 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.