Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:48 AM OMB No. il2 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. I. Name and Address of Registrant Iron Bridge Strategies LLC, 5573 Seminary Road Unit 106, Falls Church Virginia 22041 3. Name of Foreign Principal Embassy of the State of Qatar 2. Registration No. 6497 4. Principal Address of Foreign Principal 2555 M street NW Washington, DC .20037 5. Indicate whether your foreign principal is one of the following: 0 Government of a foreign country1 □ Foreign political party O Foreign or domestic organization: If either, check one of the following: O Partnership O Committee □ Corporation □ Voluntary group Q Association □ Other (specify) □ Individual-State nationality_____________ . _____________ 6. If die foreign principal is a foreign government, state: a) Branch or agency represented by the registrant Embassy of foe State of Qatar b) Name and title of official with whom registrant deals All Saad Al-Hajri, Deputy Chief of Mission 7. If the foreign principal is a foreign political party, stale: a) Principal address N/A b) Name and title of official with whom registrant deals c) Principal aim N/A N/A 1 "Government of a foreign country,* u defined in Section 1(e) of fee Art, includes any penon'er groupof pmdm’merdsiiqjiovereign te (facto or de jure political jutiafestioa over eay country, ofesrthan fee United States, or oyer soy part of such country, and indudes any subdivision of mqr such group and any gretqr or agency to which such sovereign de feete or de jure authority or (tactions ate directly or indirectly delegated. Such term shall include any faction or body of insurgents within a country asswmpg to exercise gnvawnmflfflj authority whether «uch (faction or body of insurgent, has or has not been recognized by fee United States. Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:48 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:48 AM 8. Iffoeforeign principal is not a foreign government or a foreign political party: a) State the nature ofthe business or activity of this foreign principal. N/A b) Is this foreign principal: Supervised by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes □ No □ Owned by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes □ No □ Directed by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes □ No □ Controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party, dr other foreign principal Yes □ No □ Financed by a foreign government, foreign political party, dr other foreign principal Yes □ No □ Subsidized in part by a foreign government, foreign political party, or other foreign principal Yes □ No □ 9. Explain folly all items answered "Yes" in Item 8(b). (Ifadditional space is needed, afull insert page must be used.) N/A 10. If the foreign principal is an organization and is not owned or controlled by a foreign government, foreign political party nr ntE*? foreign principal, state who owns and controls it N/A EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746. the undersigned swears or affirms nndar penalty of peijiny Hint hefrbe has read the information set forth in this Exhibit A to foe registration statement and that he/she is familiar with the contents thereof and foot pitch contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. Date Olio libit A Name and Title Chris Berardini, Principal Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10;23>48 AM 9 f Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM OMB No. 1124-0004; Expires May 31,2020 CJS. Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Exhibit B to Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ____________ ^B=aBeB9SBBmeBS99BBBM0 INSTRUCTIONS. A registrant must famish as an Exhibit B copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreaneni with his foreign principal including all modifications of such agreements, or, wh«e no contract exists, a fell statement of all the circumstances by reason of which the registrant is acting as an agent of a foreign principal. Compliance is accomplished by filing an electronic Exhibit B roern at https://www.faflLgov. 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 et seq., for the pnqre** of registration under the Act and public aisclosure. Provision of the information requested is mandatory, and failure to provide the & 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 foe posted business hours of foe straticm Unit in Wasfrjngym, DC- Statements gre available online at die Registration Unit’s webpage: https://www.fara.gov. One copy of Cray such document, other than informational mptefiafc, is automatically provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, and copies of any and oil documents are routinely made available to other agencies, departments and Congress pureuant to Section 6(c) of foe Act The Attorney General also transmits a semi-annual repot to Congress on foe administration of foe Act which lists foe names of all agents registered under the Act and the’foreign principals they represent. This report is available to foe public in print and online at: https://wvAv.fara.gov. Public Reporting Burden. Public repotting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average J3 hours per response, inchidmg the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining foe data needed, and completing and reviewing foe collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection ofmiormation, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Chief; Registration Unit, Counterintelligence and Export Conttol Section, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20S30; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC2Q503. 1. Name of Registrant Iron Bridge Strategies LLC 2. Registration No. 6497 3. Name of Foreign Principal Embassy of the State of Qatar Check Appropriate Box: 4.0 The agreement between the registrant and the above-named foreign principal is a formal written contract. Ifthisbox is checked, attach a copy of the contract to this exhibit. 5.Q There is no formal written contract between the registrant and the foreign principal. The agreement with the above-named foreignpruKnpal has resulted from an exchange of correspondence. If this box is checked, attach a copy ofall pertment correspondence, including a copy of any initial proposal which has been adopted by reference in sucXrespoJS^* 6‘ ° °t tD^dwstan^ing tetweqt foe registrant and the foreign principal is foe result of neither a formal written mnttact nor an exchange of correspondence between foe parties. If this box is checked, irive a comnWe tWrinti.... terms and conditions of(he oral agreement or understanding, its duration, the fees and 7. Describe fblly the nature and method of perfonnance of the above indicated agreement or understanding. services regard to bliabami issues pertaining FORM NSD-4 Revised 03/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23 :46 AM 8. Describe fully the activities the reftisUaut engages in or proposes to engage m hehalf of tfre whovg foreign prmripal lnw Bridge Strategies LLC will provide the State of Qatar government relations services with regard to bilateral issues pertaining to the relationship between the State of Qatar and the United States. Such services may include outreach to the United States Congress, the Executive Brandt arid business leaders. 9. Will the activities on behalf of die above foreign principal include political activities as defined in Section l(o) of the Act and in die footnote below? Yes B No □ . If yes, describe ali such political activities indicating, among other things, the relations, interests or policies to be influenced together with the means to be employed to achieve this purpose. iron Bridge Strategies LLC wilt provide the State of Qatar government relations services with regard to bilateral issues pertaining to toe relationship between toe State of Qatar arid the United States. Such services may include outreach to toe United States Congress, toe Executive Branch and business leaders. EXECUTION Dated'Exhibit b 08./0$/l& Name and ‘Title ” Chris Berardini, Principal agency or domestic or fit party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM February 1,2018 Mr. Robert L. Smith II Senior Policy Advisor Venable LLP 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Re: Representation ofEmbassy ofthe State of Qatar Dear Mr. Smith: This letter serves to confirm Iron Bridge Strategies LLC’s (“Company’) engagement by Venable LLP (“Venable”) on behalf of the Embassy of the State of Qatar (“Qatar”) to provide government relations consulting services to Qatar, and to set forth die terms of that engagement Venable shall act as a third-party payor under the terms of this Agreement, with Qatar as the client of the Company. Company shall receive $25,000 per month to perform services (“Monthly Payment”). Company will not be paid for any expenses or seek reimbursement for any expenses; the amount specified above is the full amount of Company’s monthly compensation. Company’s monthly term shall begin on the. 1st of each month and continue to the end of the month (“Monthly Term”). Company is expected to receive its Monthly Payment on or before the 5th of each month (after Venable is paid by Qatar), If Company does not receive its Monthly Payment by the 10th of each month, it shall stop work until it receives the Monthly Payment. In the event that no payment is made, Company shall not be entitled to compensation for that Monthly Term and therefore must not undertake work after the 10th if it has not been paid. Venable shall have no liability or responsibility to make any payments to Company, including payments for any services or work performed by the Company, except as stated in this letter. Company acknowledges and agrees that Venable shall only be required to make payments to the Company if and only if Venable first receives the amount due the Company from Qatar. In other words, Venable will act only as a,pass through for purposes of making payments to the Company from funds received by Venable from and expressly designated by Qatar for the Company. Payment of any compensation from Venable to the Company is expressly contingent upon Venable having received funds from Qatar for that purpose. In the event that Venable does not receive such funds, no payment will be made to Company. In no event shall Venable have any Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM Venable LLP February 1,2018 Page 2 financial responsibility or obligation to Company beyond paying to Company funds it has received from Qatar for such payment. Company’s services are to be provided for the benefit of Qatar and will consist of government relations strategy and consulting as directed by Qatar. The initial directions from Qatar to Company will be given in writing to Company, with a copy to Venable, in advance of any work—before the beginning of the Monthly Term in which the services are to be performed— and any substantial or material changes in the scope of the services during that Monthly Term will also be reduced to writing and circulated among the parties. This Agreement shall commence on the date signed and continue until terminated. Upon written notice, the Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time, without cause and without any liability, upon notice being provided. If terminated by Company, Company shall be obligated to provide services for the remainder of the Monthly Term. Company shall be entitled to retain the Monthly Fee for the Monthly Term during which termination occurs. Company shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations governing this Agreement and the work it performs under this Agreement or any work order. Without limiting die foregoing, such laws shall include the Foreign Agents Registration Act; the applicable gift and ethics rules for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and officers and employees of the Executive Branch; and chapter 11 of title 18 of the United States Code. Venable shall have no responsibility for the Company’s compliance. Company shall.be responsible for filing all reports required under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, marking all informational materials with the required legend, and filling all informational materials with the Department of Justice. Company shall submit drafts of its reports related to its representation of Qatar to Venable for review at least 48 hours prior to submission to the Department of Justice and shall provide to Venable the text of the legend it will include on all informational materials for review. Review by Venable does not obligate Venable for Company’s compliance; all compliance remains the sole responsibility of Company. Except as directed by Qatar, Company understands that it is not authorized by this Agreement to act as a representative, spokesperson, or agent on behalf of Qatar in any meeting or communication with any person, or in any public or private statement, or in communications Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM Venable LLP February 1,2018 Page 3 with the media. This agreement is not intended to establish an employer-employee relationship, or principal-agent relationship, and Company understands that it is not authorized to commit Qatar or Venable to any cost, contract, or other obligations. Company agrees that if Qatar is dissatisfied with any services provided by Company, any dispute will be between Qatar on the one hand and Company on the other hand. If Qatar directs Venable not to make a payment to a Company, Venable will comply with that direction but Qatar shall be responsible for that decision. Company agrees that any claim it has regarding payment or performance of this Agreement is between Company and Qatar and not with Venable. Company shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Venable and Qatar for any claims against or losses or damages, including attorneys' fees, suffered by Venable baised on or arising out of the Company’s performance of any work under this letter agreement or any work order issued hereunder. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled exclusively by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the aware rendered by the;arbitrators) may be entered in any court having j urisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration shall be Washington, D.C. Please confirm your agreement to the terms of Venable’s engagement as set forth in this letter by signing below as indicated. Very truly yours, Chris Berardini Principal V eL Date: Smith II Senior Policy Advisor Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/20/2018 10:23:46 AM