Global PR outfit Weber Shandwick is withdrawing from a public relations contract with Egypt six months after signing, PR Weekly said last week. The move followed a decision by Cassidy & Associates last month to begin a management buyout from Interpublic Group — parent company of both Weber and Cassidy. Weber has reviewed its lobbying accounts on behalf of foreign governments and decided to discontinue work with the government of Egypt and all such accounts going forward, said Michele Guida, SVP of global corporate communications at the agency. The contracts which was signed back in January, stirred some controversy in the US press.

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