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BAE Systems
In 2002 BAE Systems sold Tanzania (one of the poorest countries in the world) an overpriced radar. Objections by the then British development secretary Clare Short were overruled by Tony Blair.

Bouygues
According to a January 2010 cable, "Bouygues Batiment International, a major French construction company, has relocated large numbers of its staff to Turkmenistan from other international operations that have closed due to the international economic downturn." In the same cable, the author comments: "Repeated visits by the company's leadership to praise the president's economic policies and to stay in his good graces helps to guarantee a stream of 'grandiose' projects".

Chevron Corporation
On the authority of the Iraqi prime minister, the Chevron Corporation has been involved in negotiations over investment in Iran, despite U.N. sanctions against Iran.

DynCorp
Employees of DynCorp, a US government contractor funded by US tax dollars, in Afghanistan paid for the services of underage "dancing boys", apparently a euphemistic reference to Bacha bazi, which is considered child prostitution. The boys were auctioned off to be sexually abused by Afghan policemen, with some to be kept as sex slaves and participate in events funded by DynCorp.

Itera
Russian-based company Itera gifted Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow with a yacht worth 60 million euros.

Lockheed Martin
Lobbying for a major Norwegian defense contract for the F-35, and with an eye on further contracts, the US Ambassador to Sweden urged that the export license for the rival fighter's radar be delayed until after the Norwegian decision, while the US Ambassador to Norway sought high level political advocacy, warned that an adverse decision would 'weaken one of the strongest pillars of our bilateral relationship' and damage Norway's long-term interests, and backed ways of 'helping the GON (Government of Norway) recognise the seriousness of their decision'. In the aftermath of the decision, the Norwegian Deputy Defense Minister said it would be 'very helpful' if the US government were to confirm there had been no political pressure to buy the plane.

McDonald's
McDonald's attempted to pressure the U.S. government to stall the implementation of the Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement until El Salvador appointed "neutral judges" in a $24 million lawsuit against the company in 2006.

Mastercard and Visa
U.S. diplomats lobbied Russian politicians for U.S. credit-card companies Mastercard and Visa Inc. A law proposal currently[when?] undergoing discussion in the Russian State Duma proposes a National Payment Card System to collect all credit-card fees for domestic transactions. This would result in a revenue loss for Mastercard and Visa.

Monsanto
In a 2007 cable, the US ambassador to France, Craig Roberts Stapleton, recommended "retaliation" against European "targets" in order to defend Monsanto sales of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Europe, where controversy over GMOs is strong. In the cable, the French decision to suspend Monsanto's MON 810 patented seed product line was described as "damaging" and not "science-based".The French government's "apparent recommitment" to the precautionary principle written in the French Constitution was also referred to as "damaging". In the cable, Stapleton stated, "Country team Paris recommends that we calibrate a target retaliation list that causes some pain across the EU since this is a collective responsibility, but that also focuses in part on the worst culprits. The list should be measured rather than vicious and must be sustainable over the long term, since we should not expect an early victory."
A 2009 cable reports the 13 May meeting of US diplomats report with Monsanto's Director for Biotechnology for Spain and Portugal. The representative voices concerns over increased "Anti-biotechnology activists in the EU" and their attempts to build support for a prohibition on cultivation of the MON810 corn variety. The cable concludes with an action request for continued support of "Spain's science-based agricultural biotechnology position" in response to the requests of Monsanto and Spainish Ministry OF Environment and and Rural and Marine Affairs State Secretary Josep Puxeu.

Pfizer
The drug company Pfizer hired private investigators to find evidence against the Nigerian attorney general Michael Aondoakaa to pressure him into dropping charges against the company. Pfizer was sued in Nigeria over the deaths of children in drug trials.

Petro-Canada
Libya’s state oil company called in a senior Petro-Canada official with a threat to nationalize the firm’s operations in Libya if the Canadian government refused to apologize to the Libyan government. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon had earlier promised a tongue-lashing for the hero’s welcome that Libya extended to a man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. While the Libyan government did not follow through on its threat, it did issue an order on 30 September 2009 for Petro-Canada to cut production by 50 per cent.


Royal Dutch Shell
Ann Pickard, Royal Dutch Shell's then-vice-president for Sub-Saharan Africa, claimed that they had "seconded people to all the relevant ministries" and therefore was informed about all important political decisions.