• Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2011, issues relating to rule of law in Nicaragua
• Issues and legislative policies relating to Central America trade, specifically with respect to Nicaragua

Duration: April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Foreign Relations

Spending: about $120,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)