EFTA Document EFTA01616463

Platform: iMessage Timezone: UTC+0000 • 2019/05/10 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/us/politics/giuliani-ukraine-trump.html? action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Strange 10:02:38 am EFTA01616463 2019/05/12 Steve in Berlin 10:50:08 am He told me 10:51:51 am Speak? 11:16:24 am In 20 min? 11:24:59 am Ok 11:25:12 am Tried to call you. Feel free to call anytime. 11:48:43 am https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/what-is-wrong-with-the-ukrainian- economy#.XNgap3pva50.email EFTA01616464 Thanks! Will read 01:17:06 pm 2019/05/13 Met with my NATO Ambassador last night. The offer is serious, I seem to be the best candidate for the job (not the only, though). Should have an interview before the end of June, decision to be made in July. So I have to start thinking seriously whether or not I'm going for it. 12:22:28 pm Alternative? 12:25:24 pm • • EFTA01616465 A vague offer from the UN (I will forward you my conversation with A. Gutteres). And an offer from Terje to create a position of Secretary General of IPI for me with a view of taking over from him in 5 years. But he doesn't have the budget for it yet. 12:28:21 pm I thought so 12:29:41 pm No to ipi 12:29:23 pm careful of old man thinking. look forward not backwards. 12:30:18 pm you don't want to be selling candles when electricity has been discovered 12:30:52 pm Yes, there are many question marks about his proposal 12:32:26 pin Just forwarded you my email exchange with AG 12:32:52 pm https://www.washington post.com/world/m iddle_east/two-sa ud i-oi l-ta nkers-attacked - in-the- persian-gulf-a mid-rising-ira n-te nsio ns/2019/05/13/c8907108-755e-11e9-bd25- c989555e7766_story.htm l?utm_term=.f40e9a47b9ba • • EFTA01616466 top the SG response was mild 12:51:13 pm You mean not concrete enough? 12:51:59 pin no, I mean , it wasn't ok let meet to find something. again instead of passive I think you need to decide what role you would like and ask for it or create it. 12:57:02 pm • EFTA01616467 I know it would be better, I chose this way out of respect for his busy schedule 12:58:57 pm https://thehill.com/policy/defense/443345-pompeo-skips-planned-trip-to-moscow • EFTA01616468 Yes, he's here. Today is the regular meeting of EU foreign ministers so he has all his key partners on Iran in town. 01:31:49 pm 2019/05/16 https://www.nytimes.com/201 9/05/1 6/world/euro pe/ukra ine-zelensky-kolomoisky. html? action=click&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Europe I'm following the situation. Lot of fun. 08:58:34 pm great leverage point 08:58:55 pm • EFTA01616469 The NATO thing looks serious. I was there yesterday. 09:04:06 pm Talked to the chief of cabinet of the SG 09:07:18 pm Still sitting with ministers in Helsinki 09:09:03 pm 15 min 09:09:11 pm and you speak? 09:04:25 pm can you speak now? 09:07:46 pm yech ok 09:09:16 pm Now? 09:37:08 pm No worry. I'm easy 09:37:26 pm • • • EFTA01616470 Still with the crowd. Council of Europe ministerial meeting in Helsinki. Many good friends around. 09:39:48 pm Tomorrow ok 09:41:19 pm Tomorrow probably better 09:42:44 pin K 09:45:21 pm But I will need your advice 09:47:21 pm Understood. My initial thinking is to lock this up and then approach guttierez with a specific ask . 09:48:41 pm Yes. Exactly. But I have to think what the specific thing would be. Right now I don't know. But I will look into the system and try to find out something. 09:51:01 pin EFTA01616471 2019/05/17 Now? 10:57:41 am Can we talk now? 01:27:02 pm v Read 2019/05/20 1 01:40:26 pm The issue of nato elliminating any chance at SG . needs to be considered. And the lack of open positions at the current UN. needs creativity 11:31:45 am V Sent EFTA01616472