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.~' . Subject: attendees at first governance meeting l should add that non-DOD attendees at the 17 march meeting with DSD Wolfowitz included the following people, many of whom were brought on to the team either as contractors or detailees from their home USG agency. I have a sign-in sheet on which each person handwrote their contact information: ••: •'; ,.. •· f: · - 1• · _., · Joanne Dickow (Energy,Dept) David Hoq.9kinson (State Dept) .Judy Van Rest (Peace Corps) To: Subject: When: Where: "'-'-'-'-.;...;..;~ C ..;......~ CIV, OSD·POUCY On Behalf Of Duman, Jaymie, CIV, OSD Frida A rillS, 2003 10:59 AM , b)(6) (b)(7)( WHS/BCTF;R b1(6)lb)(7)(C}] CIV, OSD·POUCY;L-------------' FW: governance group Monday, March 17, 2003 2:00 PM· 3:00PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). 3E869 Below is the invitation I received from Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz's Special Assistant. Jaymie Duman, for the first ever meeting of the Democracy and Governance Group. This meeting took place in the Deputy's conference room on 17 March. Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz chaired the discussion. I had no knowledge whatsoever about this project until I attended this meeting, at which I was charged with taking steps to bring on the attendees as either contract employees or detailees from other government agencies. My first At this meeting, potential members of the democracy and governance team met for the first time to hear USG officials (Wolfowitz, Duman, Larry DiRita, State DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Carpenter, and others) explain the intention to compile a team to oversee long-term democratization issues. Other than a brief "would you like to serve your country" pitch, this was the first that most non-USG attendees heard of the meeting. In fact, when Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz asked why staffers from the lnternatonal Republican Institute were invited but no staffers from the National Democratic Institute were, Carpenter asserted that since they could tell potential participants very little about the mission, the organizers (many of whom came to government from IRI) started with their friends. I will send you in a separate message an e-mail I received from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Rights and Labor (ORL) Scott Carpenter, in which he directs that the non- USG employees invited to participate be hired as contractors and states his preference for the contractual terms. Scott was an integral participant in the 17 March meeting with Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz. In sum, by the time this meeting took place, the decision to launch this project and offer employment to the attendees had already been taken at a senior level (Durnan and others for DOD, Carpenter for State Department). Please make a note of this in your report on the authorization for pursuing contracts and remove me from your report as having provided authorization to proceed with the contract for this effort. Thank you. ... ,.. Subject; When: Where: •' ""::'-:'":-'-~~ TSgt, OSD On Behalf Of Durnan, Jaymie, CIV, OSD Friday, March 14, 2003 5:40PM · ,.,....,..:::::--.,.,..,..,= ,..-------, Duman, Ja'@ie CIV OSD; Henry, Ryan, CIV, OSD·POLICY; (b)(6) (b)(7)(C CIV, OSD;((b)(6)(6}'(t)(c)) ciV, OSD·PDUCY ....._ ________ ____. Updated: governance group Monday, March 17, 2003 2:00PM-3:00PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time {US & Canada). 3E869 Subject: Democracy/Governance Cell Attendees: J. Scott Carpenter (DoS) POC: Donna, (202) 647-1783 JJL~ (b)(6) (b)(7)(C) DoS) Special Assistant to the Director Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance Qffice of the SecretaYm) Defense The Pentagon, Room < 15 2 Washin ton DC 20301 -2400 Tel: (b) 2