MAJ Balas,
I owe you an apology. I thought I had responded to this email last week, but I cannot find the message in my Sent Messages folder.
So, I would love to talk to you any time that is convenient for you this week. My questions will be about visiting the IDF College, hopefully on March 8th, and getting an IDF brief from one of your senior staff members.
I can call you via international calling plan or WhatsApp, whichever is best for you. Is the number in your message below a good number for international calling and WhatsApp?
Many thanks,
Lt Col Rachel
From: galbalas <gals@mail.gov.il>
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 2:45 AM
To: DEREK RACHEL <airforcenav@hotmail.com>, Matan Or <OrMatan@mail.gov.il>
Cc: John M DeStazio <DeStazioJM@state.gov>, Nicholas D Unruh <UnruhND@state.gov>, "christophe.richie@us.af.mil" <christophe.richie@us.af.mil>, "richard.mendez@us.af.mil" <richard.mendez@us.af.mil>, "brendan.burks@yahoo.com" <brendan.burks@yahoo.com>, Rick Montoya <ch_rick_m@hotmail.com>, William H Clark <ClarkWH@state.gov>, Andrew Braverman <328951272@idf.il>
Subject: RE: Air War College Visit to Israel, 7-12 March
Lt Col Derek,
I apologize for the delayed response, I have been having a lot of trouble with my mail lately. It should be fixed now, but if you can please resend the messages so I can catch up that would be wonderful.
We would gladly be able to disscuss the logistics of the trip over the phone with you. Does monday at 9:00am (ct) work for you? If you have an international calling plan, you can call me at +972-52-957-2707. However if you do not have such a plan, please call me via WhatsApp.
Again, sorry for the late response.
Have a good weekend,
MAJ Gal Balas
מאת: DEREK RACHEL <airforcenav@hotmail.com>
נשלח: יום שלישי 21 ינואר 2020 16:39
אל: galbalas; Matan Or
עותק: John M DeStazio; Nicholas D Unruh; christophe.richie@us.af.mil; richard.mendez@us.af.mil; brendan.burks@yahoo.com; Rick Montoya; William H Clark
נושא: Air War College Visit to Israel, 7-12 March
Maj Gals,
My name is Derek Rachel. I am a student in Air War College. A team of students, to include myself, are planning an official visit to Israel from 7-12 March.
I got your name from Col DeStazio (US Air Attaché). He said you might be able to assist me with setting up a tour guide. Currently, I am working with Mr. Michael Fuchs with Okafim Travel and Tours in Haifa. While his costs and services seem appropriate for our group, I wanted to see if you had a preferred tour operator that I could contact to get a quote.
There will be 17 total students and staff on the trip. If desired, I can send the draft itinerary for you to review and make recommendations. Otherwise, I would happily accept any suggestions you have for tour guides.
Thank you for your time,
Lt Col Derek Rachel
Air War College Student
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