• Supporting client's interests in the current debate surrounding the United States Government's decision whether to renew the Andean Trade Program (ATP) benefits for Bolivia.

Duration: April 3, 2007 to January 9, 2009

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $130,000 (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 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Security Council (NSC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Y Y Department of Commerce; Department of State; US Trade Representative

Related Foreign Entities: MMG Fiduciary and Trust Corp. ( POBox 0823-01358, PAN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 51%; Banco Bisa, SA (La Paz, BOL); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 46%