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> From: "Bandler, Michael" <BandlerMJ@state.gov>
> Date: April 9, 2012 12:48:34 PM EDT
> To: Kathleen Biden <kathleenbiden@me.com>
> Cc: Jenny Brody <JBrody@dcvlp.org>, "Brutten, Lori B" <BruttenLB@state.gov>, "Baird, Estelle M" <BairdEM@state.gov>, "Jasik, John J" <JasikJJ@state.gov>, "Bandler, Michael" <BandlerMJ@state.gov>
> Subject: RE: Nice meeting you
>
> Hi, Kathleen, Jenny -
>
> (It was nice meeting you as well. My foot's fine; hope your cell phone
> is in good shape!)
>
> I've had a chance, this morning, to read some of the material about
> DCVLP on your website - it's quite compelling.
>
> I'm attaching our one-pager, describing the diverse outreach activities
> and available platforms of the State Department's Bureau of
> International Information Programs. We, in Talent Management &
> Partnerships, engage and recruit speakers for those outreach activities.
>
> Certainly the fields in which you are engaged - and the people you serve
> - have their counterparts around the globe. Frequently we are called
> upon to provide speakers on empowerment for girls and young women
> (through science education and sports, for instance); gender violence
> (Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, author of RUINED, about
> abuse of women in Congo, has traveled widely for State); and other
> related subjects. I would imagine that some of the people leading - and
> mentored by - your project might be excellent experts for our programs.
>
> What strikes me of particular interest, though - in addition to the
> subject matters your program embraces - is the philosophy behind it, and
> the process itself. The fact is, you are finding ingenious ways of
> guiding young women professionally. You afford them a vehicle to
> practice their professional skills within the bounds of their schedules,
> and provide mentors and courtroom experience to bolster and expand their
> expertise to allow them to choose to reenter the work force should they
> decide to do so. I trust I'm reading this correctly.
>
> If so, I wonder whether there might be women in other societies,
> overseas, with legal skills and degrees but lacking experience that pro
> bono work, through an organization modeled on DCVLP, might provide. I
> daresay that reaching out to our officers here in Washington, and at
> Embassies and Consulates abroad, we might find welcome audiences for
> dialogues with you, your staff and women attorneys who have served well
> - and have been served well - by DCVLP.
>
> If I have correctly assessed what you've accomplished in such a short
> period, I would be happy to direct the work of DCVLP to my colleagues
> and see where that might lead.
>
> Is that acceptable to you both?
>
> I look forward to hearing from you at your convenience, and wish you the
> very best in your efforts.
>
> Michael Bandler
>
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> Michael J. Bandler
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Biden [mailto:kathleenbiden@me.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 2:57 PM
> To: Bandler, Michael
> Cc: Jenny Brody
> Subject: Nice meeting you
>
> Michael,
>
> It was nice meeting you this morning. I'd love to share info with you
> about DCVLP. I'm cc'ing Jenny Brody, our co-founder and co-director of
> our organization.
>
> Let me know what I can do to help you better understand our
> organization.
>
> Best,
>
> Kathleen
>
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