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Dear Andrew,<br>
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thank you for your kind follow-up. I am happy to hear that staff are
broadly engaged with the UN in multiple ways, but as you know when
one enters the UN one enters the realm of diplomacy - a field where
strong personal relationships are particularly important if you wish
to have any kind of impact. It would be therefore helpful to know
who is doing what, as throughout the years cross pollination between
communities has managed to leverage information and influence that
would have not been possible for any organisation or individual
playing solo.<br>
Kindest regards,<br>
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Olivier<br>
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<div>The staff are broadly engaged with the UN in multiple ways,
and indeed one of the goals of the recent staff organization
changes was to locate the responsibility for such engagement in
a clear place (external engagement) so that we have a reliable
function for such coordination. Is there something specific you
had in mind?</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> Dear
Colleagues,</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>I've
learnt that Microsoft's engaging more extensively
with the UN (see below). I wonder if ISOC should
not see this as a trigger for further engagment.
It looks like there will be renewed emphasis on
things happening in NYC.</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>Kindest
regars,</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>Olivier<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">New Microsoft representation office
to the UN in New York</span></i></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Microsoft’s
new representation office to the United Nations
headquarters in New York will provide support for
several Microsoft teams who work with the broader UN
community on policy and business
issues. Microsoft strongly supports the Sustainable
Development Goals and has initiated numerous
projects focusing on <a
href="https://aka.ms/2019CSRReport"
moz-do-not-send="true">four SDGs</a> where the
company can contribute most to advance towards these
shared goals of quality education, decent work and
economic growth, climate action as well as peace,
justice and strong institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As vice
president of UN affairs, John Frank will establish a
new representation office and
lead a team that will focus on
advancing Microsoft’s partnerships with the United
Nations and its agencies, building relationships
with UN representatives, identifying new
opportunities for partnerships, building stronger
connections between Microsoft and UN
teams, advocating for the UN’s priorities within
Microsoft, and working across the company
to support Microsoft teams in their engagements and
advocacy with the UN community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“Microsoft’s
commitment to addressing some of the biggest
challenges facing the future of society inspires
me. I look forward to helping the company engage
more deeply and effectively with the United Nations
community. Multi-stakeholder support and initiatives
will be essential to achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals and advancing global solutions in
many other areas. I am incredibly thankful for the
past four years in Europe and the opportunity to
represent Microsoft in the Brussels community and EU
capitals on European public
policy issues and initiatives important for our
customers as well as Europe’s economic agenda
and social values,” said John Frank.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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