Subject: Re: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference
From: Amitabh Desai <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Cc: Tom Freedman <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:27:46 +0000

Think so.
There previously had been some heartburn due to a different interview on this topic and that outlets desire for exclusivity.
But that's not relevant anymore.
We will get this done.

On Oct 25, 2014, at 6:05 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Any chance you can get this done? Good for legacy stuff.

JP
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From: Matt Browne <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: October 23, 2014 at 11:07:11 AM EDT
To: "[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference

Any chance you can try and give this a little push.

TB is doing a piece, as is Wim Kok.. both only 600 to 700 words in length.

From: Matt Browne
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 2:24 PM
To: Angel Urena
Cc: Amitabh Desai; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference

Dear Ami, dear Angel –

Hope this email finds you well, and that you are recovered from CGI.

Wanted to circle back on special edition being produced for the Florence PGC anniversary.

In addition to Blair, Wim Kok has also agreed to contribute a piece.  Would be great if we can get something from the President too.

As someone sat on the fringes of the discussion years ago, I’d be happy to brainstorm on ideas for this, If useful.

Look forward to hearing from you.

All the best -

Matt

From: Matt Browne
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 5:58 PM
To: Angel Urena
Cc: Amitabh Desai
Subject: Re: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference

Dear Ami, dear Angel -

Hope this email finds you well.  Can imagine things are crazy now, so will check in with you in early October.

I did, however, want to let you know the Tony Blair has now agreed to contribute to this special edition.

Good luck with CGI this week!

Matt

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From: Angel Urena <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:05 PM
To: Matt Browne
Cc: Amitabh Desai
Subject: Re: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference

Thanks, Ami.

Hi Matt -- we'll discuss internally and circle back.

Angel

On Sep 9, 2014, at 2:50 PM, "Matt Browne" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

It would be great if we could get and indication of interest in the coming week.

I spoke with TB's office about this too, and am pretty confident they will contribute.

We would then need the text -- 600 to 800 words -- by 24/25 October.

Angel, happy to discuss this one-to-one if useful (I'm on European Time for the next 10 days).

(I think we actually connected a few years back when WJC and TB were set to do a dialogue on their third way politics in London, which uhfortunately TB could not participate in because of the death of his father.)

Cheers -

Matt

202.230.4463

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From: Amitabh Desai <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Sent: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 11:43 AM
To: Matt Browne; Angel Urena
Subject: RE: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference

Thanks Matt – I’m also adding Angel Urena, the President’s press secretary. Sounds intriguing but we’ll need to discuss internally. When do we need to get you a decision by?

From: Matt Browne [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 9:29 AM
To: Ami Desai-Clinton Foundation
Subject: Collection on Florence Progressive Governance Conference

Dear Ami -

I hope all is well with you.

I've been approached by an Italian Newspaper, Il Sole 24 Ore, who are asking for help pulling together a special edition of their weekend magazine that will reflect on the past, present, and future of progressive governance, using the 15th Anniversary of the Florence Progressive Governance conference as the hook.

They want to compile a collection of pieces, reflecting on the Blair-Clinton progressive governance agenda, and comparing it to a new emerging agenda, sympathetic to the third way, led by Matteo Renzi in Italy and Manuel Valls in France (last weekend in Bologna the two of them held a meeting in Bologna bringing other young leaders together, and we are planning a second larger gathering for the Spring given the difficulties we faced hosting the event in the Fall this year).

Renzi and Valls will contribute to this piece, and they are very much hoping that President Clinton would contribute a piece too - either a short interview or a personal reflection that focuses on his own memories of the Florence meeting, and the importance of these gatherings. This is a project that PM Renzi strongly supports, and sees as helpful to him domestically.

They are aiming to publish the special edition in late October.

I'd be happy to chat on the phone if you would like more background, or to connect you directly with the editor-in-chief, Christian Rocca, if this is of interest.

I really appreciate any help that you can give, and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Cheers -

Matt​