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For Guyana's Government, Continental Strategy Distributes Material on Ali's UN Speech, FARA Filing Shows
The Washington firm's FARA filings name Guyana, Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government and the Republic of Srpska as foreign principals, along with eight short-form registrants.
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The short answer
Continental Strategy LLC is a lobbying and consulting firm, owned by Carlos Trujillo, that has been registered under FARA since 2025-02-24 as registrant No. 7545. DOJ's index lists three foreign principals: Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government and the Republic of Srpska. Its newest filing, stamped 2026-09-30, is an email from partner John Barsa about President Mohamed Irfaan Ali's UN speech. The email is labeled as distributed on behalf of the government of Guyana.
- Continental Strategy LLC registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act on 2025-02-24 as registrant No. 7545.
- DOJ's index lists its foreign principals as Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kurdistan Regional Government (Iraq) and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
- The registration statement names Carlos Trujillo as President/Founder and says the firm is a single-member LLC owned by him.
- A supplemental statement reports that the firm registered the Kurdistan Regional Government as a new foreign principal on 08/07/2026.
- Informational materials stamped 2026-09-30 show John Barsa distributing highlights of President Ali's UN address on behalf of the government of Guyana.
What Americans are being sent, and for whom
On 9/29/2026, John Barsa of Continental Strategy sent an email titled "President Ali's Address to the UN General Assembly." It summarized the speech that Guyana's President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, gave on September 24, 2026, at the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly. Barsa signed it as a Partner at Continental Strategy. The firm filed the email with the Justice Department as informational materials. The filing was stamped 2026-09-30.[1]
“This material is distributed by John Barsa on behalf of the government of Guyana.”
The email picked out three themes for readers. The first was Guyana's border controversy with Venezuela and the case at the International Court of Justice. The second was Guyana's part in the Shield of the Americas, a regional security initiative. The third was Cuba.[1]
“Guyana is honoured to be a founding member of the Shield of the Americas, launched by President Trump in March 2026.”
The filed copy shows Barsa as both sender and recipient. It does not show who else received the email.[1]
Who the firm works for
DOJ's index lists three foreign principals for Continental Strategy LLC: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Co-operative Republic of Guyana; the Kurdistan Regional Government (Iraq); and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia & Herzegovina). The index lists 110 filings from the firm. The latest is stamped 2026-09-30.[2]
The firm's other filings name more foreign principals. The 2025 registration statement lists El Departamento Nacional de Investigaciones de la Republica Dominicana, the Republic of Haiti, and Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A supplemental statement for the six months ending 08/31/2026 reports amended exhibits, dated 03/30/2026, for two more principals. The first is the Bosnia American Alliance on Behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The second is The Embassy of Peru on behalf of The Republic of Peru.[3][4]
The same supplemental statement reports one new foreign principal, the Kurdistan Regional Government, registered 08/07/2026. The firm's Exhibit A for that principal, stamped 2026-08-10, identifies it as the government of a foreign country. It names the branch represented as the "Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United states." It names the official the firm engages with as Treefa Azia, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States.[4][5]
Who runs it and who is registered on the account
The registration statement names Carlos Trujillo as the responsible individual and lists him as President/Founder. It says the firm is a single-member LLC owned by Carlos Trujillo. It was organized on 01/06/2021 in Florida. It describes the firm's regular business as "Lobbying and consulting services."[3]
DOJ's index names these short-form registrants in the firm's filings:[2]
- Barsa, John
- De La Torre, Enrique
- Farnsworth, Eric
- Garcia, Alejandro
- Hassanein, Wesam
- MacGillivray, Doug
- Martinez, Alberto
- Trujillo, Carlos[2]
Money
The registration statement covers the period before the firm registered. Its receipts table lists "None" for the Dominican Republic agency, the Republic of Haiti and Guyana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It gives a total of "$ .00". The sources given here do not include any later payment figures.[3]
What is not known
- What work the firm does for the Republic of Srpska. The sources given here do not describe it.
- What work the firm does for the Kurdistan Regional Government, and on what terms. The Exhibit B text is not in the sources given here.
- Who received the email about President Ali's UN speech.
- Whether the firm still represents the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Peru and Bosnia American Alliance principals. DOJ's index does not list them among its foreign principals.[2][5][1][4]
The filings
- 2026-09-30: Informational Materials, foreign principal Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Received 09/30/2026 8:40:43 PM.
- 2026-09-30: Supplemental Statement for the 6 month period ending 08/31/2026 (Form NSD-2). Received 09/30/2026 8:35:07 PM.
- 2026-08-10: Exhibit AB, foreign principal Kurdistan Regional Government (Exhibit A on Form NSD-3). Received 08/10/2026 2:20:53 PM.
- 2025-02-24: Registration Statement (Form NSD-1). Received 02/24/2025 3:39:15 PM. Primary business address 1747 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 875, Washington, DC 20006. Other office 255 Alhambra Circle, Suite 640, Coral Gables, FL 33134.[2][1][4][5][3]
Questions people ask
Who does Continental Strategy work for?
DOJ's FARA index lists three foreign principals: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Co-operative Republic of Guyana, the Kurdistan Regional Government (Iraq) and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia & Herzegovina). Its filings also name principals tied to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Peru, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Is Continental Strategy a registered foreign agent?
Yes. Continental Strategy LLC has been registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act since 2025-02-24 as registrant No. 7545. DOJ's index lists 110 filings from it, the latest stamped 2026-09-30.
Sources
- [1]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, Continental Strategy LLC: Informational Materials, stamped 2026-09-30, September 30, 2026. Primary record“This material is distributed by John Barsa on behalf of the government of Guyana.”
- [2]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, FARA filing index for Continental Strategy LLC (No. 7545), September 30, 2026. Primary record“DOJ's index lists 110 filings from it, the latest stamped 2026-09-30.”
- [3]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, Continental Strategy LLC: Registration Statement, stamped 2025-02-24, February 24, 2025. Primary record“Continental Strategy is a single-member LLC owned by Carlos Trujillo.”
- [4]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, Continental Strategy LLC: Supplemental Statement, stamped 2026-09-30, September 30, 2026. Primary record“Kurdistan Regional Government 08/07/2026”
- [5]U.S. Department of Justice, FARA Unit, Continental Strategy LLC: Exhibit AB, stamped 2026-08-10, August 10, 2026. Primary record“Treefa Azia, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the united states”