Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/21/2018 4:01:24 PM OMB No. 1124-0005; Expires April 30,2017 iiiS. Department of Justice Washington, dc 20530 Short Form Registration Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended 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 ofthe interests of the 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 http://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 etseq., for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. 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 ofthe Registration Unit in Washington, DC. Statements are also available online at the Registration Unit’s webpage: http://www.fara.gov. One copy of every such document, other than informational 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 ofthe 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: http://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 information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Chief, Registration Unit, Counterespionage 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 2. Registration No. Brian Ballard 6415 3. Residence Address(es) 7445 Heartland Circle Tallahassee, FL 32312 4. Business Address(es) 5. Year of Birth 1961 6. If present citizenship was not acquired by birth, indicate when, and how acquired. Nationality American 601 thirteenth StNW, Suite 450N Washington, DC 20005 N/A Present Citizenship United States 7. Occupation Lobbyist 8. What is the name arid address of the primary registrant? Name Ballard Partners 9. Indicate your connection with the primary registrant: □ partner □ director □ officer □ associate 0 other (specify) President___________________ 201 East Park Ave., 5th Floor Address Tallahassee, FL 32301 □ employee □ • consultant □ agent □ subcontractor 10. List every foreign principal to whom you will render services insupport ofthe primary registrant. The Dominican Republic, The Republic of Turkey, Turkiye Halk BanVasi Anonim §irketi (Halkbank, Inc.), The Group of Seven (G7), The Republic of Kosovo, and Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation. 11. Describe separately and in detail all services which you will render to the foreign principal(s) listed in Item 10 either directly, or through the primary registrant listed in Item 8, and the date(s) of such services. (Ifspace is insufficient, afull insert page must be used.) Registrant will provide government relations services for all foreign principle clients. FORM NSD-6 Revised 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/21/2018 4:01:24 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/21/2018 4:01:24 PM 12. Do any of the above described sendees include political activity as defined in Section l(o) of the Act and in the footnote below? Yes El NoD If yes, describe separately and in detail such political activity. Registrant will provide support for foreign entity clients regarding their relations with U.S. government officials, U.S. business entities, and non-governmental audiences. 13. The services described m Items 11 and 12ureto be rendered on a □ full time basts 0 part time basis D special basis 14. What compensation or thing of value have you received to date or will you receive for the above.services? □ Salary: Amountsper____________ □ Commission at%of 0 Salary : Not based solely on services rendered to the foreign pjriricipal(s). □ Fee: Amounts____________ □ Other thing of value IS. During the period beginning 60 days prior to the date of your obligation to register to die 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 □ If yes, furnish the following information; Amount or Thing of Value Date Location of Event Political Organization or Candidate 1/17/2018 $100,000 Republican National Committee 2/2/2018 $2,700 Desjadon for Congress 2/2/2018 $2,700 Josh Hawley for Senate 1100 S Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach, FL 33480 PO Box 26141, Alexandria, VA22313 13910 Old Coast Rd., Naples, FL 34110 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 dial such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. February 21,2018 (Date ofsignature) /s/Brian Ballard eSigned (Signature) Footnote: "Political activity," as defined in Section l{o) of die Act, means any activity which the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends'to, inaiiyway 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 couritryor a foreign political party- Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/21/2018 4:01:24 PM