Kellyanne Conway, a longtime political adviser to former President Donald Trump, has registered as a foreign agent to represent Ukrainian interests in Washington.
Conway was the campaign manager for Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and later served in his administration for three years as a “Senior Counselor to the President.” On Aug. 2, Conway’s consulting firm, KAConsulting, registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as a representative of Ukrainian billionaire businessman Victor Pinchuk’s personal foundation, for which she will lobby U.S. lawmakers and political leaders.
Conway’s FARA filing indicates that she will “make best efforts to convince US lawmakers, experts, and opinion makers to attend the annual meeting of Yalta European Strategy in Kyiv on September 13-14,” referring to an annual conference hosted by Pinchuk to “create an international network of support for Ukraine and to strengthen public diplomacy in favor of the country,” according to its website. Several world leaders, including Trump, have spoken at previous iterations of the conference….