EFTA01811353: 2010 Email From Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley Referencing Private Meetings With Foreign Ministers

UpdatedNovember 13, 2026

ByEpsteinWiki

Snapshot

Field	Details
Document number	EFTA01811353
Internal page marking	EFTA_R1_00181064
Record type	One page email containing apparently forwarded or copied invitation text
Date	October 1, 2010
Time	5:50:21 PM
Sender	Jeffrey Epstein
Recipient	Jes Staley
Subject	“this is nuts”
Named officials	Fourteen ministers and senior government officials
Countries represented	Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates
Key language	Private time with each official and an approved security clearance
Probable event context	The inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum in the United Arab Emirates
Event organizer	United Arab Emirates government and the International Peace Institute
Release source	United States Department of Justice Epstein Library, Data Set 10
Evidentiary value	Documents Epstein relaying proposed access between a senior JPMorgan executive and foreign officials
Primary limitation	The record does not prove that Staley attended or met any listed official

EFTA01811353 is a one page email sent by Jeffrey Epstein to senior JPMorgan executive Jes Staley on October 1, 2010. Epstein forwarded or copied a message inviting him to an event where he was told he could have private time with fourteen foreign ministers and senior officials. The message also stated that his security clearance had been approved.

The wording inside the email is addressed to “Jeffrey,” even though the visible email header identifies Epstein as the sender and Staley as the recipient. This distinction is critical. Epstein appears to have transmitted invitation language that he received from another person. The available page does not identify the original writer.

The named officials represented governments across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Related records strongly indicate that the invitation concerned the inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum, a private diplomatic gathering held near Abu Dhabi in November 2010.

The document shows Epstein relaying extraordinary diplomatic access to Staley approximately two years after Epstein became a registered sex offender. It does not establish that Staley attended the gathering, that any private meetings occurred, or that the listed officials personally knew Epstein or Staley.

What Is This Record?

The record is an email from Jeffrey Epstein to Jes Staley with the subject “this is nuts.”

The body begins with language addressed to Jeffrey. It urges him to attend, says that private time with each listed official may be available, and states that his security clearance has been approved.

A list of fourteen officials follows.

The email ends with Epstein’s standard confidentiality notice, which states that the communication may contain privileged or inside information and identifies it as Epstein’s property.

The structure supports the conclusion that Epstein copied or forwarded an invitation into a new message to Staley. It does not show the original sender, original transmission date, or complete preceding email chain.

This is therefore best described as an Epstein to Staley email containing apparently forwarded invitation text, not as definitive proof that Epstein personally wrote every sentence appearing in the body.

Source and Provenance

The primary record is available through the independent Epstein Files Research Database, which links document identifiers to the underlying Department of Justice production.

The official source is the Department of Justice PDF for EFTA01811353.

Provenance element	Information
Department of Justice data set	Data Set 10
Public document number	EFTA01811353
Internal production number	EFTA_R1_00181064
Visible page count	One
Visible date	October 1, 2010
Visible sender	Jeffrey Epstein
Visible recipient	Jes Staley
Visible subject	“this is nuts”
Attachment shown	None
Original invitation sender	Not identified
Complete email chain	Not included

The document’s release through the Department of Justice establishes its presence within the government’s Epstein records production. Release does not independently authenticate every statement inside the email or prove that every proposed meeting occurred.

The page should be preserved using both EFTA01811353 and EFTA_R1_00181064 because the two identifiers may assist researchers comparing copies, indexes, and production databases.

What the Record Contains

The email contains three principal elements.

An Invitation Addressed to Epstein

The copied text invites “Jeffrey” to attend an unnamed gathering. This wording indicates that Epstein was the intended recipient of the invitation embedded inside the message.

Proposed Private Access

The invitation says Epstein may have private time with each official on the accompanying list.

The phrase could describe individual conversations, private breakout meetings, brief introductions, or access arranged around a larger event. The record does not define the duration, purpose, location, or format of the proposed private time.

A Security Clearance Reference

The invitation states that Epstein’s security clearance was approved.

The document does not define “security clearance.” In this context, the phrase may refer to event vetting, identity verification, venue access, or approval by organizers. It should not be treated as proof that Epstein possessed a classified United States government security clearance.

The List of Officials

The message lists fourteen ministers and government leaders from multiple regions.

Country	Name as presented or standardized	Position during the relevant period
Bahrain	Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Egypt	Ahmed Aboul Gheit	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kuwait	Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lebanon	Saad Hariri	Prime Minister
Luxembourg	Jean Asselborn	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Morocco	Taieb Fassi Fihri	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Nigeria	Henry Odein Ajumogobia	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pakistan	Shah Mahmood Qureshi	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Portugal	Luís Filipe Marques Amado	Minister of State and Foreign Affairs
Qatar	Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani	Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
South Korea	Yu Myung hwan	Recently departed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Spain	Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Switzerland	Micheline Calmy Rey	Federal Councillor responsible for foreign affairs
United Arab Emirates	Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan	Minister of Foreign Affairs

Some names are misspelled or inconsistently rendered in the released document. The table preserves the identity of the listed officials while using standardized spellings where possible.

Yu Myung hwan resigned as South Korea’s foreign minister in September 2010, before the October email and November forum. His appearance may indicate that the list was prepared earlier, had not yet been updated, or included him in a former official capacity.

Key Evidence

Evidence	Significance
Epstein sent the message to Staley	Establishes direct communication between Epstein and a senior JPMorgan executive
Subject line states “this is nuts”	Suggests Epstein considered the access or invitation remarkable
Body is addressed to Jeffrey	Indicates that Epstein was forwarding or copying material received from another source
Private time is offered with each official	Documents proposed individual access rather than mere attendance at a public gathering
Security clearance is described as approved	Indicates that some form of vetting or event access approval had occurred
Fourteen governments are represented	Shows the international scope of the proposed access
Several listed people held national security and diplomatic responsibilities	Establishes that the gathering involved officials positioned near sensitive foreign policy matters
Epstein transmitted the information to Staley	Shows that Epstein considered the opportunity relevant to Staley
No original sender appears	Leaves the source and authority behind the invitation unresolved
No reply from Staley appears on the page	Prevents the document from proving acceptance or attendance

The strongest direct evidence is not that Epstein actually held fourteen meetings. The strongest evidence is that Epstein received and relayed an invitation representing that such access could be arranged.

What It Proves

EFTA01811353 proves that:

Epstein emailed Jes Staley on October 1, 2010.
Epstein transmitted text addressed to him from an unidentified source.
The transmitted text invited Epstein to an international gathering.
The text represented that Epstein could receive private time with each listed official.
The text represented that Epstein’s security clearance had been approved.
Fourteen ministers and senior officials were named.
Epstein considered the information significant enough to forward to Staley.
Epstein had access to information concerning a private international diplomatic gathering.
Epstein remained connected to elite financial and diplomatic circles after his 2008 Florida conviction.
Staley was positioned to receive invitations, lists, or access information through Epstein.

When read with EFTA00726612 and EFTA00777934, the record strongly supports a connection to the inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum.

What It Does Not Prove

The document does not prove that:

Staley accepted the invitation.
Staley traveled to the United Arab Emirates.
Staley attended the Sir Bani Yas Forum.
Epstein attended every session of the forum.
Epstein or Staley met privately with every listed official.
Any listed official personally requested a meeting with Epstein.
Any listed official knew that Epstein had forwarded the list to Staley.
Any named official knew about Epstein’s criminal history.
Any criminal conduct occurred at the gathering.
Classified information was discussed.
Epstein or Staley possessed a government clearance for classified information.
Epstein officially represented the United States, Israel, JPMorgan, or another government or institution.
Epstein was acting under instructions from an intelligence service.
Staley was acting on behalf of JPMorgan in connection with the proposed meetings.
The unidentified writer had authority to guarantee individual meetings.
The officials listed on October 1 ultimately attended the November event.

A person’s appearance on a proposed participant or access list is not evidence that the person participated in Epstein’s crimes. No such allegation appears in EFTA01811353.

People and Entities

Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein was the sender of the visible email. He forwarded or copied invitation language offering him access to senior foreign officials.

Epstein had pleaded guilty to Florida prostitution related charges in 2008 and was a registered sex offender when this message was sent. The document demonstrates that his conviction did not prevent his continued access to international diplomatic networks.

Jes Staley

Jes Staley was a senior JPMorgan executive and the recipient of the email. In 2010, he led JPMorgan’s investment banking operations.

The record does not explain why Epstein sent the invitation to Staley. Possible reasons include encouraging attendance, sharing a networking opportunity, seeking Staley’s reaction, or demonstrating Epstein’s own access. The page alone cannot determine which explanation is correct.

The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority later found that Staley had misrepresented the nature and duration of his relationship with Epstein. The regulator relied on hundreds of emails showing a close relationship over many years.

JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase employed Staley and maintained Epstein as a client during this period.

The email does not identify Staley as acting for JPMorgan in connection with the foreign ministers. However, his senior banking position is relevant because private access to foreign ministers could hold professional, financial, and geopolitical value for a global investment banking executive.

International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute helped organize the Sir Bani Yas Forum with the United Arab Emirates government.

The organization became an important part of Epstein’s diplomatic network through its former president, Terje Rød Larsen, and through financial support associated with Epstein.

United Arab Emirates

The inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum was held near Abu Dhabi and organized with the United Arab Emirates government. UAE foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan appears on the list in EFTA01811353.

Probable Sir Bani Yas Forum Connection

EFTA01811353 does not identify the event by name. Related evidence nevertheless provides a strong contextual match.

EFTA00726612 contains an agenda for the inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum, held from November 5 through November 8, 2010.

EFTA00777934 contains another message connected to Epstein that lists foreign ministers and senior officials expected at the gathering. That message states that Epstein’s attendance would be greatly appreciated.

The International Peace Institute’s contemporary announcement confirms that the UAE and IPI hosted more than twenty foreign ministers and other senior figures. It describes the forum as a candid discussion conducted under the Chatham House Rule, with participants and the agenda intended to remain confidential.

Evidence point	EFTA01811353	Sir Bani Yas records
Time period	October 1, 2010	November 5 through November 8, 2010
Geographic focus	Not stated	United Arab Emirates
Participant type	Foreign ministers and senior officials	Foreign ministers, political leaders, and policy figures
UAE foreign minister	Listed	Forum host
Private access	Expressly offered	Private retreat format
Security vetting	Referenced	Consistent with restricted event access
Confidentiality	Epstein notice attached	Forum operated under nonattribution rules

The combined records make the Sir Bani Yas Forum the most plausible event. Researchers should still distinguish this contextual identification from an event name printed directly in EFTA01811353.

Diplomatic and Financial Significance

The officials named in the email were positioned to influence foreign policy, banking regulation, sovereign investment, trade, regional security, energy policy, and international negotiations.

For a global banking executive, individual access to these officials could offer professional value. For Epstein, the ability to offer or relay such access strengthened his role as an intermediary between finance and government.

Area of potential interest	Relevant officials or governments
Gulf finance and sovereign investment	Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain
Middle East diplomacy	Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates
European Union policy	Luxembourg, Portugal, and Spain
South Asian security	Pakistan
African diplomacy and energy	Nigeria
East Asian trade and security	South Korea
International mediation	Switzerland
Banking and investment relationships	Multiple governments represented

The document does not reveal what Epstein or Staley wanted from these officials. It does show access being treated as transferable social and professional currency.

Timeline

Date	Event
June 30, 2008	Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida prostitution related offenses
July 2009	Epstein was released from Palm Beach County custody
2009	Jes Staley became chief executive of JPMorgan’s investment bank
April 2010	EFTA00760666 documents efforts to prioritize a meeting between Epstein and Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak
October 1, 2010	Epstein sent EFTA01811353 to Staley
November 4, 2010	The International Peace Institute publicly announced the Sir Bani Yas gathering
November 5 through November 8, 2010	The inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum was held near Abu Dhabi
February 10, 2011	EFTA01835740 recorded plans for Ehud Barak to visit Epstein’s home after meetings with senior United States officials
2013	Staley left JPMorgan
2015	Staley became chief executive of Barclays
2021	Staley resigned from Barclays during scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
June 2025	A United Kingdom tribunal upheld regulatory findings concerning Staley’s descriptions of his Epstein relationship
July 2025	The Financial Conduct Authority issued a final notice banning Staley from senior financial management roles
2026	EFTA01811353 became publicly accessible through the Department of Justice Epstein Files production

Related Evidence

EFTA00726612: Sir Bani Yas Forum Agenda

EFTA00726612 contains the agenda for the inaugural Sir Bani Yas Forum.

The agenda addressed:

The Middle East peace process.
Iran.
Nuclear proliferation.
Regional security.
Energy security.
International diplomacy.

Participants included foreign ministers, former government leaders, policy specialists, journalists, and officials with intelligence and atomic energy responsibilities.

EFTA00777934: Invitation and Participant Information

EFTA00777934 contains a message sent through Epstein’s email system concerning the foreign ministers meeting. It indicates that Epstein’s participation would be appreciated.

This related document helps identify the unnamed event referenced in EFTA01811353.

EFTA00760666: Ehud Barak Scheduling

EFTA00760666 documents efforts to arrange private time between Epstein and Ehud Barak during April 2010.

The scheduling chain describes a possible meeting with Barak as Epstein’s priority. It provides additional evidence that Epstein was actively cultivating access to senior political and national security figures during the same year.

EFTA01835740: Barak Visit After United States Government Meetings

EFTA01835740 contains a February 2011 email from Epstein to Boris Nikolic.

The message describes Barak’s meetings with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, and congressional leaders. It then indicates that Barak’s next stop would be Epstein’s home for several hours.

The document does not disclose what Epstein and Barak discussed or establish that classified information was shared.

International Peace Institute Network

The EpsteinWiki investigation into Terje Rød Larsen and Mona Juul examines the International Peace Institute as a diplomatic access point in Epstein’s network.

The IPI relationship is important because it provides an institutional pathway through which Epstein could enter gatherings involving United Nations officials, diplomats, foreign ministers, donors, and political leaders.

Butterfly Bureau Investigation

The Butterfly Bureau investigation into Epstein’s intelligence adjacent access places EFTA01811353 beside records involving the Sir Bani Yas Forum, Ehud Barak, Gulf officials, diplomatic backchannels, and Epstein’s earlier invitation to CIA headquarters.

The investigation concludes that the available records prove unusual access and intermediary behavior. It also correctly distinguishes that evidence from proof that Epstein was formally employed or directed by an intelligence agency.

EpsteinWiki Sir Bani Yas Sleuth Report

The EpsteinWiki sleuth report on Epstein’s access to the invitation only foreign ministers forum examines the broader documentary chain connecting Epstein to the forum after his conviction.

Pakistan Fact Check

A Soch Fact Check investigation examined false social media claims about Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

The fact check found that Qureshi’s name appeared in the list but found no evidence that he attended an Epstein party, met Epstein, or participated in criminal activity. This is an important example of why a name appearing in an email must not be converted into an unsupported allegation.

Reliability

Reliability factor	Assessment
Department of Justice production number	Strong
Visible sender and recipient	Strong
Exact timestamp	Strong
Internal page marking	Strong
Named officials	Strong as evidence of what the list contains
Identity of original invitation writer	Unknown
Identification of event	Strong contextual inference
Meaning of security clearance	Unresolved
Proof of attendance	Absent
Proof of private meetings	Absent
Proof of classified access	Absent
Proof of wrongdoing by officials	Absent
Relationship between Epstein and Staley	Corroborated by extensive additional evidence

The document is highly reliable as evidence that Epstein sent the listed information to Staley. It is not sufficient to prove that every representation in the embedded invitation was accurate.

The header and body must be interpreted together. The header establishes that Epstein sent the page to Staley. The salutation inside the body indicates that someone else probably wrote the underlying invitation to Epstein.

Survivor Safety and Privacy

This record does not identify a survivor and contains no direct description of sexual abuse. Its importance comes from what it reveals about Epstein’s continuing access to power after his conviction.

That access must be considered within the larger history of institutional failure surrounding Epstein. He remained accepted in banking, diplomatic, academic, and political spaces while survivors carried the consequences of his conduct.

At the same time, survivor centered documentation requires restraint. The presence of a public official’s name in an invitation list does not establish participation in Epstein’s trafficking operation. Unsupported accusations can obscure verified evidence, harm innocent people, and weaken credible survivor testimony.

The responsible conclusion is that the document establishes proposed access. It does not establish criminal involvement by the listed officials.

Why This Matters

EFTA01811353 documents Epstein operating as a bridge between a senior global banker and an international diplomatic gathering.

The email matters for five central reasons.

First, Epstein received an invitation promising private access to multiple foreign ministers.

Second, the invitation treated his event approval as an established administrative fact.

Third, Epstein immediately shared the opportunity with Jes Staley, one of the most powerful executives at JPMorgan Chase.

Fourth, related records connect the invitation to a confidential forum addressing regional conflict, Iran, nuclear proliferation, energy, and the Middle East peace process.

Fifth, this access continued after Epstein’s conviction and registration as a sex offender.

The record supports describing Epstein as an access broker or elite intermediary. He possessed or claimed the ability to connect financiers, diplomats, political leaders, and national security figures.

That behavior could have value to banks, governments, private intelligence networks, lobbyists, donors, or individuals seeking unofficial diplomatic channels. The document does not reveal who benefited from the proposed meetings or what information might have been exchanged.

Fact Check

Claim	Finding
EFTA01811353 is dated October 1, 2010	Confirmed
Epstein sent the visible email to Jes Staley	Confirmed
The subject was “this is nuts”	Confirmed
Fourteen countries were represented	Confirmed
The text offered private time with listed officials	Confirmed
The text said a security clearance was approved	Confirmed
The embedded invitation was addressed to Jeffrey	Confirmed
Epstein personally authored the invitation language	Not established
The original invitation sender is identified	False
The event was explicitly named in EFTA01811353	False
Related records connect the message to the Sir Bani Yas Forum	Strongly supported
The forum was organized by the UAE and IPI	Confirmed
The forum used the Chatham House Rule	Confirmed by IPI
Staley attended the forum	Not established
Staley met privately with the listed officials	Not established
Epstein met every listed official	Not established
Security clearance meant classified government access	Not established
The named officials participated in Epstein’s crimes	Not supported
Shah Mahmood Qureshi is independently documented meeting Epstein	Not established
The email demonstrates Epstein’s continuing elite access after conviction	Supported
Staley and Epstein maintained a close relationship	Corroborated by regulatory findings and additional emails

Questions Still Unanswered

Who wrote the original invitation addressed to Epstein?
What person or institution approved Epstein’s event access?
What did “security clearance” mean in this specific context?
Did the approval involve government vetting, organizer approval, venue security, or another process?
Why did Epstein forward the invitation to Staley?
Did Epstein intend for Staley to attend with him?
Did Staley accept or respond in a separate email?
Do travel records place Epstein or Staley in the United Arab Emirates during the forum?
Which officials on the October list ultimately attended?
Did Epstein receive individual meetings with any listed official?
Did Staley receive individual meetings with any listed official?
Were JPMorgan resources, employees, aircraft, or client relationships involved?
Did Epstein represent any government, company, foundation, or private client at the forum?
What role did Terje Rød Larsen or the International Peace Institute play in arranging Epstein’s access?
Did the UAE government know about Epstein’s 2008 conviction when his access was approved?
Are there registration forms, security records, hotel records, photographs, seating plans, or transportation manifests confirming attendance?
What discussions, if any, occurred concerning banking, energy, sovereign investment, Iran, or the Middle East peace process?
Why was Epstein considered an appropriate participant in a confidential foreign policy gathering after his conviction?
Did Epstein use access to the forum to strengthen his position with Staley or JPMorgan?
Are additional pages from the original email chain missing from the public production?

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