Becker & Poliakoff
Becker & Poliakoff is registered with the Justice Department as an agent of 5 foreign principals in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Bosnia & Herzegovina, Canada, Bahamas and Qatar.
17 filings in the list, read .
Foreign principals
- GlobalPoint International on behalf of Tidjane Thiam, Presidential Candidate and Chairman, Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire - African Democratic RallyCountry: Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Republika SrpskaCountry: Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Government of Quebec (via the Minister of International Relations and Francophony)Country: Canada
- The Government of the Commonwealth of the BahamasCountry: Bahamas
- Embassy of QatarCountry: Qatar
Follow-up filings
A filing below says, in its own words, that a later document or step is coming. Under each one is what the registrant's list of filings shows since.
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Exhibit AB, For Republika Srpska
The filing says (page 18):
“The first installment will be due upon execution of contract and subsequent billings will be provided by the Consultant.”
Official file · Our saved copy Fingerprint d1ef20bddb68db5b, saved October 8, 2026
What the list shows since
Filed Amendment, . Official file · Our saved copy Fingerprint c3a63cfaf26b2abf, saved October 8, 2026
What that filing says, read by fixed rules from our saved copy (3 pages):
- Our reading rules find no sentence about a written contract in it.
What the law and the rules say about changes to an agreement
22 U.S.C. 612(a)(4) (official text):
“Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is an agent of a foreign principal”
28 CFR 5.201(b) (official text):
“Any change in the information furnished in exhibit A or B shall be reported to the Registration Unit within 10 days of such change. The filing of a new exhibit may then be required by the Assistant Attorney General.”
22 U.S.C. 612(b) (official text):
“In connection with the information furnished under clauses (3), (4), (6), and (9) of subsection (a) of this section, the registrant shall give notice to the Attorney General of any changes therein within ten days after such changes occur.”
28 CFR 5.204(b) (official text):
“A change in the information furnished in an initial or supplemental statement under clauses (3), (4), (6), and (9) of section 2(a) of the Act shall be by amendment, unless the notice which is required to be given of such change under section 2(b) is deemed sufficient by the Assistant Attorney General.”
Quoted from our copy of the official text, saved October 8, 2026.
Supplemental statements, every six months
The law asks a registrant to file a supplemental statement for each six months after it registers, within 30 days after each six months ends. Each row is one six-month period and the supplemental statement the list shows for it.
| Six months | The law gives until | Supplemental statement |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2026 to | October 7, 2026 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| September 7, 2025 to | April 6, 2026 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| March 7, 2025 to | October 7, 2025 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| September 7, 2024 to | April 6, 2025 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| March 7, 2024 to | October 7, 2024 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| September 7, 2023 to | April 6, 2024 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| March 7, 2023 to | October 7, 2023 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| September 7, 2022 to | April 6, 2023 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
| March 7, 2022 to | October 7, 2022 | No supplemental statement listed as of October 8, 2026 |
22 U.S.C. 612(b) (official text):
“Every agent of a foreign principal who has filed a registration statement required by subsection (a) of this section shall, within thirty days after the expiration of each period of six months succeeding such filing, file with the Attorney General a supplement thereto under oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General”
28 CFR 5.203(b) (official text):
“The obligation to file a supplemental statement at 6-month intervals during the agency relationship shall continue even though the registrant has not engaged during the period in any activity in the interests of his foreign principal.”
28 CFR 5.203(c) (official text):
“The time within which to file a supplemental statement may be extended for sufficient cause shown in a written application to the Assistant Attorney General.”
Quoted from our copy of the official text, saved October 8, 2026.
10 agreement filings in the list (Exhibit AB, Exhibit B, Amendment and Registration Statement). We have our own copy of 6 and read the text of 6.
A quote is the text inside the filed PDF. A scanned page carries text made by character recognition, so a letter can be misread; our saved copy shows the page.
Every filing
Each filing in the Justice Department's list for this registrant. We save our own copy of each agreement filing before we say anything about it.
| Filing | Date | Official file | Our saved copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-FormBerardini, Chris | Open | Not saved | |
| Exhibit ABFor GlobalPoint International on behalf of Tidjane Thiam, Presidential Candidate and Chairman, Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally | Open | OpenFingerprint 75aadad7a30861c3 | |
| Amendment | Open | OpenFingerprint c3a63cfaf26b2abf | |
| Short-FormBerardini, Chris | Open | Not saved | |
| Short-FormHarvin, Christopher | Open | Not saved | |
| Exhibit ABFor Republika Srpska | Open | OpenFingerprint d1ef20bddb68db5b | |
| Amendment | Open | OpenFingerprint 6ec00302b51be02f | |
| Short-FormBerardini, Chris | Open | Not saved | |
| Exhibit ABFor Government of Quebec (via the Minister of International Relations and Francophony) | Open | OpenFingerprint 3c73561a9ec4ec27 | |
| Amendment | Open | OpenFingerprint ea569765aee8f695 | |
| Short-FormBerardini, Chris | Open | Not saved | |
| Exhibit ABFor The Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas | Open | Not checked yet | |
| Amendment | Open | Not checked yet | |
| Short-FormBerardini, Chris | Open | Not saved | |
| Registration Statement | Open | Not checked yet | |
| Exhibit C | Open | Not saved | |
| Exhibit ABFor Embassy of Qatar | Open | Not checked yet |
Where this comes from
U.S. Department of Justice, Foreign Agents Registration Act filings (efile.fara.gov). The law and the rules come from the Code of Federal Regulations (ecfr.gov) and the U.S. Code (govinfo.gov).