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MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.84.7 with HTTP; Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:16:13 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <CACrGex98ayK6pVSPxtf4_Cqt6minQJUNqsGWcBRUdDk7f-0vDQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CACrGex98ayK6pVSPxtf4_Cqt6minQJUNqsGWcBRUdDk7f-0vDQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:16:13 -0500 Delivered-To: john.podesta@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAE6FiQ_YGW9djdEh=d8SXaHP1-t5J-+=a1KqgaAr72zPbhMuYw@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Can you skim this rec I drafted for Beth?  From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> To: Mae Podesta <mpodesta@optoro.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113f249e29777b05281272c7 --001a113f249e29777b05281272c7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Headed to dinner.  Will look at later tonight.  On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Mae Podesta <mpodesta@optoro.com> wrote: > What do you think?  Any reactions / suggestions?  I am sure will edit > significantly as well.  I pasted the guidelines below.  > > Bob's guidance is to make sure people reflect in the letters that they > really know me and are recommending me unequivocally.  > > > For Leslie, since he knows me a long time, I thought I'd more focus on > helping to share the story that international affairs is a major passion of > mine and has been a standing thread throughout my career (at CHAI, at > Walmart where he saw me first hand, Mck, and Optoro - where I'll be leading > our expansion).  What do you think?  > > Nominating Letters > > Candidates must be nominated in writing by a current CFR member > <http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html>.  Nominating letters > should be no more than five hundred words in length and should address the > following criteria, which have always been central to the committee's > consideration of membership candidates: > > > - intellectual attainment and expertise; > - degree of experience, interest, and current involvement in > international affairs or in other areas affecting international affairs; > - promise of future achievement and service in foreign relations; > - potential contributions to the work of CFR; > - desire and ability to participate in CFR activities; and > - standing among his or her peers.  > > > Seconding Letters > > Seconding letters need not be as comprehensive (no more than three hundred > words) and are not required to come from current CFR members > <http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html>, though it is strongly > recommended.  Writers are encouraged to state why the candidate should be > considered for CFR membership based on the above criteria with an emphasis > on "standing among his or her peers."  Seconding letters should also provide > relevant information that might not be included in a candidate's CV or in > the nominating letter.  > --001a113f249e29777b05281272c7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Headed to dinner.  Will look at later tonight.<br><br>On Tuesday, December 2= 9, 2015, Mae Podesta <<a href=3D"mailto:mpodesta@optoro.com">mpodesta@op= toro.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">= What do you think?=C2=A0 Any reactions / suggestions?  I am sure will edit s= ignificantly as well.  I pasted the guidelines below.=C2=A0<div><div><br></d= iv><div>Bob's guidance is to make sure people reflect in the letters th= at they really know me and are recommending me unequivocally.=C2=A0<div><br= ></div><div><br></div><div>For Leslie, since he knows me a long time, I tho= ught I'd more focus on helping to share the story that international af= fairs is a major passion of mine and has been a standing thread throughout = my career (at CHAI, at Walmart where he saw me first hand, Mck, and Optoro = - where I'll be leading our expansion).  What do you think?=C2=A0</div><= div><br></div><div><h4 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 9px;padding:0px;border:0px;f= ont-size:19px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-1px">Nominating Lette= rs</h4><p style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15= px;font-family:georgia,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px">Cand= idates must be nominated in writing by a=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.cfr.org= /about/membership/roster.html" style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;f= ont-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:ba= seline;color:rgb(42,105,161);text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank">curren= t CFR member</a>.  Nominating letters should be no more than five hundred wo= rds in length and should address the following criteria, which have always = been central to the committee's consideration of membership candidates:= </p><p style=3D"margin:30px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px= ;font-family:georgia,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px"></p><u= l style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;font-family:geo= rgia,serif;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none"><li style=3D"padding:0p= x 0px 0.8em 15px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-siz= e:15px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px;backgro= und:url("http:///i/icons/bullet.png") 0px 12px no-repeat scroll t= ransparent">intellectual attainment and expertise;</li><li style=3D"padding= :0px 0px 0.8em 15px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-= size:15px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px;back= ground:url("http:///i/icons/bullet.png") 0px 12px no-repeat scrol= l transparent">degree of experience, interest, and current involvement in i= nternational affairs or in other areas affecting international affairs;</li= ><li style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0.8em 15px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;fon= t-style:inherit;font-size:15px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;= line-height:21px;background:url("http:///i/icons/bullet.png") 0px= 12px no-repeat scroll transparent">promise of future achievement and servi= ce in foreign relations;</li><li style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0.8em 15px;border= :0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:15px;font-family:inhe= rit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px;background:url("http:///i= /icons/bullet.png") 0px 12px no-repeat scroll transparent">potential c= ontributions to the work of CFR;</li><li style=3D"padding:0px 0px 0.8em 15p= x;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:15px;font-fam= ily:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px;background:url("h= ttp:///i/icons/bullet.png") 0px 12px no-repeat scroll transparent">des= ire and ability to participate in CFR activities; and</li><li style=3D"padd= ing:0px 0px 0.8em 15px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;fo= nt-size:15px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px;b= ackground:url("http:///i/icons/bullet.png") 0px 12px no-repeat sc= roll transparent">standing among his or her peers.</li></ul><p style=3D"mar= gin:0.8em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:georgia,ser= if;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:21px"></p><a name=3D"151f03c99a89fd4= b_seconding" style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;font= -family:georgia,serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(42,105,161)"></a><b= r style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:16px"><h4 style=3D"margin:0p= x 0px 9px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;vertical-align:baseline;let= ter-spacing:-1px">Seconding Letters</h4><p style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0.8em;pa= dding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:georgia,serif;vertical-alig= n:baseline;line-height:21px">Seconding letters need not be as comprehensive= (no more than three hundred words) and are not required to come from=C2=A0= <a href=3D"http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html" style=3D"margin= :0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-fam= ily:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(42,105,161);text-decoration:n= one" target=3D"_blank">current CFR members</a>, though it is strongly recom= mended.  Writers are encouraged to state why the candidate should be conside= red for CFR membership based on the above criteria with an emphasis on &quo= t;standing among his or her peers."  Seconding letters should also prov= ide relevant information that might not be included in a candidate's CV= or in the nominating letter.</p><div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style= =3D"font-size:12.8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-bottom:5px">= <div style=3D"overflow:hidden"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font size=3D"1"></fon= t></div><div></div></div></div></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"></div>= </div></div></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </blockquote> --001a113f249e29777b05281272c7--