Year-End Report — DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA for DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA (2007)

Firm

DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA

Client

DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA

Income

—

Expenses

$780,000

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Beverage Industry BEV

Regulations on alcohol labeling. Regulations on flavored malt beverages. Dietary guidelines.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK T BAKER	N/A
MICHAEL BERTMAN	N/A
MAURA BLUE JEFFORDS	N/A

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues affecting trade of distilled spirits. Free Trade Agreement negotiations, including Columbia, Peru, Korea, Panama, Central America, and Malaysia. Department of Agriculture Market Access Program. Imported food safety.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK T BAKER	N/A
MICHAEL BERTMAN	N/A
MAURA BLUE JEFFORDS	N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Responsible drinking and underage prevention issues. Distilled spirits product information. H.R. 3043/S. 1710, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations, 2008, provisions to reduce underage drinking.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK T BAKER	N/A
MICHAEL BERTMAN	N/A
MAURA BLUE JEFFORDS	N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1710 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation of distilled spirits. H.R. 2488, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits. S. 998, to exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK T BAKER	N/A
MICHAEL BERTMAN	N/A
MAURA BLUE JEFFORDS	N/A

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 998 (110th), H.R. 2488 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.