FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   LEE KEWSONG 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Carlyle Group L.P. [CG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-Chief Executive Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20004 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Units 1,014,294 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEE KEWSONG 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20004	  X	Â	  Co-Chief Executive Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey W. Ferguson, by Power of Attorney for Kewsong Lee		01/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Of these 1,014,294 securities, 329,472 are common units and 684,822 are deferred restricted common units. Of the 684,822 deferred restricted common units, 98,778 are scheduled to vest on February 1, 2018; 214,988 are scheduled to vest on August 1, 2018; 98,777 are scheduled to vest on February 1, 2019; 156,150 are scheduled to vest on August 1, 2019; and 116,129 are scheduled to vest on August 1, 2020, in each case, provided that Mr. Lee continues to provide services to the issuer.
  Remarks: Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the reporting person herein states that this filing shall not be deemed to be an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any of these interests, and disclaims beneficial ownership of such interests, except to the extent of such reporting person's pecuniary interest in such interests.

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