From: Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]>
To: Podesta John <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 14:49:36 -0700

John -

I'm forwarding an email I sent to Jake last night that you might also be interested in seeing. 

Also, I had coffee today with Darian Swig, whose family, I'm sure you know, is very prominent in San Francisco. Darian is on the national board of Human Rights Watch, and has quite a bit of international experience and understanding. She'd like to meet with you about how she might be able to help with the campaign. You may want to put her on your list for future trips to town - or maybe have Dennis Cheng take a meeting with her. She's really terrific.

All best,

Eleni

PS Jake said that advisors would be named after the mid-June announcement and sometime after his wedding!

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

Sent from my iPad

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> From: Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]>
> Date: May 26, 2015 at 10:32:11 PM PDT
> To: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>
> Subject: TPA
> 
> Jake -
> 
> NP said that while she is pro-trade and voted for NAFTA, she has concerns about granting TPA when she and her members have serious concerns about TPP. She also said that the Republicans are the ones who want it, their constituents are the ones pushing for it, so they should be the ones who vote for it. For every one of her members who votes yes, there is a Republican who is off the hook. Why should they do that? 
> 
> Of the specific issues of concern that she raised, here are the big ones:
> 1. She talked a lot about Vietnam. She feels it is too far behind in worker rights/wages and other issues to be included in the deal.
> 2. She doesn't like that TPA is being granted for 6 years (3 plus one extension), and that if the Republicans win in 2016, Congress would be handing them TPA too.
> 
> Earlier in the day, I happened to get a fundraising call from Pete Aguilar and I took the opportunity to engage him on the issue. He said that at the moment Ami Bera was the only democratic member from California who has come out in favor of TPA. Aguilar said he is against it, and raised some of the same concerns as Nancy, and added a few - including that since there is an open door to amend TPP to add members, its possible that this TPA vote could effectively be used to adopt a trade deal with China.
> 
> In addition to all the bad news, however, I saw distinct glimmers of the possibility that the votes are there. NP said that 'having the president personally appeal to members is a very hard thing for them to resist'. Also, Aguilar told me that she told members that they should do what is right for them, and that it would be a good thing to 'find a way to yes.' (He then added that USTR does not seem to want to make any more concessions to address the concerns he raised, so he doesn't see how they 'get to yes' under those circumstances.)
> 
> That's what I've got. The only other thing I will add is that I've had a few other conversations in the last few weeks. My gut is that the same, underlying, unspoken sentiments that got TPA though the Senate (essentially that these deals are the right thing to do), also exists in the House. The question is, will it be enough?
> 
> Eleni
> 
> Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis
> 2500 Steiner Street, Ninth Floor
> San Francisco, CA 94115
> [email-masked]
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On May 26, 2015, at 8:12 AM, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>> Would be great to get intel from her on TPA in the House!
>> 
>>> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>> Okay. It looks like I might miss the announcement if its in NY, since we are going to Tallinn the next day. Also, Nancy Pelosi is coming over for dinner tonight in support of American's United for Change - an AFSME supported group. I hope to hear how she sees the TPA/TPP process now that TPA is out of the Senate.
>>> 
>>> Eleni
>>> 
>>> Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis
>>> 2500 Steiner Street, Ninth Floor
>>> San Francisco, CA 94115
>>> [email-masked]
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> > On May 26, 2015, at 4:10 AM, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Eleni - hope you're well.  The groups will wait for after, I'm afraid - after my wedding and after the big announcement....
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> On May 25, 2015, at 4:19 PM, Ambassador Kounalakis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Dear Jake -
>>> >>
>>> >> The busiest part of my book launch is over, and I wanted to touch base. Have you decided when the advisory teams will be set up? After your big day in June or before?
>>> >>
>>> >> I have the save the date for the June 13 formal campaign announcement... but it doesn't say where! I will try to come, though I am leaving the next day for two weeks in Europe. (Going to see my former dcm, who is Amb in Estonia, and to George Soros's 85th birthday party in Budapest, before heading to Athens for meetings with the new PM and FM).
>>> >>
>>> >> Very best,
>>> >>
>>> >> Eleni
>>> >>
>>> >> Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis
>>> >> 2500 Steiner Street, Ninth Floor
>>> >> San Francisco, CA 94115
>>> >> [email-masked]
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my iPad
>>