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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Eric Solomon |
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February 20, 2002 |
(202) 994-3087 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN TURNER TO DISCUSS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY
GW’s Elliott School
Hosts Head of Bureau for Oceans & International Environmental &
Scientific Affairs
MARCH 6
| EVENT: | John Turner, assistant secretary of state of the Bureau for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the Department of State, will speak at The George Washington University about the agenda he is setting for the Bureau. This event is sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. |
| WHEN: |
Wednesday, March 6,
2002 |
| WHERE: |
Marvin
Center |
| COST: |
This event is free and open to the public. |
BACKGROUND:
John Turner was sworn in as assistant secretary of state of the Bureau for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs on November 13, 2001. In this capacity, he heads U.S. Department of State programs and activities concerning the environment, climate change, oceans affairs, science and technology, and HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
Prior to his appointment as assistant secretary, Turner was president and chief executive officer of The Conservation Fund. Between 1989 and 1993, he served as the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where he was responsible for expanding collaborative approaches under the Endangered Species Act, increasing wetland protection and establishing 55 new National Wildlife Refuges, the most of any administration in the nation’s history. He also served for 19 years in the Wyoming State Legislature and is a past president of the State Senate. These and other details of Mr. Turner’s impressive career can be found on the Department of State’s website at http://www.state.gov.
**Media interested in attending, should contact Eric Solomon at (202) 994-3087.**
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