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National A«ronautic8 and 

 ScacaAdminiatration 



Oflica of ttM AdniMitrator 



Washington, DC 20&4«-QOQ-| 



AA&lral Jisna o. Watkiaa, USK <tat.) 



Pr«ald«at 



CoaaortiuB for ooaanofraphlo 



R«*««zeh and Cdaeation 

 1735 Maaaaehuaotta Avanua, tm 

 Vaahiagton, DC 20036°2102 



oaax Admlsal Watk^na: 



TfiaoX you vary much tut Ch« oppostvtalty to iAOlude infomation en 

 MASA'a sola in oeaca aolane«a in your atataaaat at th« upcoming 

 Trl-Caanitt«« iteadn^ oa Advaneing 0o««ne9saphy through Partnasshipa. 

 A ausBiBxy daaeription of NASA' a ooaan progcaiu is ancioaad. 



NASA ia vary pleaaad to aay that ««# together with our national and 

 inftacnatiOAAl p«rtn«T«. az« in t^a final ataga of oonpleting a 8«t of 

 dadioatad miaaiona that demonatsata our ability to observe the global 

 oeean. Zsdaad, MASA'a ooeans misaiona are an esaential part o£ NASA's 

 Mlsaion To Planet Earth program, a apace-based global observation system 

 supporting the U.S. Global Change Reaaarch Program, the coordinated U.S. 

 intaraganoy program daaigned to provide the scientific baaia for 

 understanding global change. 



Ne appreciate your hard work and enthusiasn in building partnarships 

 in oceanography and look torward to continuing to «orlc with you on oeaan 

 acianca isauaa. 



Sincerely, 



Daniel S. Goldin 

 Administrator 



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