Subject: Re: Resignation from Board
From: "Mike Breen" <[email-masked]>
To: "Pierre Chao" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Driscoll, John" <[email-masked]>, "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Stephen Bailey" <[email-masked]>, "Matthew Spence" <[email-masked]>, "Sally Painter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 17:03:31 -0400

Dear Pierre,

It is with an equal or greater deal of bittersweet sentiment that all of us
receive this message! You have been in integral part of Truman since its
very earliest days, and a true leader on the Board for as long as I have
known you. I still fondly remember interviewing with you for this job, and
in that conversation and every other since, you've brought a combination of
dedication and clear-eyed pragmatism that has benefited all of us
tremendously.

No thanks are enough for all you've done to create and grow this
organization, but we look forward to finding a public opportunity to try.
In the meantime, please know that you will always be welcome in this house
you've done so much to build.

With gratitude,
Mike

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Pierre Chao <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Dear Michael:
>
>
>
> It is with a great deal of bittersweet sentiment that I inform you that I
> must resign from the board of directors of the Truman National Security
> Project.  As I’ve noted in our conversations, my business time commitments
> have risen to a level where I find it difficult to also meet my TNSP
> responsibilities.  If I’m going to do something, I’d prefer to do it at a
> high level of performance and over the last few years I’ve found that
> harder and harder to achieve as far as TNSP is concerned.
>
>
>
> It has been a great privilege to be part of the growth and evolution of
> Truman over the last 11 years.  I continue to believe that Truman is
> undertaking an extremely important mission and it has been fun interacting
> with some of the best and most energetic minds in the national security
> community.
>
>
>
> As I noted, I’d like to remain a part of the family and supportive of the
> mission.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Pierre Chao
>

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