Subject: Re: UDEL
From: "Valerie Biden Owens" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 15:40:06 -0400

Hunter- if it's not Monday or Tuesday I can go with you.  AVBO 

> On Jun 11, 2016, at 3:20 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
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> I will speak with Jeff on Monday. I had already asked Assanis to decide on a date to present the latest iteration of their plans and to schedule a weekly meeting going forward. I had asked him to come back with specifics regarding space and available budget for staffing etc... They clearly want us to make the first ask as if this was a negotiation. I fully understand that everything is a negotiation, but it's hard to negotiate when the following are the facts :
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> #1-- we don't know what we want in terms of staffing or space at UD,
> #2-- we know we don't want UD as our primary stage in DC,
> #3-- we still haven't made it clear how the distinction between UD and Penn will work,
> #4-- UD continues to communicate that they believe he will be basically exclusive to them,
> #5-- Steve and Mike haven't given me any indication of their intentions or plans regarding Penn.
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> All a long way of saying I'll set up a meeting with Jeff next week- and work with the info we have. 
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> 
> RHB
> 202-333-1880
> 
>> On Jun 11, 2016, at 9:36 AM, [email-masked] wrote:
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>> Hunter 
>> 
>> Let me know how I can help you on this. 
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>> Love you
>> 
>> Ted
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>> ------ Original Message ------
>> 
>> From: Valerie Biden Owens
>> To: Hunter Biden
>> Cc: Ted Kaufman
>> Sent: June 11, 2016 at 9:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: UDEL
>> Hunter - Hopefully UD will get back to us soon so that we can make our plans. We need to confirm space and funds available for salaries … and those new drapes that JRB will want in his office. xoxo avbo
>> On Jun 10, 2016, at 1:07 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
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>> Just got off the phone with Jeff Garland. The folks at UDEL are getting anxious that they will not be ready for us on 1/21/17. 
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>> Their main worries are having the space we need and our people on their payroll. 
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>> On the space I told him we still need to know how much space will be in the building and how much of it would be taken up with the Public Policy folks. 
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>> On payroll - we needed to know how many $ they are willing to commit to give us, and how long it will take from when we give them names to when they are on UDEL payroll. 
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>> He also says they have 5000 sq ft in DC that we could use. They would like to use JRB to kick start a higher profile for UDEL in DC (at the next meeting we will have to confront UPENN conflict onDC)
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>> I told him to put his questions and proposals in an email to Hunter,  Val, and me and we would get back to them. 
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>> Lynne and I are our way to New York to celebrate 56 years. 
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>> Have a great weekend. 
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>> Love 
>> 
>> Ted
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