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On monday Barak will hold a series of meetings in Washington and New York with top US officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Adviser James Jones and presidential adviser Dennis Ross.

Sorry I missed Ehud. I imagine it was fascinating. I am faced with tsunami of stuff to catch up. In NY with Margot (Royal Caribbean board) on Friday, if we get done early I will call and see if we can catch a cup of ginger ale. tjp