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Meeting Minutes - US Department of State

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obviously sustainable platforms and the like is<br />

center stage to what we do, so, we will have a topic<br />

at the next IAP that speaks around, we'll frame it,<br />

but how we can use our sustainable design and<br />

environmental approach to assist with transformation<br />

diplomacy.<br />

And that connects to the larger mandate.<br />

It also helps with everything else that we are<br />

doing. As you said, it's the s<strong>of</strong>ter side <strong>of</strong> things.<br />

And quite frankly, it might be what some places we<br />

work with just like to hear about.<br />

So, we are very serious about this. We<br />

wish we had a whole day on it. We're going to give<br />

it another round next time. So if this panel that<br />

is in place would just stay in place and continue to<br />

work on that topic, we will pick it up again with a<br />

little different spin with sort <strong>of</strong> the social<br />

environmental transformation diplomacy spin on the<br />

whole issue. Okay?<br />

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Now, Michael, tell us what we must do here.<br />

MR. SPRAGUE: Well first <strong>of</strong> all, I wanted<br />

to let the panel members know that they will be<br />

going to lunch with the managing directors in the<br />

dining room on the seventh floor.<br />

GENERAL WILLIAMS: You're not going to let<br />

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