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Memo Review - International Policy Advice for the World Bank, November 2020

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Click to view memo being reviewed: Memorandum on International Policy Advice for the World Bank, To: The President of the World Bank, From: Pinelopi (Penny) Koujianou Goldberg, November 2020 Overall, Goldberg presents a persuasive advisory memorandum by...

From: Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development and Senior Fellow, NYU's Ctr. on International Coop., To: Members of the DFID Select Committee, Re: Future UK Development Policy, Date: 9/5/2014

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Owen Barder, Senior Fellow and Director for Europe at the “Center for Global Development” and Alex Evans, S enior Fellow, “New York University's Center on International Cooperation,” submitted this memo to the UK International Development select committee...

Memo Review of President Truman's Assistant, David Lloyd. Summary outline of discussion of long-term international problems for January 1950

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Memo being reviewed: Summary Outline of Discussion of Long-Term International Problems for January 1950, by David Lloyd This review examines a memo by President Harry Truman’s assistant David Lloyd, who is providing policy options for foreign investment...

Memo Review of President Reagan's memo to Domestic Policy Council Members, 06/25/1987

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Memo being reviewed - Memo from President Ronald Reagan to Domestic Policy Council Members, 06/25/1987 (PDF) In 1987, President Ronald Reagan wrote a memo to the Domestic Policy Council to provide direction on protecting the ozone layer ahead of...

Memo FROM: The Stanley Foundation et al. TO: UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General RE: Reflections and Recommendations DATE: 09/07/17

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On September 7, 2017, the Stanley Foundation, the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung partnered to hold a breakfast meeting between 15 leading civil society organizations from all continents and Dr. Ivan...

Memo FROM: The Stanley Foundation et al. TO: UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General RE: Reflections and Recommendations DATE: 09/07/17

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On September 7, 2017, the Stanley Foundation, the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung partnered to hold a breakfast meeting between 15 leading civil society organizations from all continents and Dr. Ivan...

From: U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, To: Deputy Secretary, Chad L. Wolf, Re: Request for specialized training and equipment for those deployed to protect Federal property, Date: 07/16/2022

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The federal agents facing a growing backlash for their militarized approach to weeks of unrest in Posrtland, OR were not specifically trained in riot control or mass demonstrations, an internal Department of Homeland Security memo warned.

May 2, 1945, Presidential Appointment of Justice Jackson to Prosecute Axis War Criminals

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Presidential Appointment of Justice Robert Jackson to Prosecute Axis War Criminals in Europe The President may appoint Justice Jackson as United States prosecutor of the Axis war criminals in Europe. July 2, 1946 LETTER FOR THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY...

U.S. Hostages in Iran: Recommended Next Steps - Memo to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, 12/28/1979

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Memo Review by Anna Lipscomb, HKS MPP On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian college students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized over 50 U.S. hostages. This December 28, 1979 memo assesses the state of the Iran hostage crisis nearly two months...

United Nations advises staff against using ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ regarding Ukraine

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Email on communications policy reminds worker of responsibility to ‘be impartial’ Tue, Mar 8, 2022, 13:02 Naomi O’Leary People carry a wounded woman during the evacuation by civilians of the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv. Photography: Getty The United...

Insight from Dan Koh, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Labor

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In your opinion, what are one or two key elements of strong policy writing? The ability to clearly distill (in one page or less) the question at hand and the current debate or consensus on the issue. Using concise bullets with bolded key passages allows a...

Memos regarding "Signing Kyoto Protocol" and "Climate Change COP-6 Negotiations Issues," sent to President Bill Clinton, November 2000

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Memos reviewed by Anna Lipscomb, HKS MPP “Signing Kyoto Protocol – Timing” (February 6, 1998) and “Climate Change COP6-Negotiation Issues” (November 10, 2000), obtained by the National Security Archive through a Clinton Library Freedom of Information Act...