Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) today joined Save Darfur’s call for the President to order the Department of the Treasury to reject any license applications from U.S. firms seeking to lobby on behalf of the Government of Sudan.
In a letter to the President, Wolf said it would be a “disgrace” for the Khartoum regime to be represented in Washington by lobbyists. Wolf also urged the president to “personally engage” on the issue of Sudan.
“It is unconscionable that any government with blood on its hands be permitted the privilege of having a Washington lobbyist on retainer,” Wolf wrote, referring to the genocide in Darfur.
Wolf’s letter comes in response to a Washington Post article which described the efforts by one lobbying firm to secure a waiver from the sanctions imposed on Sudan, in order for them to engage in a contract with the Government of Sudan for lobbying services.
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