Subject: Our Friend
From: "Jared Genser" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 03:27:34 +0000

Hunter,

FYI, here is his platform.  Amazingly, Vuk was the only one of the nine candidates at the UNGA interviews to make public a platform with their ideas — his is some 80+ pages with 53 specific commitments — worth a quick look at pp. 16-21, which is a list of the 53 commitments, which as you’ll see are consistent with many things the Administration cares about.

I’ve been in touch with Tony at State and as of now Vuk is meeting at lower levels with the head of UN engagement in the International Organizations Bureau. But you'll see below the exchange that I had with Steve Pomper at the NSC, which isn’t exactly encouraging.

It isn’t clear to me if the stiff arm is a result of the fact that the WH/State aren’t yet focused on this election given the straw poll within the Security Council doesn’t take place until the end of June and election in October, or if this is focused on Vuk.  I have some friends in the NSC and believe they aren’t really meeting with candidates yet.

But Vuk has had much higher level meetings with the other P4 and is understandably concerned.  If there was an appropriate and discreet inquiry you might make as to the status of US thinking generally (e.g., not focused on Vuk specifically but rather are there meetings happening at higher levels with candidates or are they being deferred for some time), that would be helpful to know.  If you don’t feel you can appropriately ask, then don’t. :)

Any suggestions regardless would be welcomed!  Vuk will be in DC next Thursday/Friday and we’re also setting up Hill meetings.

J

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On 5/3/16, 10:01 AM, "Pomper, Stephen E. EOP/NSC"
<[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Thanks Jared.  I don't have anyone to recommend.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jared Genser [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:00 AM
To: Pomper, Stephen E. EOP/NSC <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Request for Meeting with Vuk Jeremić, Candidate for UN
Secretary-General, on Thursday/Friday May 12-13th

Thanks for the reply as always Steve.  Is there someone else at the NSC
he should meet?

On May 3, 2016, at 1:02 AM, Pomper, Stephen E. EOP/NSC
<[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Thanks Jared, but I won't be able to do this.  Thanks. Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Jared Genser [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2016 5:30 PM
To: Pomper, Stephen E. EOP/NSC
Subject: Request for Meeting with Vuk Jeremić, Candidate for UN
Secretary-General, on Thursday/Friday May 12-13th
Dear Steve,
As you know, Vuk was nominated by Serbia to be one of the nine
candidates for Secretary-General and in that context, he participated in
the candidates dialogue in the UN General Assembly.  He was also the
only one of the nine candidates to publish a detailed platform,
attached, which is 81 pages with 53 specific commitments.
Vuk will be in Washington next Thursday and Friday and was hoping to
meet with you to discuss what he put forward.
While I'm sure Vuk won't be the first choice of the United States, I
believe there is much for the US to like in his platform; I hope that
the White House is willing to engage with him on a substantive
discussion of his ideas.
Best,
Jared

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