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Dear Board of Directors,

Happy New Year! Our new Executive Director, Jason Gross, started yesterday and we are already off to a busy start. Please join me in South Carolina on Thursday January 21 for our final Impact 2016 primary event featuring Admiral Mike Mullen and a forum with foreign policy surrogates from each of the top GOP campaigns. If you are able to attend, contact Emily at ebenovitz@usglc.org<mailto:ebenovitz@usglc.org>.

Next up is our Board Retreat where I am anxious to get your input on several challenges from Donald Trump's rise to on-going budget funding. We have a stellar line-up of guest speakers including:

* Newly appointed USAID Administrator Gayle Smith to discuss the global development priorities for the remainder of the President's term;
* Senator Lindsey Graham to provide his insights on the GOP field, appropriations dynamics and how we can continue to make an impact;
* And Sue Desmond Hellman, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to share her vision for advocacy and our partnership going forward.

I have attached the current schedule. Please make every effort to join us for the full meeting, starting on Tuesday, January 26 at 1:30 p.m. and adjourning on Wednesday, January 27 by 1:30 p.m. The meetings will take place at the St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th St NW, Washington, D.C., with select events on Capitol Hill. Final details and additional material coming soon.

If you have not yet, please RSVP to Jessica at jmueller@usglc.org<mailto:jmueller@usglc.org> on specific sessions so that we have an accurate count.

I look forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks.

Liz
Liz Schrayer, President & CE