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Definitely want your help/input on the op-ed and plans. Will follow-up shortly. Thanks.

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From: Glickman, Dan [mailto:Dan.Glickman@aspeninstitute.org]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:40 AM
To: Rick Leach
Cc: Hunter Biden; Erin Cochran; M.J. Altman; Laura Gross; Allan Jury; Charles Dujon; Shannon Hiskey
Subject: Re: From Dan G

Great. If you want me to help further let me know.

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> On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Rick Leach <RLeach@wfpusa.org> wrote:
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> 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!
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> 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
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Dan
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