Subject: Meeting with Italian Partito Democratico representatives--DoS exchange Jan 20-23
From: "Best, Myra" <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:20:08 +0000

Mr. John Podesta, Distinguished Visitor from Practice
Georgetown University Law School
McDonough 417
600 New Jersey Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Email: [email-masked]
Telephone: 202-662-9534

Dear Mr. Podesta:
I am putting together a series of meetings on behalf of two grantees of a State Department professional exchange, the International Visitor Leadership Program. Participants Giacomo Filibeck and Valeria Venuto will be in Washington January 20-23 on a project entitled, "The U.S. Foreign Policy Process." Background on the participants is attached.

As you will see from the background attached, Mr. Filibeck is with the majority PD (Partito Democratico), where he head's the Party's Foreign Policy/International Relations Forum and the MENA Desk. Ms. Venuto is now with the Ministry of Justice after years at the Ministry of Defense as a Special Advisor and the MOD's chief representative to Parliament.  Mr. Filibeck writes that he has met you, and looks forward to seeing you again during his stay in Washington.

We are hoping to arrange a brief, informal discussion about your perspectives on the Progressive movement, and your insights on policymaking processes in the U.S. Would you have time for a meeting at some point next week? We would be happy to accommodate your schedule - please just let me know what days/times you would prefer January 20-23.

Please feel free to be in touch at 202-939-5889 or one email to discuss the project. I look forward to hearing from you and making arrangements for this meeting.

Many thanks and regards,

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Myra Best, Ph.D.
Vice President

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