1. Secure time available: Mouaad will be the focal point for securing time for the House meetings and Saida for Senate meetings while Sandrine and Ouissal will be requesting them.
Must do meetings:
• first with MDB which is scheduled for the 17th
• meeting Moroccan Caucus, met with Grim with Mouaad and we are working on a dinner for the co-chairs
• meeting with the replacement of Payne, already scheduled for the 18th
Strategic meetings with Chairmen, committees and subcommittees with Jurisdiction our country
• House Foreign Affair committee members: Ros-Lehtinen (will do a follow up meeting) and Berman
-subcommittee: Chris Smith, Gary Ackerman, Karen Bass (scheduled the 18th)
• Senate Foreign Relations: Kerry, Lugar, Casey, Jim Risch
• House Appropriations: hall Rogers, Norm Dicks, Kay Granger, Nita Lowey (Mouaad and Jordan met with her staff)
• House Appropriations: Inouye, Thad Cochran
• House Armed Services: Buck McKeon, Adam Smith
• Senate Armed Services: Carl Levin, John McCain
• House Intelligence Committee : Mike Rogers, Dutch Ruppersberger
• Senate Intelligence Committee : Dianne Feinstein, Saxby Chambliss
3. my guys told me that all material for the meetings is prepared by Jordan. This is why I suggested to hold follow up meetings (first one tomorrow at 11am).
4. face to face preparation meeting with you before important congressional visits are very useful but the material and talking points prepared before the meetings can prevent undue pressure on my schedule.