Subject: Re: Class Info
From: "Chris Putala \(Putala Strategies\)" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:48:14 -0500

Great, see you in a few

Chris Putala
Principal
PUTALA STRATEGIES, LLC
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From:  Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>
Date:  Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:37 PM
To:  chris putala <[email-masked]>
Subject:  Fwd: Class Info

RHB
202.333.1880

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> From: Rob Norton <[email-masked]>
> Date: January 22, 2013, 3:36:07 PM EST
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: Class Info
> 
> Our class, "The Art of Advocacy In and Out of Government", includes 16
> graduate students from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service and the focus is
> on all aspects of advocacy in public policy with a focus on foreign affairs.
> We are studying how individuals and organizations work to shape public policy;
> how policymakers and staff manage and practice advocacy as part of their
> day-to-day work; what constitutes effective advocacy, what are the tools of
> the trade, etc. Because we're in the School of Foreign Service we try to focus
> on international issues and policies, but a good deal of our class addresses
> domestic matters. Rather than give you a full-blown description here on email,
> I have attached a copy of our syllabus - this provides a detailed outline of
> the course. 
> 
> Next Tuesday will be our second session of the semester and we have set up
> this class as an opportunity for the students to have discussions with "real
> world" advocates and policymakers who have experience in and out of
> government. The idea is to give students a window into the real world before
> we dive into case studies. Hunter and I will moderate the discussion. We'll
> probably start by asking you to describe your background and what you do now.
> We'll ask a few questions about your work and experience, then we'll open up
> to questions and discussion from the students.
> 
> The class is held in Room 202 of the Intercultural Center (ICC) at Georgetown.
> Here's a map: http://maps.georgetown.edu/interculturalcenter/. When you enter
> the ICC building through the main entrance, room 202 is downstairs. We meet
> from 5pm until 7:30pm and your segment of the class would be from 5-6pm, so it
> would be great if you could arrive a few minutes before 5. We'll meet you at
> the entrance of the building.
> 
> Thanks again for joining us. I think you'll like our students and the
> conversations tend to be pretty interesting.