The Harbour Group, LLC is a

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lobbying and public relations firm.

History

Harbour Group was founded in 2001 by former

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senior advisor for policy and communications Joel Johnson, who left in 2005 to join the Glover Park Group, and Richard Marcus, who continued to lead it . Harbour Group formerly worked with the Alexander Strategy Group to provide access to

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decision makers, according to ASG's website, before ASG was dissolved in late 2005. The Harbour Group was associated with

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LLP, a Washington, D.C.–based law firm, until February 28, 2006, when that firm merged with

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LLP. On September 27, 2001, Belle Haven Consultants, a

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consulting firm run by principals at

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, hired the Alexander Strategy Group to represent Malaysian interests. According to

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lobbying records, Belle Haven paid ASG

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620,000 over two years "on behalf of unspecified Malaysian business interests seeking to present a positive image of their country in the United States". Belle Haven also paid the Harbour Group, the Western Strategy Group, and a third lobbying firm another $640,000 to represent Malaysian interests at the same time. In 2021, the public affairs company Finsbury Glover Hering announced that it would be acquiring Harbour Group.{{cite news , last1=Oprysko , first1=Caitlin , title=King of Jordan brings on some PR help , url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2021/10/06/king-of-jordan-brings-on-some-pr-help-798076 , access-date=21 August 2023 , work=

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References

External links

Official website
American companies established in 2001 Lobbying firms based in Washington, D.C. Public relations companies based in Washington, D.C.