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Dear Board of Directors,

We are looking forward to seeing you Wednesday at the St. Regis Hotel (923 16th Street NW) in Washington for our Fall Board of Directors Meeting. We have a great deal to discuss and a strong lineup of guest speakers that will be joining us. Attached please find:

* Final Agenda
* Minutes from May Board Meeting
* Links to Read-Aheads

A Note on the Schedule: Due to a last minute change in schedule (we got trumped by Trump!), Governor Christie is no longer able to join us for lunch. However, he is committed to meeting with us later this month. The good news is we have a terrific Trump Transition line-up for our lunch meeting including the Transition Team Executive Director, Rich Bagger; the Transition's National Security and Foreign Policy Chair, Mike Rogers; and Governor Christie's Chief of Staff, Amy Cradic, who will be traveling down from Trenton to join our discussion.

Read-Aheads: In preparation for our discussions, here are a few items of interest:

* Poll: Most Americans say that globalization is a positive and that free trade improves their lives<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/07/poll-most-americans-say-globalization-is-a-positive-and-free-trade-improves-their-lives/> - Adam Taylor, The Washington Post, September 7, 2016
* Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Clash on National Security Issues<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-proposes-ending-sequester-boosting-military-1473269166> - Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2016
* Budget Reform High on List of Priorities for David Perdue<http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/budget-reform-high-on-list-of-priorities-for-david-perdue/article_36a8371c-0577-5e00-a4ae-026a089e7d6a.html> - Brad McEwar, Albany-Herald, August 30, 2016
* Comparing Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's Different Approach to ISIS: An Interview with Walid Phares and Wendy Sherman<http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/comparing-hillary-clintons-donald-trumps-approaches-isis/> - PBS News Hour, August 16, 2016
* Why Hillary Clinton Wouldn't be a Foreign Policy Hawk as President<https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/08/12/why-hillary-clinton-wouldnt-be-a-foreign-policy-hawk-as-president/> - Jeremy Shapiro and Richard Sokolsky, Brookings Blog, August 12, 2016
* The Isolationist Temptation<http://www.realclearworld.com/2016/08/06/the_isolationist_temptation_177676.html> - Richard Haass, Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2016

If you have any questions or need to update your RSVP, please contact Emily at ebenovitz@usglc.org<mailto:ebenovitz@usglc.org>. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday.

Liz Schrayer
USGLC President & CE