# Miller Strategies-TECRO FARA Registration The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), which serves as [[Taiwan]]'s embassy in Washington in all but name, has hired [[Miller Strategies]], the lobbying firm of Republican fundraiser [[Jeff Miller]]. Miller Strategies registered the client under [[FARA]], the Foreign Agents Registration Act, on **November 5, 2026**, two days after the U.S. midterm elections. ## The terms From the firm's foreign-agent filings (Exhibits A and B) and the engagement letter attached to them: | | | |---|---| | **Client** | TECRO, filed as a "government of a foreign country" | | **Client contact** | Andrea Yi-Shan Yang, Deputy Representative | | **Contract date** | October 26, 2026 | | **Term** | October 26, 2026 to April 25, 2027, renewable by written agreement | | **Fee** | **$50,000 a month** (about $300,000 over the term) | | **First payment** | $50,000 received from TECRO on November 3, 2026 | | **Work** | "Strategic counsel and government relations services on issues of interest to the foreign principal before the USG in support of the continuity of longstanding United States foreign policy toward Taiwan" | | **Political activity** | Yes, as defined by the Act | | **Signed by** | Jeffrey Miller and George Nicholas Caram IV, Nov 5, 2026 | The engagement letter also bars Miller Strategies from representing the government of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, while the contract runs. ## Why it matters **The wording is the message.** Taiwan is not asking for anything new. It is paying to keep U.S. policy where it is: the long-standing commitments on arms sales and the island's security. Miller was a finance chair of Trump's second inaugural committee. Hiring a firm that close to the president's political operation is a common way for a foreign government to make sure its case reaches the White House. **Taiwan is spreading its bets across Trump-world firms.** The FARA register shows TECRO also retained [[Checkmate Government Relations]], registered May 11, 2026. Miller Strategies' other foreign clients include the Embassy of Japan and Emirates Global Aluminium. **It touches defense policy.** U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, including drones and munitions from companies such as [[Anduril]], depend on the policy this contract is meant to protect. ## Connects to - [[Miller Strategies]] · [[Jeff Miller]] - [[Taiwanese Influence]] · [[Taiwan]] - [[FARA Registrant Map]] · [[FARA]] - [[Lobbying Hub]] ## See Also - [[Mercury Public Affairs-Okinawa Prefecture FARA Registration]] — a similar recent foreign-government registration - [[Deals Hub]]