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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 11, 1999
Mimi Gardner Gates
Director, Seattle Art Museum
PO Box 22000
Seattle, WA 98122-9700
Dear Mrs. Gates:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter and request
for Mrs. Clinton to meet the Seattle Art Museum supporters at the White
House next March.
It is not certain at this time whether Mrs. Clinton's schedule will
allow her to meet with your group in March. If she is here, I know she will
be delighted to meet you and the group. As her schedule for the Spring is
completed, we will be in touch with you. Regardless, we will be more than
happy to provide a tour of the White House arts collection by the curator.
Jay Gates has sung your praises to me when I've been with him at
the Phillips Collection. It is amazing that one Gates succeeded another.
Also, we were so pleased to have traveled with your husband to Haiti. I
remember his telling us about your work at the Seattle Art Museum. I am
confident that our former colleague Sara Grote Cerrell will keep us
appraised of your schedule as the trip gets closer.
Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
SEATTLE
@
PO Box 22000. Seattle, WA 98122-9700
PO Box 22000, Seattle, WA 98122-9700
ART
100 University St. Seattle. WA 98101-2902
1400 East Prospect St. Volunteer Park. Seattle. WA 98112-3303
10/ 206 625 8900
wl 206 625 8900
MUSEUM
fax 206 654 3135
fax 206
www.seattleartmuseum.org
www.seattleartmuseum.org
September 23, 1999
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
As director of the Seattle Art Museum, I am writing to thank you for your work on behalf of the arts. We are very
lucky to have a first lady who is so committed to the cultural life of our nation.
I also want you to know that a group of the Seattle Art Museum's most loyal supporters plans to visit Washington,
DC from March 1-4, 2000, to view high caliber art located in our nation's capital. My husband, Bill Gates, and I
will accompany the group of approximately 35 individuals who have given between $250,000 and $1 million to
the Seattle Art Museum's Century Endowment Campaign.
During our tour of Washington, we plan to attend the gala opening of the Ebsworth Collection at the National
Gallery (Mrs. Ebsworth is a Seattle Art Museum Trustee), view art in various embassies and visit private art
collections.
The highlight of our trip would be a visit to the White House. It is my hope that you will be able to meet briefly
with us and give us a tour of the White House art collection. As a champion of the arts, I know that you have
greatly enhanced the White House holdings. We would much appreciate you sharing these treasures with us.
The Seattle Art Museum is the largest visual arts institution in the Pacific Northwest and is an anchor for the
cultural well being of our region. To prepare for the future, we launched a campaign in 1995 with the goal of
raising $30 million for the museum's endowment by December 2000. To date, we have raised more than $21
million. The early goal of the campaign was to double our existing endowment, allowing the museum to prepare
for the future and reach new levels of excellence.
The museum patrons participating in our tour of Washington are largely responsible for this success, with 10
donors giving $1 million to endowment. I hope that you will help us honor this extraordinary commitment to the
arts by hosting us at the White House.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. Again, we appreciate all of your efforts to further
the cultural heritage of our nation's communities.
Best regards,
Gales
Mini Gardner Gates
Director
cc:
Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Patti Solis Doyle, Director of Scheduling for the First Lady
Capricia Marshall, White House Social Secretary
Cynthia Jasso-Roturno, White House Office of Political Affairs
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
SEATTLE
PO Box 22000, Seattle, WA 98122-9700
PO Box 22000, Seattle, WA 98122-9700
ART
100 University St. Seattle. WA 98101-2902
1400 East Prospect St. Volunteer Park. Seattle, WA 98112-3303
tel 206 625 8900
tel 206 625 8900
MUSEUM
fax 206 654 3135
fax 206 654 3191
www.seattleartmuseum.org
www.seattleartmuseum.org
September 23, 1999
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
As director of the Seattle Art Museum, I am writing to thank you for your work on behalf of the arts. We are very
lucky to have a first lady who is so committed to the cultural life of our nation.
I also want you to know that a group of the Seattle Art Museum's most loyal supporters plans to visit Washington,
DC from March 1-4, 2000, to view high caliber art located in our nation's capital. My husband, Bill Gates, and I
will accompany the group of approximately 35 individuals who have given between $250,000 and $1 million to
the Seattle Art Museum's Century Endowment Campaign.
During our tour of Washington, we plan to attend the gala opening of the Ebsworth Collection at the National
Gallery (Mrs. Ebsworth is a Seattle Art Museum Trustee), view art in various embassies and visit private art
collections.
The highlight of our trip would be a visit to the White House. It is my hope that you will be able to meet briefly
with us and give us a tour of the White House art collection. As a champion of the arts, I know that you have
greatly enhanced the White House holdings. We would much appreciate you sharing these treasures with us.
The Seattle Art Museum is the largest visual arts institution in the Pacific Northwest and is an anchor for the
cultural well being of our region. To prepare for the future, we launched a campaign in 1995 with the goal of
raising $30 million for the museum's endowment by December 2000. To date, we have raised more than $21
million. The early goal of the campaign was to double our existing endowment, allowing the museum to prepare
for the future and reach new levels of excellence.
The museum patrons participating in our tour of Washington are largely responsible for this success, with 10
donors giving $1 million to endowment. I hope that you will help us honor this extraordinary commitment to the
arts by hosting us at the White House.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. Again, we appreciate all of your efforts to further
the cultural heritage of our nation's communities.
Best regards,
Cicee Mini Gardner Gates
Gales
Director
cc:
Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Patti Solis Doyle, Director of Scheduling for the First Lady
Capricia Marshall, White House Social Secretary
Cynthia Jasso-Roturno, White House Office of Political Affairs
TO:
MELANNE VERVEER
PATTI SOLIS DOYLE
CAPRICIA MARSHALL
FR:
SARA GROTE CERRELL
RE:
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE
DT:
9-22-99
CC:
KATY BUTTON
EVAN RYAN
SHARON KENNEDY GILL
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest! It has been such a long time since I have seen all of you.
You must come visit Joe and me in Seattle--we miss you and hope that you are doing well.
I realize that life is busy in the Hillaryland these days, however it must be extremely exciting. I
hate to add to your workload, but I do have one very simple request
A group of the Seattle Art Museum's highest donors are coming to your Washington from
March 1-4, 2000, to view top quality art in the city. Seattle Art Museum Director Mimi Gates
(wife of the elder Bill Gates, a delegate on Mrs. Clinton's trip to Haiti) has requested that Mrs.
Clinton meet with her group and give them a tour of the White House art collection. Obviously,
the White House curator could lead the tour and Mrs. Clinton could meet very briefly with the
group.
There are a few reasons why this would be a good thing to do:
Many in this group have given millions of dollars to the Seattle Art Museum and also support
political candidates.
Washington is an important state in the 2000 election, with a key Senate seat in play for the
Democrats.
Mimi and Bill Gates will lead the Seattle Art Museum tour of Washington, DC. As you
know, Bill Gates is the chairman of his son's $17 billion foundation, which recently became
the largest philanthropic organization in the country. It would be extremely gracious of Mrs.
Clinton to host the Gateses, who are helping make significant advancements not only in the
arts, but also in global health and education.
I have attached a formal letter of request from Mrs. Gates to Mrs. Clinton, along with a list of
prospective trip attendees, a New York Times article on the elder Bill Gates, and a brochure on
the Seattle Art Museum's Century Endowment Campaign. You should know that Mrs. Gates also
has requested that Mrs. Gore host her group at the Naval Observatory. Mrs. Gates is very hopeful
that both meetings can take place.
I hope that you will consider this request favorably. You can reach me at 206-526-0450 if you
need more details.
I will be in DC at the end of October so I hope to see all of you then. Love, Sara
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
SEATTLE
PO Box 22000, Seattle, WA 98122-9700
PO Box 22000, Seattle, WA 98122-9700
ART
100 University St, Seattle, WA 98101-2902
1400 East Prospect St, Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA 98112-3303
tel 206 625 8900
tel 206 625 8900
MUSEUM
fax 206 654 3135
fax 206 654 3191
www.seattleartmuseum.org
www.seattleartmuseum.org
Washington, DC
Eligible Trip Participants
Jeffrey and Susan Brotman
Priscilla Collins
Jane and David Davis
Bill and Melinda Gates
Bill and Mimi Gates
Carolyn and Gerald Grinstein
Dick and Betty Hedreen
Chiyo Ishikawa
Mary Ann and Henry James
Don and Dottie Johnson
Maryann Jordan
Janet Ketcham
Nancy Ketcham
Assen and Christine Nicolov
Ruth Nutt
Herman and Faye Sarkowsky
Ty and Doug Scheumann
Jon and Mary Shirley
Charles Simonyi
Kathryn Skinner
Bette Sprague
Harry and Joan Stonecipher
Dean and Mary Thornton
Virginia and Bagley Wright
Ann Wyckoff
Total Eligible:
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By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
When John D. Rockefeller turned his attention to philanthropic causes earlier this
century, he relied in many ways on his son, John D. Jr., for help in deciding how to
disburse his colossal oil fortune. Both father and son famously brooded, at times to
the verge of mental exhaustion, over how hard it was to give away money in an
intelligent and useful fashion.
But for William H. Gates 3d, the 43-year-old founder and chairman of the
Microsoft Corporation and now the wealthiest person on the planet, it may be a
while before he asks his children for help with his philanthropic endeavors. After
all, Jennifer is only 3, and Rory John is shy of 4 months.
And since Mr. Gates remains at the helm of his company, he is not close to
concentrating full time on the task himself.
Instead, Mr. Gates has looked in the other direction on the family tree and given
much of the responsibility to a genial, 6-foot-6 retired lawyer by the name of
William H. Gates Jr. a man candid enough to admit, if a touch sheepishly, that
his techno-billionaire son harbors "a continuous frustration about the problems that
people like his father have with their computer," and droll enough to enjoy the
humor in going by the name Bill Gates.
"I get a big kick out of that," the 73-year-old Mr. Gates said, adding that it was
especially true when he called people on the phone. "First, there's just a pause. They
don't know what to say. Or it's, 'Are you kidding?' Or, 'Come on, now, are you
really?' And to that I always say, 'Sure, I am-Bill Gates.'"
As co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the elder Mr. Gates sits
atop a $17 billion organization that recently became the largest philanthropic
foundation in the country, one that is pledging to make huge donations in the fields
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of education and global health.
With the David and Lucile Packard Foundation of Los Altos, Calif., in the No. 2
position, the Gates Foundation is a striking symbol of the rise of high technology
and West Coast money in American philanthropy. And with more donations of
Microsoft stock from the younger Mr. Gates and his wife expected, the foundation
is virtually certain to soon surpass the Wellcome Trust in Britain as the largest
philanthropic organization in the world.
The foundation remains highly unusual in having living benefactors, and relatively
young ones at that.
"With the Fords, the Rockefellers, the Carnegies of the foundation world, you can
only go back into history to figure out what their benefactors wanted," said Stacy
Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a newspaper covering nonprofit
organizations. "The difference here is that you actually have donors saying, "This is
what I care about, this is the big philanthropic bet I want to make.'
In an inversion of the usual roles, it is the father who gets to help spend the son's
money, soon to be a minimum of nearly $1 billion annually.
The foundation's broad priorities, as set by the Microsoft chairman and his wife,
include global health programs, especially those focused on developing and
distributing vaccines for malaria, AIDS and other diseases; education,
encompassing programs to provide computers, Internet access and technical training
for libraries in lower-income areas across North America; and a variety of
community, educational and cultural programs here in the Pacific Northwest.
But it is up to the elder Mr. Gates and the foundation's co-chairwoman, Patty
Stonesifer, a former Microsoft executive and longtime friend of the younger Mr.
Gates, to cull the possibilities and come up with specific grant recommendations.
(The elder Mr. Gates had been in charge of the William H. Gates Foundation,
which concentrated on health issues and the Pacific Northwest, since 1994, while
Ms. Stonesifer headed the Gates Learning Foundation, created under a different
name in 1997. Those two organizations recently merged to become the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation.)
The requests and recommendations pour in, including what the elder Mr. Gates
describes as an astounding number of letters from people down on their luck and
desperately seeking cash; the foundation, however, by its charter, cannot make
donations to private individuals.
But even as there is a huge amount of speculation over the impact of the Gates
Foundation on the philanthropy world, the organization is clearly making an effort
not to rock the boat. The senior Mr. Gates and Ms. Stonesifer, for instance, recently
traveled to New York City to meet with leaders of the 40 other top foundations in
the country to discuss ways to make their giving strategies complementary. The
meeting was arranged by Vartan Gregorian, the president of the Carnegie
Corporation and a member of the Gates foundation board.
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"It was sort of a signal," Ms. Palmer said. "They're saying they're not trying to
reinvent everything here and start from scratch."
If the two John D. Rockefellers found the task of philanthropy daunting, especially
as they labored over the details of building brick-and-mortar institutions, like the
University of Chicago, which were created with Rockefeller money, the two Bill
Gateses, at least for now, seem less overwhelmed.
For one thing, the younger Mr. Gates has said that while philanthropy may one day
become his obsession, he is simply more immersed now in his young family and his
company, which, among other things, is embroiled in a huge antitrust battle with the
United States Justice Department.
That means that, for now, he has left many of the details of his philanthropy to his
father and others.
For another thing, the grant-making process at the Gates Foundation is simpler in
one respect than that of the Rockefeller philanthropy, at least in the area of health,
which the elder Mr. Gates has concentrated on: the money has generally been
donated to existing groups or efforts, like the Malaria Vaccine Initiative and the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, rather than used to create institutions. And
both the elder Mr. Gates and Ms. Stonesifer say that that is likely to remain the case
for the foreseeable future.
And, finally, the man wading through all the possibilities for gifts said he found that
the daunting nature of the process was far outweighed by the satisfaction of being
able to do some good in the world.
"It is a pretty profound thing to have set out to be retired and wind up close to
preoccupied with the work of the foundation," Mr. Gates said in an interview the
other day. "But it's profoundly satisfying. There is, of course, incredible joy in
frequently being able to say yes to something."
Philanthropy is not new to Mr. Gates. A prominent Seattle lawyer, he has long been
involved in numerous charitable activities, including the United Way -- "and not
just as chair of the fund-raising drive," said James R. Ellis, a longtime friend and
partner in their law firm, Preston Gates & Ellis, which is one of the city's largest.
"I can recall seeing Bill handing out United Way literature at U.W. football games,"
Mr. Ellis said, referring to the University of Washington, where Mr. Gates got both
his bachelor's and law degrees. "He is truly a hands-on guy."
Mr. Gates's philanthropic duties with the foundation, for which he receives an
annual salary of $90,000, grew out of a conversation a few years ago with his son
and daughter-in-law during a night at the movies.
For a time he largely conducted his job from a basement office in the same
unassuming home in Seattle's Laurelhurst neighborhood in which he and his wife
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Mary raised their son, who sometimes declined entreaties to come to the table for
family dinner by shouting from his room: "I can't right now! I'm thinking!"
This is also the same son, still called Trey by the elder Mr. Gates, who at the age of
12 simply announced that there was no logical reason for him to carry out some of
the household chores.
"It wasn't an emotional reaction or resistance to the imposition of somebody else's
will," recalled the father, who can afford to laugh about it now. "With Trey, it was
an intellectual thing. It was, 'I really don't need to clean up my room, Mother. I do
not need to do it.'"
Mary Gates, who was active in Seattle charities, died of cancer five years ago, and
Mr. Gates has since married Mimi Gardner Gates, who is the director of the Seattle
Art Museum.
At the night at the movies, Mr. Gates recalled, "My son was expressing a lot of
frustration about his ability to deal properly with requests for charitable gifts. He
was concerned that people were complaining that he didn't answer their letters,
which he didn't have time to do. And I just said, 'Well, look, son, my time isn't all
that fully occupied. Why don't I help you with that?' So that's how it all got started."
Over its first few years, and under the elder Mr. Gates's direction, the foundation
has given gifts that include $100 million to reduce delays in the delivery of new
vaccines to children around the world; $50 million to the Maternal Mortality
Reduction program at Columbia University; $50 million for research on the malaria
vaccine, and $25 million to the AIDS vaccine initiative.
The learning foundation has given about $200 million to the library project, which
has so far installed computers and Internet connections in 1,745 libraries in 32
states, with a five-year goal of reaching 10,000 libraries in the United States and
3,000 in Canada.
But as significant as these gifts are, they may well pale in comparison to coming
grants, because under Federal regulations, the foundation will have to give away
roughly 5 percent of its assets a year close to $1 billion with the current
endowment, and more as the assets grow.
Critics, who for years have faulted the younger Mr. Gates for not giving away more
of his holdings, have suggested that his philanthropic contributions do not stem
from purely altruistic motives: the huge gifts come at a time when both he and his
company are trying to bolster a public image damaged by the antitrust fight, and the
library-wiring objectives of the learning foundation are hardly incompatible with
the goals of his software company.
Still, it is a huge amount of new money coming into the philanthropic pipeline, and
many of those in the health field say that Mr. Gates's willingness to spend on
vaccines could help bring about major medical breakthroughs.
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"Gates understands that vaccines are like investing in software," said Dr. Seth
Berkley, president of the International Aids Vaccine Initiative in Manhattan. "You
spend a fortune getting it together, getting it right. Once you've got the technology,
and you know it works, then you can produce it cheaply and use it globally."
The younger Mr. Gates has made much the same point, and also said that vaccines
should be such a high priority because they carry with them the promise of staving
off tens of billions of dollars in health-care costs.
Dr. Berkley said of the Microsoft chairman, "It's clear he's delegated a lot of
authority to his father."
The responsibility is obviously a deeply serious one for the elder Mr. Gates, who is
soon off on a trip to Nepal, Bangladesh and Indonesia to study health programs.
While the elder Mr. Gates does not seem consumed with the mental anguish that
periodically visited the Rockefellers, he has concluded that the problems the
foundation hopes to alleviate are immensely complicated, and not solvable only
with money.
"The health problems of the underdeveloped world are horrendous," he said, "and
there isn't enough money being devoted to it to raise the slightest possibility of
seriously affecting it except over a long period of time.
"Now, the world is more humane than that sounds, because, in fact, it's not exactly
clear, if you had 10 times as much money, what you would do with it," Mr. Gates
said. "Because there are environmental conditions that have to come along,
infrastructure, public attitude, political problems all of those things have to play a
role."
While Mr. Gates meets and exchanges E-mail frequently with his son and daughter-
in-law about foundation matters, he said he tried to bother his son as little as
possible when he had computer problems, even with Microsoft programs.
"You know, the language of some of those messages that come up," he said, shaking
his head with a laugh. "It just absolutely drives me crazy. They are flat-out
incomprehensible."
"But I have an internal ambiguity about talking to my son," he continued. "In part
I'm so angry at something that's happened that I want to tell him about it. And in
part I know he feels bad about all that stuff, and I sort of hesitate to lay another
problem on him."
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1999
Miles M. Goggans
Goggans, Inc.
PO Box 21806
Little Rock, AR 72221
Dear Mr. Goggans:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and request for Mrs. Clinton to meet with members of the pork
industry. Your letter raises an important issue.
However, it is not certain when Mrs. Clinton's
demanding schedule will allow for a meeting. I have forwarded
your request to Patti Solis Doyle, Director of Scheduling for
the First Lady. If there is an opportunity in the near future for
Mrs. Clinton to meet with the industry leaders, we will be in
touch.
Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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10/13/99 from Miles M. Goggans in LR, with concern about the domestic pork
industry. Knowing of your strong interest in the populations of developing nations as
well as victims of natural disasters around the world, he'd like to discuss with you a
proposal of targeting our excess supplies of food to those most in need, providing
multiple benefits at home and abroad. He and several members of the National Pork
Producers Council would like to meet with you.
To
Metenne
for review/followup
Goggans, Inc.
October 13, 1999
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
As you are well aware, U.S. agriculture has suffered through a frustrating and dangerous cycle of low
prices for an extended period of time, while much of the rest of the American economy has been
prosperous. The domestic pork industry has been perhaps hardest hit of all, losing over $4 billion in
equity over the past two years.
There is no single solution to the crisis that has befallen our pork producers, but there are some
important policy initiatives that can be enacted which would provide great benefit to thousands of
families and businesses. Knowing of your strong and personal interest in the populations of
developing nations as well as the victims of recent natural disasters around the world, I would
appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you a proposal that can bring benefit to the U.S. pork
industry and to the millions who suffer from hunger overseas. The idea of targeting our excess
supplies of food to those most in need would provide multiple benefits at home and abroad.
Recently the National Pork Producers Council retained my firm to represent them in an attempt to
move more of their product overseas through humanitarian efforts. It would be a tremendous honor
if you would be able to meet with several members of the industry and myself at a time of your
convenience, I believe you will find their proposal intriguing and filled with promise, and certainly
they will benefit greatly if they are afforded an audience with you on this subject.
Thank you in advance for any consideration of this request. Names and additional information of
those wishing to attend can be provided once your office notifies us of the possibility of meeting.
Naturally, I would not make this request if I did not believe there to be genuine potential for benefit
to all parties.
I hope all continues well for you - I'll be rooting for the Yankees along with you this fall.
Sincerely,
Miler
Miles M. Goggans
POST OFFICE Box 21806 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72221
501-223-4855
FAX 501-228-0388
EMAIL [email protected]
Goggans, Inc.
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Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 13, 1999
Moshe Gaon
GCS
Century Tower, 124 Ibn Gvirol St.
Tel-Aviv 62038 Israel
Dear Moshe:
Thank you for your kind letter and the brochures on
GCS. I very much enjoyed meeting you and I enjoyed our
conversation during the Barak's beautiful dinner for Mrs.
Clinton. I've reported back to Bob Strum and Stan about their
rave reviews!
All the best to you and much success in your future
endeavors.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
GCS
Issue Management (Israel) Ltd.
To:
Ms. Milan Veer, Chief of Staff for First Lady Mrs. Hillary Clinton
From:
Moshe Gaon, GCS
Date:
11 November, 1999
Re: GCS Brochures
Dear Ms. Veer,
Following our lovely dinner last night, enclosed please find two copies of the GCS
corporate brochure. I took the initiative to forward you the brochures and I hope you
will find it interesting.
Again, I very much enjoyed meeting and talking with you yesterday. Have a safe
flight back home and I wish you all the best.
Sincerely Yours,
Moshe Gaon
Century Tower, 124 Ibn Gvirol St., Tel-Aviv 62038
62038 I'ax 7Л 124 70'32 px 'm nxnn 772n
Tel: 972-3-5299636 Fax: 972-3-5299640
972-3-5299640 :0,79 972-3-5299636 :'70
E-mail: [email protected]; www.gcs3.com
[email protected] ;www.gcs3.com TXIT
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 20, 1999
Micheal J. Gerhardt
Professor of Law
School of Law, College of William and Mary
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Dear Michael:
Thank you for your many kind words and your many
fine articles, which I've read with interest. You are so
perceptive and knowledgeable. The only good thing that may
have come out of last year's events was your role as a national
legal commentator!
A happy new year to you and your family.
Sincerely,
Me Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
The College Of
@
WILLIAMMARY
School of Law
Thanks
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795
757/221-3800, Fax 757/221-3261
October 14, 1999
Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Melanne:
With this letter, I enclose several of the pieces that I have written over the last year that might
interest you. Though I have written a great deal of late regarding impeachment, the enclosed pieces
are about constitutional and legal issues in other areas. (In a separate mailing, I will take the liberty
of sharing with you some of my writing over the last year regarding impeachment.) The enclosures
include an article sketching the components of a comprehensive theory of the federal appointments
process (in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy); a review of Jack Balkin's Cultural
Software (in Green Bag); a review essay on Akhil Amar's The Bill of Rights: Creation and
Reconstruction (in Georgetown Law Journal); and a review essay on Bruce Ackerman's theory of
constitutional change (in the William & Mary Law Review).
I welcome any comments that you have about any of these.
Very truly yours,
M.kr
Michael J. Gerhardt
Professor of Law
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WASHINGTON
January 4, 2000
Ambassador Gordon Giffin
US Embassy, Ottawa
490 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Canada K1N 1G8
Dear Gordon:
Enclosed are photos of the First Lady during her visit to
Ottawa in September. We would be grateful if you or your staff
would distribute the photos to the right people, with Mrs.
Clinton's compliments.
Mrs. Clinton enjoyed her visit to Ottawa very much and
was honored to participate in the unveiling of the magnificent
new sculpture. While the visit was much too short, we were
grateful for the chance to see you and especially pleased we
could do SO while you are Ambassador. You have our
appreciation for everything you did to make the visit such a
success.
Very best wishes to you and your family in the New
Year.
Sincerely,
me
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 10, 2000
Ms. Danica Georgieva
Danitex
Skopska, 1/15, 92300 Kocani
MACEDONIA
Dear Ms. Georgieva:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and many kind words.
During her visits to Macedonia, Mrs. Clinton was so
pleased to meet you and then to return with the good news that
Liz Claiborne would not end its contract. She often speaks
about her visit to Macedonia and the work you are doing.
Please accept Mrs. Clinton's appreciation for your thoughtful
gifts. I have sent your letter to Mr. Charron at Liz Claiborne
about a visit to his headquarters.
All the best.
Sincerely,
me Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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I am writing this letter to You because I'd like to express my sincere gratityude
for Your help and for everything you have done in progressing textile industry in
Macedonia.
As You already know, I work for " Liz Claiborne " and I myself wold like to visit
this world's famous fashion house, only if You feel like meeting us again.
I would also like to wish You, Mrs. Clinton, a successful election compaing and ,at
this matter I must say that my family and I are sure You `11 succeed because
nothing succeeds like success.
Dear Mrs. Clinton, Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR
and I wish You and Your family the best of everything.
Yours sincerely ,
Danica Georgieva and her family
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February 4, 2000
Ms. Maureen Greenwood
Advocacy Director for Europe and the Middle East
Amnesty International USA
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Dear Maureen:
Thank you so much for the inspirational Amnesty
International calendar. It is a compelling reminder of
Amnesty's vital work in so many areas.
Very best wishes to you and your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Mila
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 4, 2000
Mr. Jay Gates
Director
The Phillips Collection
1600 Twenty First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-1090
Dear Jay:
Thank you for your thoughtfulness in sending the
video, Renoir to Rothko, which I greatly enjoyed and will
delight in keeping. We are all thrilled by all the good news
from the Phillips. You have accomplished much in only a short
time at the helm.
Again, thank you and very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Milan Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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WASHINGTON
March 6, 2000
Ekaterina Yu. Genieva
President
Open Society Institute Russia
13/17 B.Kozlovsky Per.,
Moscow 107078 RUSSIA
Dear Ekaterina Kamir
It was such a wonderful experience to have your
participation in the Vital Voices Global Exchange. Your
comments were compelling and your perspective is always
most helpful.
We were thrilled that you could participate in the
announcement at the White House and bring the good news
about the Open Society's support. Theresa Loar and I are
planning to come to Russia sometime in the Spring. We will
send you more precise information as our plans develop. We
look forward to meeting with you then to chart future
directions for our Vital Voices collaboration.
Thank you for all you do to advance women's progress
and democratic values.
Sincerely, u anocado
Mal Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 6, 2000
Ms. Sandra Gogel
Member of the Board
WICE 20, bd du Montparnasse
Paris, 75015 France
Dear Ms. Gogel,
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and invitation for Mrs. Clinton to keynote WICE's 21st
Anniversary Gala on May 25 in Paris.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton cannot accept your kind
invitation, as her schedule will not permit her to make a trip at
that time. But please accept Mrs. Clinton's appreciation for all
WICE does to enrich the lives of so many, along with her best
wishes for the anniversary celebration.
All the best.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton.
This year, WICE celebrates 21 years as a non-profit American cultural and educational association for the
international community of Paris. This event will be marked by a Gala at the Cercle de l'Union Interalliée on
May 25, 2000. The United States Ambassador and Mrs. Rohatyn are the honorary chairpersons for the event.
We would be most pleased and honored to extend an invitation to you to be the keynote speaker at this Gala. We
feel that you would be the ideal speaker because of your involvement in many international activities and
organizations. During your last visit to Paris, I had the chance to listen you your speech on globalization at the
Sorbonne. It would be a real honor for us to have you again visit Paris for this exciting event.
WICE was founded by a group of accompanying American corporate spouses who envisioned the need in Paris
for educational and cultural courses and other services primarily for women. The organization originally
focused on the personal and professional development needs of women in the English-speaking community.
WICE's mission was and continues to be to provide cultural and educational programs to our members. helping
Americans to integrate into their new "French" lives.
Over the past 21 years, WICE has evolved into a diverse cultural and educational center that now serves Paris-
based women, men and children of all ages. Staffed by over 100 volunteers, WICE has approximately 1000
members and offers courses in History and Culture, Art History, Creative Writing, Studio Arts, Living in France,
Languages. and Personal and Professional Development. We organize writing workshops and seminars on
finance, foreign affairs. international politics, economics, parenting, bringing up children in a bi-cultural
environment and career development, and have published a book on Health Care in Paris. Our programs bring in
University speakers, well-known authors and political analysts, leading business people and specialists in various
fields of education and research.
We would be most honored if you would join us as speaker for this event. We very much admire your exemplary
faith and optimism. Your presence will help enable us to provide even more worthwhile services to the
community and ensure the evening's success. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions
about this event, or about WICE itself.
We hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sandra Gogel
Sandra Gogel
Gala Chairman and Board Member
Tel: +33 1 47 05 95 75
Fax: +33 1 44 18 91 05
e-mail: [email protected]
20, bd du Montparnasse
Association régie par la loi
75015 Paris, France
du ler juillet 1901
Téléphone 01.45.66.75.50
Fax : 01.40.65.96.53
n° Siret 380 703 595 00013
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 20, 2000
Loretta Glucksman
President
American Ireland Fund
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Dear Loretta,
On behalf of all of us who are engaged in Vital Voices
Northern Ireland, I want to extend my thanks to you and the
American Ireland Fund. It was especially fitting that AIF's
support could be conveyed at the White House on St. Patrick's
Day in the presence of your board members, the First Lady and
our friends from Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your leadership and all you do. It was
delightful to be with you, and congratulations again on the
wonderful American Ireland Fund gala.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 2000
Ms. Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing
Founder-President
Foundation Pour L'enfance
17, rue Castagnary
Paris 75015 France
Dear Ms. Giscard d'Estaing:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and invitation to Mrs. Clinton to take part in the Foundation
Pour L'Enfance event at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton cannot accept your kind
invitation as her schedule is very full and she will not be able to
travel to France in May. Please accept her appreciation for the
Foundation's vital work to help children, along with her best
wishes to you and your colleagues.
Thank you for your leadership and all you do.
Sincerely,
Mex Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Dear Ms Donovan,
Further to our telephone call, please find the letter sent out to Ms.
Clinton on February 18.
Can you please check on this matter and get back to me in order to
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inform Ms. Giscard d'Estaing.
Aymone
Thank you so much for your kind support on this matter.
Sincerely yours,
René-Julien Praz
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L'ENFANCE
The Founder-President
Ms. Hillary RODHAM CLINTON
The White House
WASHINGTON D.C.
U.S.A.
Dear Ms. Clinton,
I had the privilege of acquainting you with the "Fondation pour
l'Enfance" in an exchange of letters in 1998, when inviting you to our
annual gala at the Palace of Versailles. At the time Madame Jacques
Chirac was my ambassador, having volunteered to convey the
invitation to you.
At present we are organizing an event to coincide with the Cannes
Film Festival and designed to focus attention on problems affecting the
younger generation. The President of the Festival, Mr. Pierre Viot, has
offered to set aside one evening for the Fondation pour l'Enfance to
hold a special charity event. This would include a film preview at the
Palais des Festivals de Cannes, and a gala dinner, to be attended by
many prominent figures from both France and the United States. All
proceeds from the evening will go to the Fondation pour l'Enfance.
I am also proud to announce that we have opened an American
branch, known as the "Fondation pour l'Enfance of America Inc." The
proceeds from the Cannes evening will be divided equally between our
Foundation in the United States and the original Foundation in
France, for the greater benefit of children in need.
An event of such prestige, with the opportunity of renewing contacts
with major figures from the American film industry and with the
following the Festival attracts, plus, most importantly in my opinion,
the issue of child welfare are all arguments that speak for themselves
and may persuade you to accept our invitation to be our guest of
honor.
17, rue Castagnary -: 75015 PARIS - Tél. : 01.53.68.16.50 - Fax : : 01.53.68.16.59
E-mail : [email protected]
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I know only too well how precious your time is, but I would be
delighted to welcome you to France, on behalf of the Fondation pour
l'Enfance, as First Lady of the United States of America and as a
committed champion of the cause of child welfare.
It goes without saying that the Festival President, Pierre Viot, and the
Fondation pour l'Enfance will do everything to ensure that you have
the choice of the six most important dates of the Festival (May 12, 13,
14, 15, 16 and 20).
I sincerely hope that your timetable may allow you to accept the
invitation and that we shall have the honor and pleasure of
welcoming you to the French Riviera, if only for the very briefest of
stays.
I shall, of course, contact my friend, Bernadette Chirac, so that she too
will join us for the gala event.
I look forward to hearing from you, dear Ms. Clinton, and remain,
Sincerely yours,
Aim Ay now friend
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The Founder-President
Ms. Hillary RODHAM CLINTON
The White House
WASHINGTON D.C.
U.S.A.
202 1456.2399
Dear Ms. Clinton,
I had the privilege of acquainting you with the "Fondation pour
l'Enfance" in an exchange of letters in 1998, when inviting you to our
annual gala at the Palace of Versailles. At the time Madame Jacques
Chirac was my ambassador, having volunteered to convey the
invitation to you.
At present we are organizing an event to coincide with the Cannes
Film Festival and designed to focus attention on problems affecting the
younger generation. The President of the Festival, Mr. Pierre Viot, has
offered to set aside one evening for the Fondation pour l'Enfance to
hold a special charity event. This would include a film preview at the
Palais des Festivals de Cannes, and a gala dinner, to be attended by
many prominent figures from both France and the United States. All
proceeds from the evening will go to the Fondation pour l'Enfance.
I am also proud to announce that we have opened an American
branch, known as the "Fondation pour l'Enfance of America Inc." The
proceeds from the Cannes evening will be divided equally between our
Foundation in the United States and the original Foundation in
France, for the greater benefit of children in need.
An event of such prestige, with the opportunity of renewing contacts
with major figures from the American film industry and with the
following the Festival attracts, plus, most importantly in my opinion,
the issue of child welfare are all arguments that speak for themselves
and may persuade you to accept our invitation to be our guest of
honor.
17, rue Castagnary - 75015 PARIS - Tél. : 01.53.68.16.50 - Fax ; 01.53.68.16.59
E-mail : [email protected]
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I know only too well how precious your time is, but I would be
delighted to welcome you to France, on behalf of the Fondation pour
l'Enfance, as First Lady of the United States of America and as a
committed champion of the cause of child welfare.
It goes without saying that the Festival President, Pierre Viot, and the
Fondation pour l'Enfance will do everything to ensure that you have
the choice of the six most important dates of the Festival (May 12, 13,
14, 15, 16 and 20).
I sincerely hope that your timetable may allow you to accept the
invitation and that we shall have the honor and pleasure of
welcoming you to the French Riviera, if only for the very briefest of
stays.
I shall, of course, contact my friend, Bernadette Chirac, so that she too
will join us for the gala event.
I look forward to hearing from you, dear Ms. Clinton, and remain,
Sincerely yours,
Am now friend
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 27, 2000
Ms. Gasby Greely
Executive Vice President of Strategic Resource Development
The Washington Opera
2600 Virginia Ave., NW #104
Washington, DC 20037
Dear Ms. Greely,
Thank you for your kind letter and the news about Ann
Hand's upcoming feature on the "Today Show." As you know
by now, the First Lady taped a segment on Ann's work.
This year's Opera Ball was very special and enjoyable.
Best wishes to you in your new position. You take up very
important responsibilities on behalf of the Washington Opera.
All of us who are thrilled at the Opera's progress wish you
well.
Very best wishes,
New Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
The Washington Opera
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mrs. Eugene B. Casey, Life Chairman
Plácido Domingo, Artistic Director
James V. Kimsey, Chairman of the Board
Christine F. Hunter, Chairman of the
Patricia L. Mossel, Executive Director
Executive Committee
Robert H. Craft, Jr., President
Mrs. James B. Adler
Walter R. Arnheim
David J. Bates
Michael D. Baudhuin
Mrs. Morton A. Bender
Mrs. Stuart A. Bernstein
Mrs. Max N. Berry
June 1, 2000
Martina L. Bradford
Mrs. Warwick M. Carter
Nicholas D. Chabraja
The Honorable Melanne Verveer
Maxine C. Champion
Armeane M. Choksi
The White House
Mrs. Melvin S. Cohen
Mrs. Leo A. Daly III
Washington, DC 20500
Mrs. Stuart C. Davidson
Michael K. Deaver
Mrs. Charles J. DiBona
Hon. Norman D. Dicks
Paul Dragoumis
Dear Mrs. Verveer,
Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esq.
Robert Feinstein
Mrs. William T. Finley, Jr.
Mrs. Richard W. Fisher
I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about a
Joshua M. Freeman
Caroline D. Gabel
wonderful and exciting opportunity that is about to happen at the
Mrs. John T. Gibson
Joseph Goffman
Opera Ball thanks to our remarkably talented Opera Ball Co-Chair
Mrs. Julius Goldstein
Ann Hand. The "Today Show" television crew will be shooting
Mrs. John C. Gore
Mrs. Hermen Greenberg
footage at the Opera Ball on June 9 for an upcoming segment
Betty Scripps Harvey
Timothy Howard
featuring Ann's creative jewelry. They will also visit her factory
Larry S. Kanarek
Michael Kappaz
in Rhode Island and her cottage in DC. The piece is scheduled to
Robert M. Katz
air on July 3rd in the second segment of the show on NBC.
Mrs. Alvin A. Kraft
Mrs. David Lloyd Kreeger
Mrs. Patrick J. Leahy
Hon. Marc E. Leland
We are thrilled for Ann. We wanted you to have some
Dr. J. William Little
Elizabeth Vickrey Lodal
advance notice since I am sure that the "Today Show" cameras
Susan Mandl
Mrs. John F. Mars
will be looking for some of our glamorous guests who may be
Guillermo L. Martinez
wearing jewelry from The Ann Hand Collection. I have heard that
Joseph 1. Martyak
Mrs. John J. Mason
everyone always looks fabulous at this exciting event!
Hon. G. William Miller
Evelyn Stefansson Nef
Adrienne R. Nelson
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg
Having just arrived in Washington myself to take on the
Mrs. Mandell J. Ourisman
John J. Pohanka
post of Executive Vice President of Strategic Resource
Mrs. Frederick Prince
Development for The Washington Opera, I look forward to this
Hon. Selwa S. Roosevelt
Mrs. Stanley Rosensweig
lovely evening as an occasion to meet you and spend some quality
Eugene H. Rotberg
Deborah R. Shore
time with you and your friends.
Hon. Jane DeGraff Sloat
Mrs. Albert H. Small
Michael R. Sonnenreich
Mrs. Ted Stevens
Sincerely,
Hon. William H. Taft IV
Antoine W. van Agtmael
Mrs. Kenneth R. Woodcock
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Hon. Livingston Biddle, Jr.
Mrs. Margaret Truman Daniel
M. Gasby Greely
Mrs. Christina Ginsburg
M. Gasby Greely
Mrs. Frances Humphrey Howard
Dr. Alec C. Levin
Executive Vice President
Mrs. Guy Martin, Jr.
Hon. Paul H. Nitze
of Strategic Resource Development
Gerson Nordlinger, Jr.
Mrs. Benjamin W. Thoron
Count Wilhelm Wachtmeister
EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Mrs. E. Edward Bruce
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 14, 2000
Ms. Lola Geiger
President
Harrison Children's Center, Inc.
Underhill Avenue
West Harrison, NY 10604
Dear Lola:
Thank you for the copy of the Harrison Children's
Center's 25ᵗʰ Anniversary Journal. The First Lady was honored
to convey her congratulations to the center and to share in
celebrating this important milestone. We are grateful for your
kindness to Mrs. Clinton.
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Thank you for your leadership and all you do for
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children.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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HARRISON CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC.
UNDERHILL AVENUE
Parsons Program
300 HARRISON AVENUE
WEST HARRISON, NY 10604
John Grozinger, Director
HARRISON, NY 10528
914-761-8177
Preston Program
914-835-4271
Stephanie Donworth. Director
Paddi O'Connell
Virginia Carpenter, Director
OFFICERS
June 26, 2000
Lola Geiger*
President
Melanne Verueer
Felice Carpenter
Vice-President
Louis M. Klein
chief of Staff
Vice-President
June Ann Swartz
Vice-President
Jan Vinikoor
Dear Ms.Verveer:
Vice-President
Joan Walsh
Vice-President
Enclosed is the Silver Journal
Geri Rubenstein
Treasurer
Rosey Rudnick
of the 25th Anniversary of the Hanison
Ass't. Treasurer
Irene Studwell
Secretary
Children's Center the Letter from Mr.
Lenore Goldsmith
Ass't. Secretary
BD. OF DIRECTORS
Clinton is on The inside cover and
Rae Baczek
Rachel Berkey
Ginny Bianchi
all enjoyed its inclusion
Anthony Brandi
Nancy Cannella
Constance C. Coles
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Lenore Hyatt
Lyn Miriam Ingenito
William Johnston
small personal contr, bution to
Pam King
Linda Loffredo
Elaine Losquardro
her damfaign.
Debbie Mazza
Cathy Millman
Louann Paladino
Nancy Pruyne
Thank you, Ms. Verveer, for
Linda Strauss
Gail Tolchin
Anita Voetsch
your Kind cooperation.
Ronnie Wiederkehr
Our Pre-School Centers are
Parent
Representatives
always available for any site visits
Donna Bochinis
Tracy DiGirolamo
Kate Nicita
Leonard Vecchiolla
Brenda Vecchiolla
Sincerely,
John Szolnoki
Mary Watton
Lola Geiger
*Past Presidents -
Advisory Committee
Ann Burger*
Sandy Grundman*
Diane Siegel*
Eva Yasgur*
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 14, 2000
Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel
U.S. Embassy, Rabat
PSC 74, Box 003
APO AE 09718 Morocco
Dear Ambassador Gabriel:
Thank you for your thoughtful note and many kind
words. I was with all of you in spirit. I was sad to miss the long
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Edward M. Gabriel
Ambassador
Embassy of the United States of America
June 27, 2000
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Old Executive Office Building
17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Melanne:
Although our paths did not cross last week,
you were very much on my mind and in our
hearts. You were also remembered to the King.
What your office - and the First Lady - has
been able to do to improve the bilateral
relations between our two countries is nothing
short of remarkable.
Congratulations and thank you for caring
for our needs out here.
Sincerely,
&
Edward M. Gabriel
Honoring Those Who Served
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November 30, 2000
Jean Gilson
U.S. Embassy, Hanoi
PSC 461, Box 400
FPO AP, 96521-0002
Dear Jean,
Words cannot convey our gratitude to you for your
leadership, hard work, counsel and helpfulness during the First
Lady's trip to Vietnam. From the weeks of planning to the
implementation of an exciting program, you were outstanding and
we are grateful for all you did under difficult circumstances.
We hope that we have set in motion an ongoing initiative
for women's progress. Hopefully, in the months ahead, you, Vi,
and others at the embassy will be able to follow up in tangible
ways. For our part, we hope to continue to work to support
Vietnam's "Vital Voices".
We look forward to continuing our collaboration. On
behalf of Mrs. Clinton and her team, we extend our sincere thanks,
Fondly,
Melanne Verveer
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
November 28, 2000
Jean Gilson
United States Embassy, Hanoi
PSC 461, Box 400
Box 400
FPO AP, 96521-0002
Dear Jean,
Words cannot convey our gratitude to you for your
leadership, hard work, counsel and helpfulness during the First
Lady's trip to Vietnam. From the weeks of planning to the
implementation of an exciting program, you were outstanding and
we are grateful for all you did under difficult circumstances.
We hope that we have set in motion an ongoing initiative
for women's progress. Hopefully, in the months ahead, you, Vi
and others at the embassy will be able to follow up in tangible
ways. For our part, we hope to continue to work to support
Vietnam's "Vital Voices".
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We look forward to continuing our collaboration. On behalf of
Mrs. Clinton and her team, we extend our sincere thanks,
Fondly,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Office of the First Lady
Ph: (202) 456-6266
Fax: (202) 456-6244
To:
Jean Gilson
Phone Number: 011-84-4-8431500
Fax Number: 011-84- 4- 733-2615
From:
Melanne Verver
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