Tony Roda
Williams & Jensen
Who they are.
Partner at Williams & Jensen who has represented several US territories and foreign principals under FARA, including Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Taiwan-aligned entities. Frequently registered on territorial-affairs LD-2 filings and on FARA short-form filings for foreign engagements.
The clients.
Registered foreign agent.
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) requires US-based lobbyists and PR firms to disclose work done on behalf of foreign governments or political principals. Filings are public via the DOJ National Security Division.
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Questions about Tony Roda.
Who does Tony Roda lobby for?
Roda's LD-2 and FARA filings include the Government of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and a roster of corporate and trade-association clients via Williams & Jensen. His foreign-principal work appears on DOJ FARA filings.
Why are US territories listed under FARA?
US insular territories — Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands — are not foreign governments under FARA. They retain lobbyists under LD-2. Roda's FARA filings refer specifically to engagements with non-US principals he has handled at the firm.
What is the territorial-affairs lobbying niche?
A small set of lobbyists specialize in representing US territorial governments before Congress and the executive branch — on federal funding, tax parity, defense basing, and Pacific-island geopolitics. Roda is one of the longest-tenured names in this niche.