Larry Summers

Lawrence Summers served as US Treasury Secretary under President Clinton from 1999 to 2001 and as President of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006. From 2009 to 2010 he was Director of the National Economic Council under President Obama. He appears in Epstein's archive as a regular dinner guest and correspondent. In September 2011, a member of Epstein's staff noted he was trying to arrange Summers and Karim Wade at the same dinner: "JE just said Karim will be coming Friday and has me asking Larry Summers if he can come as well...this could become an initimate dinner!" The introduction succeeded five years later. On November 29, 2016, six months after Wade's release from Rebeuss prison and his flight to Qatar, Epstein sent both men a two-line introduction email. Summers agreed to a Wednesday call before asking Epstein who Wade was. After receiving Epstein's briefing on Wade's background, he wrote back: "Try always discreet. If u become associated publicly w something the reputations converge. Looking fwd to meeting Karim."