Subject: Re: Names for tomorrow?
From: Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]>
To: "Vikram J. Singh" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Neera Tanden <[email-masked]>, Matt Browne <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:14:27 -0700

Thank you Vikram. Its also been a game of "crying wolf." But this time, things look very dire. Your help is much appreciated.

Eleni

Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis
2500 Steiner Street, Ninth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
[email-masked]

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> On Apr 21, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Vikram J. Singh <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Dear Eleni, 
> 
> Thank you inviting all of us to join your terrific event last night with FM Kotzias.  It was great to be an honorary member of the Greek diaspora for the evening, and you did a tremendous job pressing the FM on a practical way out of the "game of chicken" they are playing.  
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> I committed to the Ambassador and FM that CAP, perhaps with Brookings, would help them with some ideas in the coming weeks. I also promised to provide him our work on Christians in the Middle East, which I'll send your way to pass along if that's okay.
> 
> And Ashley sends her very best to you and Markos -- we hope to see you in California this year! 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> Vikram     
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> Dear Matt, Vikram and Neera:
>> 
>> I am hosting a small dinner (15 people) for Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias tomorrow night (Monday, April 20) and would like to invite you to attend. I actually have only two seats at the table left, but with the short notice, I thought I would ask all three of you, and see who can make it.
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>> The dinner will be in a private room at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on 22nd Street at 7:30 pm. Most of the other guests will be active members of the Greek American community, but we will also be joined by Amb. Norm Eisen who is now at Brookings.
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>> I have told the FM that I'm reaching out to senior CAP people, and really hope you can attend for what is sure to be an interesting discussion.
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>> Very best,
>> 
>> Eleni
>> 
>> Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis
>> 2500 Steiner Street, Ninth Floor
>> San Francisco, CA 94115
>> [email-masked]
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>> Sent from my iPad
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>> > On Apr 19, 2015, at 6:38 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
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>> > Cc'd here
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>> > JP
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>> >> On Apr 19, 2015, at 9:08 PM, Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]> wrote:
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>> >> If you send me their email addresses, I will send invites asap. I'd very much like to have senior CAP people at dinner, and I've mentioned to the ambassador that I've asked them to come!
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>> >> Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis
>> >> 2500 Steiner Street, Ninth Floor
>> >> San Francisco, CA 94115
>> >> [email-masked]
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>> >> Sent from my iPad
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