Subject: Thank you
From: "Roche, Shannon \(Federal\)" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:19:17 +0000

Friends and colleagues -

As so many have said before me, in ways more eloquent than I could, it has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve President Obama, Secretary Pritzker, and the American people. To that, I can only add one observation, which I have heard Secretary Pritzker say more times than I can count: "Relationships matter." While I will forever be grateful for and in awe of this extraordinary experience, I have reached the end of this chapter. However, I could not have imagined the relationships I'd have the opportunity to build with such extraordinary friends and partners - thank you. I look forward to staying in touch and hearing about where life takes you. I hope that you will let me know if I can ever be of help in any way. My personal email is [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Special thanks to Commerce's OBL team, past and present, who have represented America's businesses on a range of issues I couldn't have predicted if I'd tried with integrity, temerity, creativity, grace, and humor. Jennifer Andberg, OBL's Deputy Director, will make sure you are connected to the incoming team, and can be reached at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> for any questions you may have in the interim.

Thank you for the opportunity to work with and learn from you. I look forward to continuing to work together going forward.

Warmly,
Shannon

Shannon E. Roche
Director, Office of Business Liaison
U.S. Department of Commerce