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[73.132.211.168]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id 21sm5273351qgi.36.2015.03.21.07.57.57 for <john.podesta@gmail.com> (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:57:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Helga <hflorestrejo@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-BF7FF91B-BC60-49F7-956A-52FDD1C05DA7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: Helga Flores Message-Id: <B7637461-2DF3-4068-B935-B4175C1BA359@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:58:00 -0400 References: <CANVP=4sGzbpRWkWPDrMgLkOzWkNp8n3m6D2cYTbOpHc8PPLEWA@mail.gmail.com> <ACB71E55-C4DF-480F-854E-25637F3CDA26@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ACB71E55-C4DF-480F-854E-25637F3CDA26@gmail.com> To: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> X-Mailer: iPad Mail (11D257) --Apple-Mail-BF7FF91B-BC60-49F7-956A-52FDD1C05DA7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Absolutely > On Mar 21, 2015, at 10:43 AM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote:= >=20 > Could you be in NYC more or less full time? >=20 > JP > --Sent from my iPad-- > john.podesta@gmail.com > For scheduling: eryn.sepp@gmail.com >=20 >> On Mar 21, 2015, at 6:00 AM, Helga Flores Trejo <hflorestrejo@gmail.com> w= rote: >>=20 >> Dear John, >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> Now that the U.S. has become home for Michael and me (my third home after= Mexico and Germany), I would like to engage politically again and contribut= e to Hillary's campaign. As you know, politics has always been my passion an= d I am a long term and loyal admirer of HRC, so for me, the time is now: Cou= ld you use a Mexican/German-U.S. resident in the campaign? >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> I know that the set of skills needed in a Presidential campaign are speci= fic and differ from what I learned in Germany, the Balkans and Latin America= . Hence, I have no illusions, but here is what I could bring to the table: >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> -- Knowledge of Latin America and a good understanding of the Latino comm= unity as well as Latino organizations in the United States; >>=20 >> -- Strong communication skills, especially in Spanish but also in English= , German, French, and Portuguese; >>=20 >> -- Reading politics: I worked in party politics most of my life and had t= o learn to quickly grasp complicated political surroundings as diverse as Bo= nn, Belgrade or Brasilia. Therefore, I am confident, that I could get Colora= do or Ohio, too. >>=20 >> -- Policy expertise in climate change, renewable energy and international= affairs; >>=20 >> -- Experience in parliament, government, think tanks, NGOs and a large, b= ureaucratic financial institution >>=20 >> -- I am a fast learner, committed, and will do what it takes. I would not= have gone from Mexico, to Germany, to Belgrade, to Washington, to Brasilia a= nd back to Washington otherwise. >>=20 >> =20 >>=20 >> I can barely imagine the amount of requests you get these days, so I know= this is a long shot but I decided to try, because this is our new home and M= ichael and I want to be part of America in every way. If you think I could m= ake a useful contribution somewhere in the campaign, I would be thrilled. >>=20 >> Saludos, >>=20 >> Helga --Apple-Mail-BF7FF91B-BC60-49F7-956A-52FDD1C05DA7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Absolutely</div><div><br>On Mar 21, 2015, at 10:43 AM, John Podesta <<a href="mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com">john.podesta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Could you be in NYC more or less full time?<br><br><div>JP</div>--Sent from my iPad--<div><a href="mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com">john.podesta@gmail.com</a></div><div>For scheduling: <a href="mailto:eryn.sepp@gmail.com">eryn.sepp@gmail.com</a></div></div><div><br>On Mar 21, 2015, at 6:00 AM, Helga Flores Trejo <<a href="mailto:hflorestrejo@gmail.com">hflorestrejo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Dear John,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Now that the U.S. has become home for Michael and me (my third home after Mexico and Germany), I would like to engage politically </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">again </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial;font-size:13pt">and contribute to Hillary's campaign. As you know, politics has always been my passion and I am a long term and loyal admirer of HRC, so for me, the time is now: Could you use a Mexican/German-U.S. resident in the campaign?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">I know that the set of skills needed in a Presidential campaign are specific and differ from what I learned in Germany, the Balkans and Latin America. Hence, I have no illusions, but here is what I could bring to the table:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">-- Knowledge of Latin America and a good understanding of the Latino community as well as Latino organizations in the United States;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">-- Strong communication skills, especially in Spanish but also in English, German, French, and Portuguese;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">-- Reading politics: I worked in party politics most of my life and had to learn to quickly grasp complicated political surroundings as diverse as Bonn, Belgrade or Brasilia. Therefore, I am confident, that I could get Colorado or Ohio, too.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">-- Policy expertise in climate change, renewable energy and international affairs;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">-- Experience in parliament, government, think tanks, NGOs and a large, bureaucratic financial institution</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">-- I am a fast learner, committed, and will do what it takes. I would not have gone from Mexico, to Germany, to Belgrade, to Washington, to Brasilia and back to Washington otherwise.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">I can barely imagine the amount of requests you get these days, so I know this is a long shot but I decided to try, because this is our new home and Michael and I want to be part of America in every way. If you think I could make a useful contribution somewhere in the campaign, I would be thrilled.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Saludos,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Helga</span></p> </div> </div></blockquote></div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-BF7FF91B-BC60-49F7-956A-52FDD1C05DA7--