Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
4/9/2026
2. House Identification
 31564
 Senate Identification
 5357

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
BGR Government Affairs
Address
601 13th Street, NW
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​11th Floor South
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Washington
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DC
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20005
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Chelsea Mincheff
 Telephone
​2026616385
 E-mail
​cmincheff@bgrdc.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Lobbying firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Levinson Family
Address
​700 12th St, NW, Suite 700
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​Washington
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Family of Robert Levinson

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Fred ​Turner ​ ​COS, Sen. Menendez; COS, US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; COS, Rep. Hastings, Associate Staff of House Rules Committee
​Dan ​Murphy ​ ​Chief of Staff to HUD Secretary; Personal Aide Vice President Quayle; Field Rep. Sen. Quayle; Intern Rep. Hiler; Intern, Sen. Quayle
​Joseph ​Lai ​ ​Sp. Asst. to POTUS for Leg Affairs; LD Sen. Wicker; Mil. Leg. Asst. Sen Wicker; Policy Advisor Sen. Voinovich; Policy Advisor Sen. Hagel; Intern U.S. Trade and Development Agency
​David ​Urban ​ ​COS Sen. Specter; 11th Chair of the Ame. Battle Monuments Comm.; USMA Board of Visitors
​Sean ​Cooksey ​ ​Counsel, Vice President JD Vance; Commissioner, Federal Election Commission; General Counsel, Sen. Hawley; Deputy Chief Counsel, Sen. Cruz

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Provide strategic counsel and advocate on issues related to recovery of assets held by a foreign government notwithstanding judgments by US courts.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Chelsea Mincheff
 Date
5/20/2026 2:42:24 PM