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Thank you - you captured the circumstances/some of critical needs...and while we cannot address all of these issues before the end of the week,...we can/must address food needs now.

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From: hbiden@rosemontseneca.com [mailto:hbiden@rosemontseneca.com]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 4:33 PM
To: Rick Leach
Cc: Glickman, Dan; M.J. Altman; Erin Cochran
Subject: Re: From Dan G

Just spoke to MJ and made three points:
1. Despite the hope and desire of refugees to return home many have no home to return to and many understand that, yet they have no clear idea of how they can survive and provide for their children in the camps and communities they live in.
2. We need to do more to support the host nations that are shouldering the burden of the massive economic and civil society toll (schools, hospitals, etc...) they are taking on. This includes not only direct monetary aid, but also a concerted effort to bolster trade and investment by US interests in said "host" nations.
3. And most importantly we are at risk of loosing an entire generation of children who are under-nourished and left with a choice between school and pushing wheel barrows for next to nothing.

King Abdullah stressed this point in particular- that an uneducated generation living on next to nothing inside his borders is the single greatest threat to Jordan and the entire region.

RHB
202-333-1880

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Rick Leach <RLeach@wfpusa.org> wrote:
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> Very encouraged to hear that he has spoken so forcefully on the humanitarian issues. We hope to involve him in the initiative we are launching...he is on the short list of experts with whom we hope to discuss our report/list of recommendations.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glickman, Dan [mailto:Dan.Glickman@aspeninstitute.org]
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 3:56 PM
> To: Rick Leach
> Cc: M.J. Altman; Erin Cochran; Hunter Biden
> Subject: Re: From Dan G
>
> Admiral James Stavrides (former CNO) was just on Fox News talking about the horrendous humanitarian crisis of the Syrian refugees. He said that 7 million out of the 21 million people who lived there in Syria before the war have left, are either in formal or informal refugee camps, in other countries, in Europe, or dead. And the world is doing very little for them. A quiet crisis. He says this is worse than Bosnia. And as we try to work on macro global political solutions, we must do more to help countries like Turkey, Syria and Lebanon deal with it.
>
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>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Rick Leach <RLeach@wfpusa.org> wrote:
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>> Great - confirmed for 12:30.
>> Please call 712-775-7400
>> Passcode: 134497#
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Glickman, Dan [mailto:Dan.Glickman@aspeninstitute.org]
>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 12:17 PM
>> To: Rick Leach
>> Cc: M.J. Altman; Erin Cochran
>> Subject: Re: From Dan G
>>
>> Ok. Tellmewhatnumber to call.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:59 AM, Rick Leach <RLeach@wfpusa.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> How about 12:30...in about 30 minutes?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Glickman, Dan [mailto:Dan.Glickman@aspeninstitute.org]
>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:55 AM
>>> To: Rick Leach
>>> Cc: M.J. Altman; Erin Cochran
>>> Subject: Re: From Dan G
>>>
>>> Available all afternoon today.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Rick Leach <RLeach@wfpusa.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dan - are you available for a call to discuss your observations/personal stories to include in the op-ed? When? Fyi, below is an initial/rough draft of an outline to help guide development of the op-ed.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Rick Leach
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:15 AM
>>>> To: Erin Cochran
>>>> Cc: M.J. Altman; 'Laura Gross'; Allan Jury
>>>> Subject: RE: From Dan G
>>>>
>>>> Op-ed
>>>> * Address immediate food needs while working to address other critical issues such as jobs and education.
>>>> o Not wait until pledging conferences or future meetings as malnourished children and innocent victims of war cannot wait
>>>> o While many issues may be complex, providing food to meet immediate needs is not
>>>> * We have capacity now to provide adequate nutrition now
>>>> o Have determined that $28 per day is required to meet needs
>>>> o But have not provided that amount...and cut it in half / some off previously
>>>> o Cards distributed (and moving to iris scan in Jordan)...just not able to download sufficient funds
>>>> * Providing adequate nutrition also bolsters local economy...helps soften impact on host communities via e-cards
>>>> o Cuts hurt children - the majority of victims - and local producers
>>>> o Mom who gets ill when sees text...worried that it will inform of cuts
>>>> o It is an obscenity and failure of humanity
>>>> o Children work - collecting bread for sale; collecting cans
>>>> * Loss of hope
>>>> o Returning to Syria, trying to get to Europe
>>>> o No food, no jobs, no education; scars of war...
>>>> o We need to take action to address all issues...and support front line states like Jordan and Lebanon who are hosting millions of refugees (world owes them)
>>>> o They are shell shocked and isolated. They left homes, family...all have a story of pain.
>>>> * Leaders should not conclude February 4th meeting without securing all funds to meet food needs
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Rick Leach
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:34 AM
>>>> To: Erin Cochran
>>>> Cc: M.J. Altman; Laura Gross; Allan Jury; Charles Dujon; Shannon Hiskey
>>>> Subject: RE: From Dan G
>>>>
>>>> I will send you something shortly (write up my notes from the pad you guys gave me)...would be great to get on a call as soon as possible/this morning.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Erin Cochran
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:10 AM
>>>> To: Rick Leach
>>>> Cc: M.J. Altman; Laura Gross; Allan Jury; Charles Dujon; Shannon Hiskey
>>>> Subject: Re: From Dan G
>>>>
>>>> Of course! Can you share it with us first so we have a chance to read before we get on the phone? When would you like to speak -- need to coordinate with Laura.
>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Rick Leach <RLeach@wfpusa.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Erin - I wrote a draft op-ed on the flight home (building on the draft done before I left). Perhaps we should schedule a call this morning to discuss it/develop a draft for review by Dan & Hunter...? What do you think?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Rick Leach
>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:47 AM
>>>>> To: 'Glickman, Dan'; Hunter Biden
>>>>> Cc: Erin Cochran; M.J. Altman; Laura Gross; Allan Jury (ajury@wfpusa.org); Charles Dujon; Shannon Hiskey
>>>>> Subject: RE: From Dan G
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan - thank you very much for your message, I fully agree with suggestions. We have already prepared a draft op-ed that should be ready for review tomorrow and the team has been working on media/Hill outreach activities for this week. We will get back to you shortly with specifics. Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Glickman, Dan [mailto:Dan.Glickman@aspeninstitute.org]
>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:18 AM
>>>>> To: Rick Leach; Hunter Biden
>>>>> Cc: Erin Cochran
>>>>> Subject: From Dan G
>>>>>
>>>>> I know we have a lot planned for rollout of our new humanitarian efforts coming up in the next few weeks, but strongly suggest we soon (in the next week) try to place a piece in Politico, or in Daily Beast (or maybe a national paper like the WP or FT) which speaks to our recent trip in stark terms: what we saw and where we saw it; the food shortage issue described in some particularity; impact on human lives, especially families, and the reaction of especially the heads of families who see to have lost hope; a reference to all of this as a catalyst for the breeding grounds for terrorism; and at a minimum the need for the donor community to address the food situation perhaps at the London meeting Feb 4. ( perhaps with a reference as to how helpful the U.S. has been).
>>>>>
>>>>> A well placed piece now will help to generate further media coverage like CNN or Fox or MSNBC, especially before the February 4 meeting, and help on longer term media on the more strategic work we are doing. We don't need to have the long term plan for this initial coverage; we can even refer to our future work in more current coverage.
>>>>>
>>>>> My view is that to maximize coverage and impact we try to strike when the iron is hot; and out trip last week can have more impact if we try to move fairly quickly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
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