Subject: RE: Israel/Turkey/US
From: "Natapoff, Sam" <[email-masked]>
To: "'David Halperin'" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:26:38 -0500

David,

Nice to meet you (virtually).

Your project sounds interesting and I too have been spending a great deal of time getting the Turks to talk with the Israels (I've been focusing on commercial relations and since 15% of all Israeli exports go to Turkey, both sides have proved receptive).

I'd be happy to meet with Mr. Gundogdu (and you?) on Monday.  In fact, since I have a meeting at the Turkish Consulate at 2:30pm that day, may I suggest we meet at 12:30pm for lunch?

Why don't we meet at 12:30pm at the Turkish Kitchen at 386 3rd Ave between 27th and 28th? It's one of the better Turkish restaurants in NYC; I hosted a dinner for Trade Minister Caglayan there about two weeks ago after the American Turkish Council meeting in DC.

Will you be there as well?

Please let me know.

Best,

Sam

PS I've been to Adana - I attended the economic conference there two years ago. It's beautiful - and nothing compares to Adana kebab!!

Sam Natapoff
Senior Advisor to the Governor of New York State for International Commerce,
Deputy Commissioner for International Development, NYS Department of Economic Development,
and Senior Vice President, International Economic Development, Empire State Development Corporation
633 Third Avenue
New York NY 10017

Tel: (212) 803 2350
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From: David Halperin [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:07 PM
To: Natapoff, Sam
Cc: Hunter Biden; Eric Schwerin
Subject: RE: Israel/Turkey/US

Sam:
It is nice to meet you by email.

As Eric mentioned, I have been working with American, Turkish and Israeli colleagues to launch a private project connecting rising leaders in each country in order to address the business and policy challenges (and opportunities) facing the trilateral relationship.  It would be great to meet to hear about your work with Turkey as well as share details about this effort with you.

My Turkish colleague in this initiative, Gokhan Gundogdu - a businessman from Adana - is in the New York area for the next couple weeks, and specifically will be in Manhattan this coming Monday, if there is any chance you might have time to meet then?  If not, it would be great to speak with you in person or by phone whenever might work.

Best,
David

David Halperin
Cell: 516-355-1300

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From: Eric Schwerin [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 2:03 PM
To: Sam Natapoff
Cc: Hunter Biden; David Halperin
Subject: Israel/Turkey/US
Sam-

I'd like to introduce you to David Halperin at CAP (contact info below and cc:ed here).  Hunter and David were talking recently about Turkey and Hunter mentioned the work you are doing in NY State with Turkey and David thought that you would both have some mutual interests.  David is working on a Israel/Turkey/US related project that you would find interesting. Perhaps it might make sense for the two of you to talk and/or get together.  I am sure you know a number of people in common.

Let us know if the two of you have trouble connecting.

Best,

Eric

David A. Halperin
Center for American Progress
Israel Policy Forum (IPF) / Middle East Progress
165 East 56th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-245-4227
Cell: 516-355-1300
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Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC
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