000.00 Other admlnbtrattonal Income ■4,97735 47050000 prpcaeds'exchenge rate differences DE 0% -4,977.55 Total income -1,700,00 •513,10733 2 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Germany German National Tourist Office The travel destination BAB 2412 AV US (NYC) Marketing 7/2017-12/2017 Issued by Michael Rausch, 22.01.2018 18:29 Recording of entries in Euro COSTS' Personnel Administration 66500000 travel expenses administration 68150000:office supplies. 69900100 mobile/project. Travel expenses employees 59007100 marketing travel expenses GNTQ staff S9107100 travel expenses GNTQ staff project 59210910 expenies'rall barter GNTQ staff zus 0.00 .28,90540 22,407.89 6,423.63 73.78 Agency celts 54,483.18 59000100 Internet agency costs 59000110 Internet agency maiter'agreement 48,600.42 S,882.76 Production costs 59001000 Insertion and media costs. 59001001 Insertion and media costs master agreement 59002000 graphic costs 59002100 printing costs 59002400 press service costs 59002410 Influence"/ hencraVIdlrekt) Event costs 56146043 :Sli;618.16 : 28,542.03 .1,886.21 3.827.60 7,329.24 7,857.09 96,562.85 59003000 rent space 59003100 rent technical equipment 59003500 supporting program costs. 59003700 marketing catering expenses 7OX. 59003710 marketing catering expenses BOS 59003900 Other event costs 59004100 marketing participation costs 28,492.IS 1,873.87 2,621.65 45.723.84 Cooperation costs 99.590,0S 59004000 marketing subsidy costs 59104100 participation cost project 97,906.15 1,683.90 Distribution costs. 59005000 shipping costs ... — S9005100 mailing costs 59005200 costs for marketing postage S900S300 d-mall/newsletter costs 59105200 postage marketing project 34,766.90 3,983.92 13,094.04 15,841.90 1,687.20 . 159.84 Travel expanses multiplier 53.97846 59007000 marVetina travel expanses Multiplies 59210700 barter accommodation expenses 59210900 barter rail expenses 51,257.62 Other, marketing costs 43467.12 59009000 miscellaneous other, marketing costs 59102400 press services project 59109900 compensation MA project 68800000 expense exchange fate' differences 4,248,45 9,416,84 0.00 2,721.24 3,151.81 2,614.26 TOTAL COSTS 972,742.84 TOTAL RESULTS 459,635.31 3 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Germany German National Tourist Office The travel destination BAB 3421AV/VA US/W (LAX) Administration 7/2017 -12/2017 . Issued by Michael Rausch, 22.01.2018 18:29 Recording of entries in Euro INCOME Other administration income 0.00 Total income 0.00 COSTS Agency costs 72,599.77 59000300 sales agency costs 72,599.77 Other.marketing costs. 3,171.66 68800000 expense exchange rate differences 3,171.66 Total costs 75,771.43 Result 75,771.43 1 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM * Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM Germany German National Tourist Office The travel destination BAB 3431AV/VA US/M (ORD) Administration 7/2017 -12/2017 Issued by Michael Rausch, 22.01.2018 18:29 Recording of entries in Euro INCOME Total Income 0.00 COSTS. Agency costs. 59000300 sales agency costs 33,026.84 33,026.84 Total costs 33,026.84 Result 33,026.84 BAB 3432 AV/VA US/M (ORD) Marketing 7/2017 -12/2017 Issued by Michael Rausch, 22.01.2018 18:29 Recording of entries in Euro INCOME Total income 0.00 COSTS Event costs 338.27 5900410d.marketing participation costs 338.27 Distribution costs 10.83 59005200 marketing postage costs 10.83 Travel.expenses.multipliers. 6,490.84 59007000 marketing travel costs multipliers 6,490.84 Total costs 6,839.94 Result 6,839.94 • '.V i 2 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/07/2018 5:59:46 PM