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Registrant

American Defense International, Inc.

Overview

FARA Registration Number
6567
Registrant Status
Active, registered July 5, 2018
Location on File
Washington, DC
Middle East Principals
1 active, 2 all years (United Arab Emirates)
Principals from Other Countries
0 in the foreign principals file, all years

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, foreign principals and registrants files, pulled October 6, 2026. Active means no termination date for the principal and an active registrant.

Middle East Principals

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPUnited Arab EmiratesActiveFebruary 13, 2020Open
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)United Arab EmiratesEndedJuly 5, 2018January 12, 2020

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, foreign principals and registrants files, pulled October 6, 2026. Active means no termination date for the principal and an active registrant.

Filings for Middle East Principals

July 13, 2026Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
July 13, 2026Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
March 25, 2026Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
March 3, 2026Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
December 27, 2024Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
November 26, 2024Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
September 9, 2024Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
July 2, 2024Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
December 26, 2023Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
December 22, 2022Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
October 11, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
August 8, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
July 20, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 13, 2022Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
July 7, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
May 26, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
May 13, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
March 23, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
March 9, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
February 7, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
February 7, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
February 2, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
February 2, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
January 10, 2022Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
August 21, 2021Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 2, 2021Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
March 2, 2021Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
February 12, 2021Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
February 9, 2021Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
December 9, 2020Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
December 8, 2020Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
December 5, 2020Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
November 30, 2020Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
November 10, 2020Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 13, 2020Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
May 27, 2020Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
February 13, 2020Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
July 26, 2019Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 26, 2019Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 26, 2019Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 26, 2019Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 23, 2019Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 3, 2019Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
March 1, 2019Informational MaterialsEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)
July 5, 2018Exhibit ABEmbassy of the United Arab Emirates via Hagir Elawad & Associates, LLC (DBA UAE Strategies)

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, registrant documents file, pulled October 6, 2026. Counts cover principal-level documents (Exhibit AB, informational materials, dissemination reports, Exhibits C and D), the only DOJ document types tagged with a country.

Registrant-Wide Filings

Registration statements, supplemental statements, amendments and short-form statements cover all of a registrant's clients. Listed here: the 36 dated while a Middle East principal was registered with this registrant (of 36 in DOJ data).

Show 36 Registrant-Wide Filings
September 11, 2026Supplemental Statement
February 25, 2026Supplemental Statement
August 21, 2025Supplemental Statement
February 28, 2025Supplemental Statement
February 28, 2025Amendment
November 26, 2024Amendment
August 29, 2024Supplemental Statement
February 26, 2024Supplemental Statement
December 26, 2023Amendment
December 26, 2023Amendment
August 28, 2023Supplemental Statement
February 16, 2023Supplemental Statement
December 22, 2022Amendment
August 22, 2022Supplemental Statement
July 13, 2022Amendment
July 13, 2022Amendment
February 22, 2022Supplemental Statement
August 19, 2021Supplemental Statement
July 2, 2021Amendment
February 19, 2021Supplemental Statement
February 19, 2021Supplemental Statement
August 17, 2020Supplemental Statement
July 13, 2020Amendment
February 27, 2020Supplemental Statement
February 13, 2020Short-Form
February 13, 2020Short-Form
February 13, 2020Short-Form
February 13, 2020Amendment
August 29, 2019Supplemental Statement
July 3, 2019Amendment
May 21, 2019Short-Form
March 1, 2019Supplemental Statement
July 5, 2018Short-Form
July 5, 2018Short-Form
July 5, 2018Short-Form
July 5, 2018Registration Statement

Source: DOJ FARA bulk data, registrant documents file, pulled October 6, 2026. DOJ does not tag these document types with a country.