Re: Transition

From:john.podesta@gmail.com To: lu.cp@dol.gov Date: 2016-02-18 01:47 Subject: Re: Transition

Give him my email On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, Chris Lu <lu.cp@dol.gov> wrote: > John – > > I hope you are well. Please let me know how I should respond to the email > below. Thanks. > > --Chris > > > > *From:* Max Stier [mailto:mstier@ourpublicservice.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mstier@ourpublicservice.org');>] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 17, 2016 1:57 PM > *To:* Chris Lu > *Cc:* David Eagles; Kristine Simmons > *Subject:* Podesta outreach > > > > Dear Chris, > > > > As you know, the Partnership’s Center for Presidential Transition is > leading a comprehensive effort to ensure that the next presidential > transition is the most effective in history. The progress that has been > made to date could not have taken place without your support. Your > assistance and involvement in drafting our transition guide, providing > critical documents from the Obama-Biden Transition for our library, > generously sharing your insights on the nuances of transition from staffing > to execution, and attending our Pocantico conference have permanently > shaped our efforts at the Center. > > > > As we recommend that campaigns select a transition director by the first > week in April > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/getting-shovel-ready/2016/01/17/8c1e067c-ba31-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html> > and attend the transition leadership conference on April 20-21 with > senior outgoing officials and prior transition directors, we have begun > outreach to the campaigns and would welcome an opportunity to lay out our > case to John Podesta. > > > > The Center can assist the Clinton campaign by facilitating easy access to > the materials and people necessary in preparing for a successful transition > in today’s complex environment Along with the help of our bipartisan > advisory board <http://presidentialtransition.org/about/staff-board.php> > and corporate partners, we have collected and created resources to aid the > Clinton transition team, including: > > > > · *Our transition guide* > <http://presidentialtransition.org/timeline/index.php>*:* details on > every step of the transition process to assist presidential candidates and > their transition teams, federal agencies and the outgoing administration. > This is the most comprehensive resource available for guidance on > transition planning. > > · *Transition timeline and work plans* > <http://presidentialtransition.org/timeline/index.php>*:* organized by > month with specific recommendations and related tools and resources, the > timeline provides specific work streams for the incoming and outgoing > administrations and current agency staff. > > · *Transition publications and resource library* > <http://presidentialtransition.org/publications/index.php>: hundreds of > templates, infographics, checklists, sample job descriptions, research > reports and historical materials provided by your team as well as the > Romney and Bush transition teams. > > · *Presidential Management and Transition Conference: *our April > 20-21 meeting with top transition team members, agency officials, and the > outgoing administration to discuss securing the continuity of essential > government functions between administrations and positioning the next > administration for early and continued success. > > · *Our transition network: *we convene good government groups, > transition support providers and federal agency leaders with an > unparalleled capacity to assist transition teams. > > > > While much has changed since the 2008 Obama transition, we believe that > this unprecedented level of support from the government and our Center can > help our next president can ensure the smoothest transition in history. > Toward that end, *I would welcome your assistance in securing a meeting > with John Podesta. * Might you help with that outreach? > > > > Best, > > > > Max > > > > > > > > >