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Hunter - 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:
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> 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?
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> -----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
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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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> -----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
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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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