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Re: Ambassador Cynthia Stroum

From:lroitman@hillaryclinton.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-05-01 01:33 Subject: Re: Ambassador Cynthia Stroum

Thank you for doing that. I can't imagine it was fun. It's tough one. The feedback I heard about today was fantastic. Thank you! On Apr 30, 2015, at 8:32 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote: I heard her out but this is a nightmare. Whitney Williams said she would work it. On Thursday, April 30, 2015, Lindsay Roitman <lroitman@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > Here are a few findings from the report. The coverage was fierce. I > think you just need to hear her out. > > Key judgements from the Office of Inspector General’s January Report of > Inspection, Embassy Luxembourg > <http://oig.state.gov/documents/organization/156129.pdf>: > > - The Ambassador’s confrontational management style, chronic gaps in > senior and other staffing caused by curtailments, and the absence of a > sense of direction have brought major elements of Embassy Luxembourg to a > state of dysfunction. These curtailments entail considerable costs to the > U.S. Government. Morale among Americans and local staff is very low, and > stress levels are high. Most employees describe the Ambassador as > aggressive, bullying, hostile, and intimidating, which has resulted in an > extremely difficult, unhappy, and uncertain work environment. > - Poor management of the front office has aggravated communication > within and outside the office and has led to serious inefficiencies. > Taskings are arbitrary and erratic, the flow of information is excessively > restricted, and the work of embassy staff members is not properly channeled > or coordinated. > - The public affairs section is stretched to the breaking point. > Tactical, short- term support to the front office consumes available time > and resources, preventing the embassy from developing a strategic approach > to public diplomacy in support of policy objectives. > - The small and underresourced management section has been absorbed > with issues surrounding the official residence, and a move to a temporary > resi- dence, resulting in insufficient time to devote to management > controls and customer support. > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:53 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','john.podesta@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Any more background on this? >> >> On Thursday, April 30, 2015, Lindsay Roitman <lroitman@hillaryclinton.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lroitman@hillaryclinton.com');>> wrote: >> >>> John -- Ambassador Stroum is the former Ambassador to Luxembourg (lives >>> in Seattle) and was removed from her service in a public and, what she >>> feels, was a negative and unfair way. >>> >>> She will not be at the event but she is a pillar in the community and >>> has not stopped talking about this experience for years in Seattle. She >>> has many friends in the reception today at 230 in Seattle. Linden, the >>> host, is intending to speak with you about privately. I suspect that >>> Linden will ask you to ask HRC to call Ambassador Stroum. >>> >>> Ambassador Stroum did raise millions for Obama and has put the blame >>> squarely on HRC for this situation. I just wanted to give you a heads-up, >>> I'm not sure there is a clean solution to this but I didn't want you to be >>> surprised. >>> >>> Thanks for visiting Seattle, enjoy our people! >>> >>> -- >>> Lindsay Roitman >>> Deputy National Finance Director, NW >>> 206-851-5092 >>> >> > > > -- > Lindsay Roitman > Deputy National Finance Director, NW > 206-851-5092 >