BOARD OF TRUSTEES MARC E. LELAND I. ROBINSON WEST MICHAEL AHEARN ROBERT BENNETT MARGARET CARLSON GREGORY CRAIG MARC GROSSMAN JOHN HARRIS DAVID NIKE IRVIN ROMAN MARTINEZ IV MEGHAN RICHARD POWERS IIM QUIGLEY ANN RONDEAU DAVID SMICK PAUL STAFFORD ELLEN TAUSCHER ROBERT WEXLER R. CRAIG KENNEDY GUIDO GOLDMAN 1744 Street NW Washington DC 20009 (5) . 202 2651662 I infoegmfusorg WASHINGTON, DC The German Marshall Fund of the United States STRENGTHENING TRANSATLANTIO COOPERATION June 24, 2013 The Honorable Michael Froman United States Trade Representative Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20508 Dear Mike, I quickly wanted to send you a note and congratulate you on your confirmation last Wednesday. The President couldn?t have found a better person for this job, especially with the negotiations gaining steam now. Please let me know if there is anything GMF can do to help you with these efforts. We would be more than happy to host you in Washington DC. or any Of our European offices for any public remarks or private conversations with different stakeholders you might find useful. I know that my colleague Nicola Lightner already shared an invitation for you with your staff to speak at a plenary session at our upcoming Atlantic Dialogues conference (an event similar to Brussels Forum) in Morocco at the end of October this year (see attached). But we are obviously Open to working with you and your staff to identify the most appropriate and useful event, format, or topic for the goals that you hope to accomplish in your new position. Congratulations again! Best Wishes, 0M bw?g Craig Kennedy President BERLIN PARIS BRUSSELS BELGRADE ANKARA BUCHAREST TUNIS WARSAW