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Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.68.206 with SMTP id w14csp160967bki; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:56:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.49.97.134 with SMTP id ea6mr3217360qeb.63.1376376982610; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:56:22 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <rverjee@aol.com> Received: from omr-d08.mx.aol.com (omr-d08.mx.aol.com. [205.188.109.207]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u4si13185275qed.88.2013.08.12.23.56.21 for <john.podesta@gmail.com> (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:56:22 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rverjee@aol.com designates 205.188.109.207 as permitted sender) client-ip=205.188.109.207; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rverjee@aol.com designates 205.188.109.207 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rverjee@aol.com; dkim=pass header.i=@mx.aol.com Received: from mtaout-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.134]) by omr-d08.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id C633A700000A2; Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:56:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.104] (host-87-75-17-242.dslgb.com [87.75.17.242]) by mtaout-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 8FC4AE0000B6; Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:56:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: progressives network Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_451CE6E5-E583-4B31-B593-F793358ACE12" From: Rumi Verjee <rverjee@aol.com> In-Reply-To: <D00800C9D48A754DA64285EA0773757502142402FF@CLINTON07.utopiasystems.net> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:56:21 +0100 CC: "Strive Masiyiwa (pamasiiwa@econetwireless.com)" <pamasiiwa@econetwireless.com>, john.podesta@gmail.com, Matt Browne <mbrowne@americanprogress.org>, Tina Flournoy <Tina@presidentclinton.com> Message-Id: <25219D45-403F-4877-B56E-5D9E203EE050@aol.com> References: <D00800C9D48A754DA64285EA0773757502142402FF@CLINTON07.utopiasystems.net> To: Amitabh Desai <adesai@clintonfoundation.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20121107; t=1376376981; bh=Z5wSmXbe2UfbffACs2Kl+ZD42+mUTuQgN/YYY/dN6rk=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=kvBzl+UllJQOxh/sBgpNraWbt1D2NiCfjE0F/Znf78f0QEY9Hu6+Ued19PQX3uw1m q1eVkKKo5/8ijDzYEFLHXt5GrD7VMSVwn/qCyRwghQ6OmGoh/uNlVkGlBFmcnNjXBL dUmy1dMQuu8HN4IVVoNheSUZATM0E40E1tLeGTe0= x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33865209d89433b5 X-AOL-IP: 87.75.17.242 --Apple-Mail=_451CE6E5-E583-4B31-B593-F793358ACE12 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 hi ami thank you very much for you kind email. i would like to thank you, Tina = and the whole team for an exhilarating, fun and inspiring trip to = Africa. the whole team could not have been more kind, helpful and = generous hosts. The Clinton Foundation and its team are wonderful ambassadors of the new = America and it is wonderful to witness this. thank you again. i think the idea of a global progressives initiative is a very good one = especially if it encompasses future leaders too.=20 i am am available for a call and will fit in on the timing and i am very = happy to help from the UK perspective. my very best wishes rumi On 12 Aug 2013, at 22:44, Amitabh Desai wrote: > Dear Strive and Rumi, following-up on our discussions about = progressive African elected officials and the needs/opportunities to = cultivate an off-the-record network for them with progressive electeds = from the US, Europe, Latin America, Asia, etc., I spoke with Matt Browne = who runs a network of progressive electeds in Europe/US, and we agreed = it might make sense for us all to discuss the idea further. With that in = mind, and copying John Podesta, should we try to convene a conference = call later this week or next week, to discuss the possibilities and = determine if it makes sense to operationalize this idea? It would be = useful to get folks=92 thoughts on how many / who from Africa would be = included, where/when an initial networking meeting like this would be = most appropriate/beneficial, how it could be framed for = Europeans/Americans/Latin Americans, etc. Hope everyone=92s well rested. = Sincerely, Ami --Apple-Mail=_451CE6E5-E583-4B31-B593-F793358ACE12 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><base href=3D"x-msg://99/"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; ">hi ami<div><br><div>thank you very much for you = kind email. i would like to thank you, Tina and the whole team for an = exhilarating, fun and inspiring trip to Africa. the whole team could not = have been more kind, helpful and generous = hosts.</div><div><br></div><div>The Clinton Foundation and its team are = wonderful ambassadors of the new America and it is wonderful to witness = this.</div><div><br></div><div>thank you = again.</div><div><br></div><div>i think the idea of a global = progressives initiative is a very good one especially if it encompasses = future leaders too. </div><div><br></div><div>i am am available for = a call and will fit in on the timing and i am very happy to help from = the UK perspective.</div><div><br></div><div>my very best = wishes</div><div>rumi</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 12 Aug = 2013, at 22:44, Amitabh Desai wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"WordSection1" = style=3D"page: WordSection1; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; = margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear Strive and Rumi, = following-up on our discussions about progressive African elected = officials and the needs/opportunities to cultivate an off-the-record = network for them with progressive electeds from the US, Europe, Latin = America, Asia, etc., I spoke with Matt Browne who runs a network of = progressive electeds in Europe/US, and we agreed it might make sense for = us all to discuss the idea further. With that in mind, and copying John = Podesta, should we try to convene a conference call later this week or = next week, to discuss the possibilities and determine if it makes sense = to operationalize this idea? It would be useful to get folks=92 thoughts = on how many / who from Africa would be included, where/when an initial = networking meeting like this would be most appropriate/beneficial, how = it could be framed for Europeans/Americans/Latin Americans, etc. Hope = everyone=92s well rested. Sincerely, = Ami<o:p></o:p></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div>= </body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_451CE6E5-E583-4B31-B593-F793358ACE12--