Received by NSD/FARA Registrationbtoit. i u.s. Department of justice PM Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 193$, as amended Washington. DC 20530 aaaggg—BgaggggB—gi For Six Month Period Ending January 31,2016 (Itnfrt date) I-REGISTRANT 1: (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Ryberg and Smith, LLC 5570 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 401 9th Street, NW Suite 640 Washington, DC 20004 2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following? (a) If ah individual: Yes □ No □ (1) Residence address(es) (2) Citizenship Yes □ No □ . Yes □ No □ (3) Occupation (b) If an organization: (1) Name (2) Ownership or control (3) Branch offices Yes (3 Yes □ Yes □ No B Nog No 0 (c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above. IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3,4, AND 5(a). 3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C\ state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes □ No □ If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. i The Exhibit t. for which no printed form is provided, consists ot'a true copy of the charter, articles of' incorporation; association, and by laws ot a registrant"that i$"an organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit 0 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 03/14 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:22:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM (PAGE 2) 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of the registrant durihg'this 6 month reporting period?. Yes □ No 0 If yes, furnish thefoilowing information: Name Position Date Connection Ended (b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes D No 0 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 0 If ves, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. (b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees of 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 B 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 D 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. Not applicable Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 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 Mauritius Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation No □ Date of Termination 12-31*17 8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)2 during this 6 month reporting period? If yes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Kenya Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Telporta Towers PO Box 30430 01011 Nairobi, Kenya Yes 0 Yes 0 No □ Date Acquired 8-1-17 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principalO)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 0 No □ Exhibit B4 Yes 0 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 0 If no, please attach the required amendment. 2 The term "foreign principal” includes, in addition to those defined in Section l(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 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he tiles 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 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9.32.57 PM (PAGE 4) III - 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 (3 No □ If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: The registrant has provided legal advice to the Mauritius Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation In connection with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and other matters affecting trade between Mauritius and the US. The registrant has provided legal advice to the Kenya Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives in connection with AGOA and other matters affecting trade between Kenya and the US. 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5*as defined below? Yes □ No 0 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 0 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 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 02/24/2018 9'.32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM (PAGE 5} IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14, (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES J ~ 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 O If no, explain why. Ifyes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date 8-24-17 From Whom Mauritius Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Purpose Amount Retainer fee $40,850.00 $40,850.00 Total (b) RECEIPTS-FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as pari of a fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any Yes □ No 0 foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Ifyes. have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Yes □ No □ 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 0 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 for a foreign principal, as part 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 os a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include bui 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 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM (PAGE 6) 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 statement? Yes £1 No □ (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No 0 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 Purpose Amount Date 8-2-17 Department of Justice FARA filing fee $305.00 8-15-17 Department of Justice FARA filing fee $305.00 $710.00 Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit. 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM (PAGE 7) (b) DISBURSEMENTS-TH1NGS 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 on your own behalf either directly or through any other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value1’ 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 10. II Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location ofEvent 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 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 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 □ No 0 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 0 If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review. 17. Identify each such foreign principal. 1 ' " Not applicable 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 □ If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time. No 0 19. During this 6 month reporting period, did youractivities in preparing, disseminating or causing the dissemmation'ot informational materials include the use of any of the following: □ Radio or TV broadcasts □ Magazine or newspaper □ Motion picture films □ Letters or telegrams □ Advertising campaigns □Pressreleases . □ Pamphlets or other publications □ Lectures or speeches □ Other (specify) Not applicable___________________________________ __________________ _________________ Electronic Communications □ Email □ Website URL(s):.________________ ■ ____________________________________________ □ Social media websites URL(s):____ _______________ ____________________________________________________ □ 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 □ Newspapers □ Libraries □ Legislators □ Editors □ Educational institution’s □ Government agencies □ Civic groups of associations □ Nationality groups □ Other (specify) Not applicable__________ 21. What language was used in the informational materials: □ 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 ^ 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes D No □ 12 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including chat published by means of ads errising. 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 pan 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 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM (PAGE 9) VI -EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) or affirm(s) under penalty of peijury 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 Fobn Registration Statement(s), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) (Print or type name under each sigpatur-e^>r provide electronic signature13) >£r J- 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 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 02/24/2018 9:32:57 PM