Musharraf asked Reynolds to act as an advisor to him and to contact US President Bill Clinton , to reassure the White House , as to the intentions of the new government of Pakistan . Reynolds claimed in later interviews that because of the trust built on with Musharraf he would be asked to arrange peace talks between India and Pakistan . These talks started in early 2001 , but were interrupted by the September 11 attacks , after which Musharraf could not get in contact with the White House . He called Reynolds , who called former US President Bill Clinton , who quickly contacted President George W. Bush to communicate the Pakistani position
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Albert Reynolds