Subject: Re: NYTimes Story re: Huawei
From: Dennis Amari <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Cc: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:59:01 -0400

Thank you so much for your response!  Have followed up with Ms. Monaco.  Thanks again.

> On Mar 25, 2014, at 3:59 AM, John Podesta <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Dennis,
> I recommend you be in touch with Lisa Monaco. She's the right person at the White House to have that conversation with.
> JP
> --Sent from my iPad--
> [email-masked]
> For scheduling: [email-masked]
> 
>> On Mar 23, 2014, at 12:21 PM, Dennis Amari <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>> March 23, 2014
>> 
>> Mr. Podesta,
>> I made your acquaintance some years ago when I was at Bellcore prior to your service to President Clinton.  I reach out to you today in my current role as Director of Government Relations for Huawei Technologies, Inc. (USA) and yours as Counselor to the President with responsibility for big data and privacy issues.
>> 
>> You are no doubt aware of the report on the front page of the New York Times about the penetration of Huawei's equipment and internal servers by the National Security Agency (NSA).  In light of the story, I write to request your indulgence for the opportunity to meet with you, informally and perhaps over coffee.  Of course, the company is concerned about the veracity of the story and the ongoing concerns of the U.S. government's concern about the company and its ownership, relationship to, and its complicity in cyber attacks and surveillance by the Chinese government and military.  The company has denied all of these, but despite efforts to be more forthcoming and transparent, clearly the company has not done so to the satisfaction of virtually any government official.
>> 
>> Our objective in meeting with you is not to try to persuade you or to be confrontational, by any means.  Instead we seek answers about the story and to get your guidance on how we can move forward cooperatively.  You may not be in the best position to do the former; still, we seek to your counsel.
>> 
>> I am using my personal email account rather than my Huawei email address, but would be extremely grateful for a response by whatever means suits you.  My contact information is below.  The meeting would only involve myself and my boss, Bill Plummer, VP for External Affairs. who is quoted in the story.  We would her happy to meet at a time and place of your convenience.
>> 
>> Thank you.  I greatly appreciate your consideration of this request.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Dennis J. Amari
>> Director, Government Relations
>> Huawei Technologies, Inc. (USA)
>> 875 15th Street, NW
>> Suite 825
>> Washington DC 20005
>> work:  202-289-6510; [email-masked]
>> mobile:  202-302-5043
>> email: [email-masked]