| | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105010853im_/http://www.state.gov/images/clearpixel.gif) RemarksBureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Remarks 2008
--10/23/08 Global Alliance: An Agenda for U.S.-Japan Cooperation; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--10/21/08 President Bush Attends White House Summit on International Development ; George W. Bush , President; Remarks at the White House Summit on International Development; Washington, DC
--10/21/08 Seeds of a Perfect Storm: Genetically Modified Crops and the Global Food Security Crisis; Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and to the Administrator of USAID; Inaugural Lecture in the Jefferson Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series; Washington, DC
--09/29/08 Climate Change, Energy Security and the Clean Technology Revolution; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at the 2nd EU-US Business Roundtable on "Energy and Technology: Powering the Green Revolution, Our Options for the Future, Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain; Madrid, Spain
--09/15/08 Western Lowland Gorillas - A Success for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to Wildlife Conservation Society Event ; Washington, DC
--09/09/08 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO); Amb. Reno L. Harnish, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Evironmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at Signing Event; Overland Park, KS
--09/08/08 The Paramaribo Dialogue: A Country-Led Initiative on Financing for Sustainable Forest Management In Support of the UN Forum on Forests; Ms. Stephanie Caswell, Director, Environment and Natural Resources Conservation; Welcoming Address; Paramaribo, Suriname
--08/13/08 Arctic Policy; Margaret F. Hayes, Director of Office of Oceans Affairs; Speech to Arctic Parliamentarians on Aspects of U.S. Arctic Policy; Fairbanks, Alaska
--07/31/08 Energy Issues in the Western Hemisphere; Daniel S. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs; Statement Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
--07/24/08 Energy Security and Climate Change - An International Overview; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at Business Roundtable: Opportunities in the Caribbean Renewable Energy Sector; Nassau, Bahamas
--07/17/08 Endangered Mountain Gorillas; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Kigali, Rwanda
--07/17/08 Remarks at Breakfast Briefing on the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP); Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Washington, DC
--07/15/08 Ranger Recognition Ceremony; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Ihusi Hotel, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
--07/14/08 WIREC and U.S. Foreign Policy on Energy and Climate Security Post-Bali; Reno Harnish, Principal Deputy Assistant for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to the 923rd Wilton Park Conference; Wilton Park, United Kingdom
--07/09/08 President Bush Discusses G8 Summit and MEM Leaders Meeting ; George W. Bush, President; Toyako, Japan
--07/08/08 Critical Use Nominations; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Remarks to the 28th Meeting of the Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; Bankok, Thailand
--07/08/08 G8 Declaration on Environment and Climate Change ; Office of the Press Secretary, White House; Toyako, Japan
--07/08/08 Press Gaggle by Dana Perino, Dan Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Deputy National Security Advisor, and Jim Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality; Jim Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality; White House; Toyako, Japan
--07/08/08 Replenishment of the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund for the 2009-2011 Triennium; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Remarks to the 28th Meeting of the Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; Bankok, Thailand
--07/07/08 Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Remarks to the 28th Meeting of the Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; Bangkok, Thailand
--07/01/08 Beijing Launch of Harrison Ford PSAs; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Beijing, China
--06/27/08 Opening Remarks at 2008 Water Sciences Forum; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Washington, DC
--06/17/08 From Science to Industry: Successes and Challenges of the U.S. - Israel Binational Model; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State; Remarks to the Meeting of Bi-Net; National Academies of Science, Washington, DC
--06/17/08 Toward an Environmentally Effective and Economically Sustainable Global Climate Deal; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Chatham House; London, England
--06/09/08 Mitigation: Enabling the Full, Effective and Sustained Implementation of the Convention Through Long-Term Cooperative Action Now, up to and Beyond 2012; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of United States Delegation; Remarks to the Contact Group of the Ad Hoc Working Group Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention on Agenda Item 3; Bonn, Germany
--06/09/08 Shared Vision: Enabling the Full, Effective and Sustained implementation of the Convention Through Long-Term Cooperative Action Now, up to and Beyond 2012; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of United States Delegation; Remarks to the Contact Group of the Ad Hoc Working Group Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention on Agenda Item 3; Bonn, Germany
--06/09/08 Wildlife Trafficking Issues; Bo Derek, Special Envoy of the Secretary of State for Wildlife Trafficking Issues; Washington, DC
--06/07/08 Finance: Enabling the Full, Effective and Sustained Implementation of the Convention Through Long-Term Cooperative Action Now, up to and Beyond 2012; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of United States Delegation; Remarks to the Contact Group of the Ad Hoc Working Group Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention on Agenda Item 3; Bonn, Germany
--06/07/08 Technology: Enabling the Full, Effective and Sustained Implementation of the Convention through Long-Term Cooperative Action Now, up to and Beyond 2012; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of United States Delegation; Remarks to Contact Group of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention on Agenda Item 3; Bonn, Germany
--06/06/08 Adaptation: Enabling the Full, Effective and Sustained Implementation of the Convention Through Long-Term Cooperative Action Now, Up to and Beyond 2012; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of United States Delegation; Remarks to the Contact Group of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention on Agenda Item 3; Bonn, Germany
--06/06/08 Opening Remarks to Bonn Ad Hoc Working Group; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of the United States Delegation; Remarks to the Opening Plenary of the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action Under the Convention (AWG-LCA 2) ; Bonn, Germany
--06/06/08 Second Plenary Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action Under the Convention; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of United States Delegation ; Remarks to the Second Session (AWGLCA 2); Bonn, Germany
--06/05/08 Illegal Trade in Wildlife and World Environmentl Day; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at Launch of Harrison Ford Public Service Announcements; United Nations, New York City
--06/05/08 Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Public Service Announcement; Harrision Ford, Actor; Washington, DC
--06/02/08 Climate: AWG-LCA; Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Head of the United States Delegation; Remarks to Opening Plenary of the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 2); Bonn, Germany
--05/19/08 Conservation as Diplomacy; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at a Wildlife Conservation Society Panel Discussion; Washington, DC
--05/14/08 Ministerial Roundtable on Inter-linkages among the Thematic Issues, including Adaptation to Climate Change; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Remarks to the High Level Segment Sixteenth Session Commission on Sustainable Development United Nations; New York City
--05/07/08 Arctic Region Partnerships; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to the 5th Annual US-Denmark-Greenland JCM; Washington, DC
--05/02/08 Climate Change and Sustainable Development; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to the Sustainable Development Forum 2008; New York City
--04/22/08 2008 Earth Day Event; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to...; Washington, DC
--04/18/08 Briefing on Major Economies Meeting; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Office of Press Secretary, White House; Washington, DC
--04/17/08 U.S./United Kingdom Announcement on Health and Health Workers
--04/16/08 Challenges Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing ; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries; Remarks Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans; Washington, DC
--04/16/08 President Bush Discusses Climate Change ; George W. Bush, President; Rose Garden, White House, Washington, DC
--04/16/08 Press Briefing on Climate Change by Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality ; Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality ; White House, Washington, DC
--04/08/08 Environmental Good Governance and Enforcement; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Cape Town, South Africa
--04/03/08 International Fisheries: Management and Enforcement; John Negroponte, Deputy Secretary; Remarks to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Washington, DC
--04/03/08 Sustainable International Fisheries; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries; Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Washington, DC
--04/02/08 Climate Change, Combating Trade in Illegal Wildlife, and Protecting the World's Forests; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to the Georgetown Leadership Seminar; Washington, DC
--04/02/08 Hearing on Science Diplomacy; Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID; Testimony Before the House Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education; Washington, DC
--04/02/08 International Science and Technology Cooperation; Jeff Miotke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space, and Health; Before the Subcommittee on Research, Science Education, House Committee on Science and Technology; United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC
--03/31/08 Statement by Nancy Carter-Foster, Senior Adviser for Health and Chair, Interagency Global Road Safety Roundtable, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, on Agenda Item 46: Global road safety crisis, ; United States Mission to the United Nations ; Washington, DC
--03/24/08 Opening Remarks at the Institute of Medicine's Public Meeting of the Committee on Transforming the Case for U.S. Commitment to Global Health; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Washington, DC
--03/16/08 Remarks on the Post-2012 Climate Regime; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development; Chiba, Japan
--03/12/08 Remarks at Stand for Africa Event Honoring Malaria No More; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--03/05/08 Poaching American Security: Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Statement before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources; Washington, DC
--03/05/08 President Bush Attends Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 ; George W. Bush, President; Remarks to WIREC2008; Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
--03/04/08 Remarks at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference; Deputy Secretary John Negroponte; Washington, DC
--02/27/08 Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A Post-Bali Overview; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Written Statement Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment; United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC
--02/26/08 Transatlantic Economic Council, Major Economies Process, and Climate Change; Daniel M. Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs; Press Roundtable; Berlin, Germany
--02/19/08 President Bush Tours Meru District Hospital, Discusses Malaria ; George W. Bush, President ; Remarks to Meru District Hospital; Arusha, Tanzania
--02/12/08 Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World At Work; Alejandro D. Wolff, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN; Remarks at the General Assembly Thematic Debate; New York City
--01/24/08 Working Towards a New Global Framework on Cutting Greenhouse Gases; Kurt D. Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; The German Marshall Fund Strategy Seminar on Transatlantic Dimensions of Energy, Environment, and Security; Washington, DC
--01/04/08 Remarks With the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin At the Signing of the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement Ceremony; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
2007
--12/15/07 Closing Statement at the Conference of the Parties; Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Head of United States Delegation; Thirteenth Session of the Conference Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--12/13/07 December 13 Press Conference by the U.S. Delegation; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Head of the United States Delegation; Thirteenth Session of the Conference Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--12/12/07 December 12 Press Conference by the U.S. Delegation; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Head of the United States Delegation; Senior Climate Negotiator; Bali, Indonesia
--12/11/07 US-Indonesia Debt-for-Nature Statement; U.S. Embassy Jakarta; Jakarta, Indonesia
--12/10/07 December 10 Press Conference by the Delegation of the United States; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--12/09/07 Informal Trade Ministers Dialogue on Climate Change Issues; Susan C. Schwab, Ambassador, United States Trade Representative; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--12/07/07 Senior Officials' Meeting of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
--12/06/07 December 6 Press Conference by the Delegation of the United States; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--12/03/07 Press Conference by the Delegation of the United States; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--11/28/07 Statement by the President on Energy Security and Climate Change; President Bush; Washington, DC
--11/16/07 Japan Cooperation On Energy Security, Clean Development, And Climate Change; Office of the Press Secretary, White House; Washington, DC
--11/13/07 International Climate Change Negotiations; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Oral Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--11/13/07 International Climate Change Negotiations; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Written Testimony Submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--11/13/07 Renewable Energy and the Future; Ambassador Reno Harnish, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at an International Symposium on Materials Issues in a Hydrogen Economy; Richmond, Virginia
--11/07/07 An Important Day for Costa Rican Forests; David Henifen, Charge d'Affairs for U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica; ; San Jose, Costa Rica
--10/30/07 Renewable Energy and the Global Environment; Reno Harnish, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science Affairs Bureau; Testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment; Washington, DC
--10/24/07 Remarks at an Informal Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Bogor, Indonesia
--10/12/07 Building Bridges to the Future; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment; Remarks to Environment for Europe 6th Ministerial Conference; Belgrade, Serbia
--10/11/07 Remarks at the George Brown Award Ceremony; Reno Harnish, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary; Washington, DC
--10/10/07 Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking Presentation; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary; Remarks to the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; Key Biscayne, Florida
--09/28/07 President Bush Participates in Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change; George W. Bush, President; Remarks at the U.S. Department of State; Washington, DC
--09/27/07 Remarks at Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change; James L. Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; Released by the Office of the Spokesman; Washington, DC
--09/27/07 Remarks at the Major Economies Meeting; Treasury Secretary Paulson , U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs; Washington, DC
--09/27/07 The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State; Written Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--09/25/07 Emerging from the Frost: Security in 21st Century Arctic; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at the International Conference; Tromso, Norway
--09/24/07 Remarks at the UNGA High-Level Event on Climate Technology Session; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; United Nations Headquarters; New York, New York
--09/18/07 Accelerating the Phase-Out of HCFCs; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment ; Remarks at the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; Montreal, Quebec
--09/18/07 Critical Use Nomination for Methyl Bromide; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment; Remarks at the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; Montreal, Quebec
--09/16/07 Future of the Montreal Protocol: Lessons Learned and Applicability to Other Environmental Issues; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ; 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol: Celebrating 20 Years of Progress; Palais des congres de Montreal
--08/27/07 Building Blocks for Long-Term Cooperative Action and Their Coherent Integration Into an Appropriate and Effective International Response to Climate Change; Dr. Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Remarks to the Fourth Workshop: Dialogue on Long-Term Cooperative Action to Address Cimate Change by Enhancing Implementation of the Convention; Vienna, Austria
--08/21/07 Energy and Development; Reno Harnish, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary; Remarks to USDA Global Conference on Agricultural Biofuels; Minneapolis, Minnesota
--08/13/07 Swearing-In Ceremony; Nina V. Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary; Treaty Room, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
--08/01/07 Diplomacy to Advance Food Defense; Marc L. Ostfield, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Health Security; Remarks to 6th Global Food Safety and Quality Conference; Chicago, IL
--07/22/07 Remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Forests and Climate; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Sydney, Australia
--07/11/07 Hearing on: "The Kyoto Protocol: An Update"; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, United States House of Representatives ; Washington, DC
--07/11/07 The Kyoto Protocol: An Update -- Oral Statement; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Testimony Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment; Washington, DC
--06/28/07 Food Defense: The Vital Role of International Collaboration; Marc L. Ostfield, Senior Advisor for Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Health Security; Remarks at the Biennial Meeting, The National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD); Chaska, MN
--06/27/07 Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of US-NZ Antarctic Cooperation; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; National Geographic Headquarters, Washington, DC
--06/21/07 Opening Remarks: Agenda Item 5.4: Environment and Sustainable Development; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at the 20th ASEAN - U.S. Dialogue; Washington, DC
--06/13/07 International Environmental Issues; Reno Harnish, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to to Global Young Leaders Conference; Washington, DC
--06/05/07 Role of Partnerships to Improve Wildlife Law Enforcement; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ; Remarks to Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking Side Event; The Hague, Netherlands
--05/31/07 President Bush Discusses United States International Development Agenda; Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC
--05/21/07 Africa's Water Crises and the U.S. Response; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Testimony Before the Foreign Affair's Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health House of Representatives; Washington, DC
--05/21/07 Opening Statement ; Reno Harnish, Ambassador; Remarks to UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development; Geneva, Switzerland
--05/11/07 Keynote Remarks During the Global Village Energy Partnership's Side Event; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--05/11/07 Keynote Remarks During the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership's Side Event; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development,; New York City
--05/04/07 Discussing: the US at the CSD; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Outreach Issues; Washington, DC
--05/04/07 Press Briefing on the Third Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report on Climate Change; Harlan Watson, U.S. Senior Climate Negotiator And Special Representative; Remarks Via Teleconference; White House
--05/02/07 Remarks on Inter-Linkages and Cross-Cutting Issues at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Ed Piñero, United States Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Remarks at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--05/01/07 Can Polio Be Eradicated?; Kent Hill, Assistant Administrator for Global Health U.S. Agency for International Development; Remarks to he Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--05/01/07 Finishing the Global Fight Against Polio; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--05/01/07 Remarks During the U.S. Delegation's Outreach Briefing on Scaling Up and Replicating Energy Solutions; Dr. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Remarks to the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--05/01/07 Remarks on Air Pollution and Atmosphere at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; John Matuszak, Division Chief, Sustainable Development and Multilateral Institutions; Remarks at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--05/01/07 Remarks on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Amanda P. Vockerodt, Foreign Affairs Officer on Climate Change and Sustainable Development; Remarks to at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development ; New York City
--05/01/07 Remarks on Industrial Development at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Darlene Williams, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development & Research U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development; Remarks at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--04/30/07 Opening Statement; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development; Remarks at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Washington, DC
--04/23/07 Developing a U.S. Strategy of Water and Sanitation: Water for the Poor Report; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to the Woodrow Wilson Center; Washington, DC
--04/19/07 The Arctic; Evan T. Bloom, Deputy Director for Polar and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to the Conference on the United States, Climate Change and the Arctic Renewed American Interest in a Changing North; University of Québec at the Montréal Science Centre, Canada
--04/17/07 Climate Change; Alejandro D. Wolff, Acting U.S. Permanent Representative; Remarks in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Energy, Security and Climate; New York City
--04/12/07 Canada Joins the International Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Washington National Zoo; Washington, DC
--04/05/07 The U.S. Role in Climate Change; Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Interview with Sally Althy, Sky TV; Washington, DC
--03/09/07 Global Progress on Biosecurity: U.S. Vision and International Efforts ; Dr. Marc L. Ostfield, Senior Advisor of Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Health Security; Remarks to the Partnership for Global Security, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC
--02/28/07 Eradication vs. Control: Comparing the Burden of Polio if Milestones Are Not Achieved; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to the WHO Urgent Stakeholder Consultation on Global Polio Eradication; Washington, DC
--02/27/07 Energy for Sustainable Development; Jonathan Margolis, Special Representative for Sustainable Development and Head of the U.S. Delegation; Statement at the Afternoon Plenary of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting for the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--02/26/07 U.S. Launch of the International Polar Year 2007-2008; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at the National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC
--02/20/07 Open Forum on US-Russia Cooperation in Space: Past, Present and Future; Claudia A. McMurray , Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at the Secretary's Open Forum Event Marking 200 Years of U.S.-Russia Cooperation; Washington, DC
--02/15/07 Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP); Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to the GLOBE Washington Legislators Forum; Washington, DC
--02/10/07 Opening Remarks at High Level Meeting of the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Gigiri, Kenya
--02/07/07 Panel on Environment and U.N. Reform; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to Global Ministers of Environment Forum, United Nations Environment Programme; Nairobi, Kenya
--02/06/07 Agenda Item 6: Implementation of the Programme of Work of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Relevant Decisions of the Governing Council; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment ; Remarks to the Committee of the Whole Governing Council United Nations Environment Programme; Nairobi, Kenya
--01/24/07 America's Energy Security; Samuel Bodman, Secretary of Energy; Remarks to "Ask the White House" -- an Online Interactive Forum ; Washington, DC
--01/20/07 50th Anniversary Commemoration of U.S. - New Zealand Cooperation on Antarctic Science; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary; Scott Base, Antarctica
--01/10/07 Panel On Next Steps; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary; Remarks to the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering; Kuwait City, Kuwait
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Remarks 2006
--12/14/06 President Bush Attends White House Summit on Malaria; President George W. Bush; The National Geographic Society; Washington, DC
--12/14/06 Science and Technology in the Islamic World: Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector - the Importance Of the Technology Private Sector in U.S. Foreign Policy; Reno Harnish, Ambassador ; Remarks to the Saban Center for Middle Eastern Policy, Brookings Institution ; Washington, DC
--11/30/06 Food Defense: International Collaboration in a Critical Area of Biodefense; Marc L. Ostfield, Senior Advisor for Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Health Security; Remarks to the European Institute: Transatlantic Dimensions of Biodefense Cooperation and Collaboration Event; Washington, DC
--11/30/06 The President's Comprehensive Climate Strategy and the Clean Coal Initiative ; James L. Connaughton, Chairman of The White House Council on Environmental Quality ; Foreign Press Center Briefing ; Washington, DC
--11/15/06 Remarks at the U.S. Side Event at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Paula Dobriansky , Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Head of the United States Delegation ; Remarks to the High-level Segment ; Nairobi, Kenya
--11/14/06 Opening Remarks: Advancing Free Trade and Promoting Environmental Objectives Are Mutually Supportive; Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment; Remarks to the CAFTA-DR Meeting on Environmental Cooperation; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
--11/06/06 Making Progress at the Twelfth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP-12); Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Remarks to COP 12 Press Conference; Nairobi, Kenya
--11/02/06 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer ; Daniel A. Reifsnyder , Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment ; Remarks at the High Level Segment of the 18 th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; New Delhi, India
--10/31/06 First Phase of Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at American Electric Power; Columbus, Ohio
--10/20/06 Global Wildlife Trafficking: What We Can Do; Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to San Francisco World Affairs Council (revised on December 29, 2006, including Ms. Derek's remarks); San Francisco, California
--10/19/06 Meet the Planet With Doug Ivey; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary for of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks on KQKE AM 960 San Francisco and Sirius Satellite Radio - Lime Channel 114; San Francisco, CA
--10/13/06 Review of Nominations for Critical Uses - Methyl Bromide; Daniel A. Reifsnyder , Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment; Remarks to the 18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer ; New Delhi, India
--10/04/06 From Words to Actions to Results: Sea Changes in Sustainable Development; Jonathan Margolis, Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Remarks to the Business Roundtable Social, Economic, and Environmental (S.E.E.) Change Initiative Workshop; San Jose, California
--09/25/06 Hope for Leo the Snow Leopard ; Claudia McMurray , Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science; Bronx Zoo, New York City
--08/08/06 Snow Leopard Send Off; Ryan C. Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan; Shamadan Hall Serena Hotel; Islamabad, Pakistan
--07/21/06 Beyond the Laboratory: Social Benefits of Science and Technology and International Cooperation; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary; Remarks to the U.S. - Brazil Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation; National Academy of Sciences
--05/22/06 Clean Development and Climate; James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Remarks at American Enterprise Institute; Washington, DC
--05/14/06 Access to Energy; Work with SEED; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to SEED Reception at the Fourteenth Session United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development ; Washington, DC
--05/04/06 Moving Forward on Energy at the CSD ; Jonathan Margolis, State Department Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Interview with Stakeholder Forum, Moving Forward on Energy at the CSD; Washington, DC
--05/02/06 U.S. Statement on Financial Resources at the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP); Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; Geneva, Switzerland
--05/01/06 Opening Remarks at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Jonathan Margolis, State Department Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Remarks to the 14th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Washington, DC
--05/01/06 U.S. Opening Statement on Matters for Consideration of the Conference of the Parties (COP); Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; Geneva, Switzerland
--04/26/06 Issues and Opportunities for Investment in Natural Tropical Forests; Daniel A Reifsnyder, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary For Environment; Remarks to International Tropical Forest Investment Forum; Cancun, Mexico
--04/19/06 Town Hall Meeting Public Law 109-121: Water for the Poor Act; Claudia McMurray, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Washington, DC
--04/05/06 The Role of Science in the Asia-Pacific Partnership; James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Testimony before the Subcommittee on Global Climate Change of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Washington, DC
--03/08/06 Clean Energy for Sustainable Development ; Claudia A. McMurray , Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ; Remarks at the Closing Session World Bank Energy Week; Washington, DC
--03/06/06 Remarks at the 4th World Water Forum; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Mexico City, Mexico
--02/09/06 Asia-Pacific Partnership On Clean Development and Climate; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--01/06/06 Briefing: U.S. Participation in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State and Global Affairs; Washington, DC
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Remarks 2005
--12/15/05 Energy and Sustainable Development ; Jonathan Margolis, U.S. Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Remarks at the UN Economic Comission of Europe (UNECE) Regional Implementation Forum; Geneva, Switzerland
--12/07/05 Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ; Dr. Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs and Head of U.S. Delegation to COP 11; Remarks to the Opening Plenary ; Montreal, Canada
--12/02/05 Launching Discussions on Long-Term Cooperative Action to Address Climate Change; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Remarks on President's Non-Paper; Montrial, Canada
--11/29/05 COP 11/MOP 1 Press Conference; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Montrial, Canada
--11/28/05 Intervention by the United States at COP 11; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Remarks to the Conference of the Parties Plenary: Agenda Item 2; Washington, DC
--11/14/05 U.S.- International Climate Change Approach: A Clean Technology Solution; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Before the Senate Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--11/09/05 Responding to the Global Threat of Avian and Pandemic Influenza; Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--11/08/05 Avian Influenza & Human Pandemic Influenza ; Anthony F. Rock, Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State; Remarks to the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza ; Geneva, Switzerland
--11/08/05 Improving Influenza Surveillance and Developing a Rapid Response Plan for Pandemic Influenza; Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness; Statement to the Meeting on Avian Influenza; Geneva, Switzerland
--11/07/05 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development; Jonathan Margolis, Special Representative for Sustainable Development ; Remarks at the Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference ; Beijing, China
--11/01/05 President Outlines Pandemic Influenza Preparations and Response ; President George W. Bush; Remarks at William Natcher Center, National Naval Medical Center; Bethesda, Maryland
--10/07/05 Discussion of the President's Meeting With Vaccine Industry Representatives on Avian Flu ; Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt; White House, Office of the Press Secretary; Washington, DC
--10/06/05 A Global Threat, a Global Response; Mike Johanns, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza Senior Officials Meeting; Washington, DC
--10/06/05 The Threat of an Avian Influenza Pandemic; Dr. Kent Hill, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health, USAID; Remarks to National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC
--10/05/05 Kyoto Protocol: Assessing the Status of Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gases; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate ; Washington, DC
--09/29/05 Ocean Treaties; David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ; Washington, DC
--09/15/05 International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
--09/14/05 Intersectoral and International Cooperation on Combating Bioterrorism; Marc L. Ostfield , Senior Advisor on Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Health Security ; Remarks at NATO Conference on Elements of Combating WMD Terrorism; Warsaw, Poland
--07/28/05 Announcing the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development; Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick; Press Conference; Vientiane, Laos
--04/22/05 President Celebrates Earth Day; McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base; Knoxville, Tennessee
--04/12/05 CSD-13 Interactive Discussion on Water; Aaron Salzberg, U.S. Department of State; Remarks at CSD-13; New York City
--04/11/05 Opening Remarks at the 13th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Jonathan Margolis, State Department Special Representative for Sustainable Development; New York City
--03/20/05 Second International Forum on Partnerships for Sustainable Development; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks; Marrakech, Morocco
--03/18/05 A Distributed Networks Approach to Sustainable Development Governance; Jonathan A. Margolis, U.S. Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Roundtable Dialogue on Advancing Sustainable Development Governance; Helsinki, Finland
--03/17/05 U.S. High-Level Segment Statement at the Sixty-first Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Geneva, Switzerland
--03/12/05 International Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage; Robert C. Blumberg, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Oceans Affairs; University of Virginia Center for Oceans Law and Policy's Annual Conference on Law of the Sea Issues in the East and South China Seas; Xiamen, China
--02/25/05 United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council; Claudia A. McMurray, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ; Statement on the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council's Unanimous Approval of Partnerships for the Reduction of Mercury; Nairobi, Kenya
2004
--12/16/04 Impacts of Climate Change, Adaptation Measures and Sustainable Development; Jacqueline E. Schafer, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, December 6-17, 2004; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--12/16/04 Mitigation of Climate Change: Policies and Their Impacts; Ms. Judith Ayres, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, December 6-17, 2004; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--12/16/04 Technology and Climate Change; Ms. Larisa Dobriansky, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy; Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--12/16/04 U.S. Delegation Press Briefing; Dr. Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and Head of the U.S. Delegation; Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, December 6-17, 2004; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--12/13/04 Press Conference -- Delegation of the United States ; Retired Naval Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator of U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Tenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--12/07/04 U.S. COP-10 Press Conference; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative and Alternate Head of the U. S. Delegation; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--11/24/04 Remarks by Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky At the Arctic Council Ministerial; Reykjavik, Iceland
--11/17/04 Oceans and Fisheries Resolution; Ambassador Sichan A. Siv, Alternate U.S. Representative to the UN General Assembly; Remarks to UN General Assembly; New York City
--10/21/04 U.S.-Led Approach to Sustainable Development; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to Global Perspectives Distinguished Visitors Series, University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida
--10/20/04 Review of the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; Kenneth Hodgkins, United States Adviser to the Fifty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly; Remarks to the UN General Assembly on Agenda Item 23; New York, New York
--10/13/04 International Cooperation on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; Kenneth Hodgkins, U.S. Adviser to the Fifty-ninth Session of the UN General Assembly; Remarks on Agenda Item 74: International Cooperation on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; New York, New York
--10/08/04 U.S. Intervention on CoP 13 Prop. 50: Inclusion of Gonystylus spp. in Appendix II with Annotation #1; Judge Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior; Remarks at CoP-13; Washington, DC
--08/19/04 Toward CSD-13: What Does Implementation Look Like?; Jonathan Margolis, Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Remarks at World Water Week Panel on CSD-13; Stockholm City Conference Center, Stockholm, Sweden
--07/08/04 Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Building on the Johannesburg Legacy; Dr. Jonathan Margolis, Special Representative for Sustainable Development; Remarks to Council of Environmental Deans and Directors ; Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia
--06/28/04 Signing of a Joint Statement of Environmental Cooperation Between the U.S. and Morocco-- Ambassador's Remarks; Thomas Riley, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco; Remarks at Signing of the Joint Statement; Rabat, Morocco
--06/24/04 Current Oceans Policy: United States Perspectives; Margaret F. Hayes, Director, Office of Oceans Affairs; Remarks at the Conference; St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
--06/22/04 Space Cooperation: Expanding Human Frontiers, Enhancing Development, Strengthening Relations; Dr. Lee Morin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Space and Science, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at India-United States Conference on Space Science, Applications and Commerce; Bangalore, India
--06/18/04 Statement on U.S. Signing of an Agreement to Protect the RMS Titanic Wreck Site; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at the Signing of the Agreement; Washington, DC
--06/03/04 International Conference for Renewable Energies ; David K. Garman, Acting Under Secretary of Energy, and Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; Keynote Address; Bonn, Germany
--05/20/04 Southern States Energy Board -- Chairman's Forum on Carbon Management; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to the Southern States Energy Board; Washington, DC
--05/11/04 Climate Policy in the United States; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State;; Remarks to the Second Annual Brussels Climate Change Conference; Brussels, Belgium
--05/05/04 Water Scarcity in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation as a Mechanism Toward Peace; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Testimony before the House Committee on International Relations; Washington, DC
--04/30/04 Statement on Meeting Basic Needs in Water, Sanitation, and Human Settlements III ; Shannon Sorzano, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development; New York City
--04/29/04 Interactive Discussion on Water; Jacqueline E. Schafer, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; Remarks at Interactive Discussion on Water; New York City
--04/29/04 International Fisheries; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries; Testimony before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans; Washington, DC
--04/29/04 U.S. Statement During the Interactive Discussion on the Role and Contribution of Major Groups; by Jonathan A. Margolis, State Department Special Representative for Sustainable Development; New York City
--04/28/04 Remarks at the High Level Segment of CSD-12; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; New York City
--04/22/04 Remarks at 2004 Earth Day "Environmental Business Exhibition"; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--04/22/04 President Announces Wetlands Initiative on Earth Day; President George W. Bush; Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve; Wells, Maine
--04/22/04 Remarks during Interactive Discussion on Human Settlements; Shannon Sorzano, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Housing and Urban Development; Status of Implementation of Millenium Development Goals/Johannesurg Plan of Implementation (MDG/JPOI) Goals Related to Human Settlements; New York City
--04/22/04 Two Bays, One World Launch; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks at announcement ceremony; Treaty Room, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
--04/21/04 Interactive Discussion on Water; John Wasielewski, Director, USAID's Development Credit Authority; New York City
--04/21/04 Opening Remarks at the 12th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Jonathan A. Margolis, State Department Special Representative for Sustainable Development; New York City
--04/19/04 Brief remarks during the thematic session, "Status of Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals/Johannesburg Plan of Implementation related to Water"; Jonathan A. Margolis, State Department Special Representative for Sustainable Development; New York City
--03/26/04 White Water to Blue Water Partnership Conference; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Closing remarks; Miami, Florida
--03/23/04 Accession to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and Ratification of the 1994 Agreement Amending Part XI of the Law of the Sea Convention; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Washington, DC
--03/22/04 Keynote Address: White Water to Blue Water Partnership Conference; Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher (Ret.) , Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator; Keynote Address; Miami, Florida
--03/04/04 Partnerships for Sustainable Development as a Model of Technology Transfer and Use of Innovative Financial Mechanisms; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the International Forum on Partnerships for Sustainable Development; Rome, Italy
--03/02/04 Uncle Sam: An Environmentalist?; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to Stockholm School of Economics; Stockholm, Sweden
--02/18/04 U.S. Climate Change Policy; Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State; Digital Video Conference; Washington, DC
--01/15/04 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe -- Regional Implementation Forum on Sustainable Development; Carl Mitchell, Environment Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development; Remarks at a Panel Discussion on Water; Geneva, Switzerland
2003
--12/11/03 Assessment of Progress; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs and Head of U.S. Delegation to COP-9; Remarks at the roundtable discussion on Assessment of Progress at the National, Regional and International Levels to Fulfill the Promise and Objective Enshrined in the Climate Change Agreements, Including the Scientific, Information, Policy and Financial Aspects; Milan, Italy
--12/11/03 Public-Private Partnership for Technology Innovation; Robert G. Card, Under Secretary of Energy; Remarks at roundtable discussion on Technology, Including Technology Use and Development and Transfer of Technologies; Milan, Italy
--12/11/03 U.S.-Italy Cooperation on Climate Change; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs and Head of U.S. Delegation to COP-9; Opening remarks at "Italy-USA: Cooperation on climate change research and low emissions technology" event; Milan, Italy
--12/10/03 U.S. Delegation Press Briefing; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs and Head of U.S. Delegation; Milan, Italy
--12/08/03 U.S. Delegation to the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9) to the Framework Convention on Climate Change -- Press Briefing; Dr. Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S. Department of State; Press Briefing; Milan, Italy
--12/04/03 Statement to the Second Meeting of the Plenary; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representativeand Head of the U.S. Delegation; Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Milan, Italy
--12/03/03 President Bush Signs Healthy Forest Restoration Act Into Law; President Bush; Remarks at Signing of H.R. 1904 -- the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
--12/01/03 Ninth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-9); Dr. Harlan Watson, Head of U.S. Delegation and Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Press Briefing; Milan Italy
--11/19/03 Addressing the Challenge of Global Climate Change ; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the American Enterprise Institute; Washington, DC
--11/11/03 Overview of the U.S.-India Climate Change Partnership; Dr. Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; Remarks at the U.S.-India Cooperation on Climate Change Briefing ; Hotel Samrat, New Delhi, India
--10/21/03 Accession to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and Ratification of the 1994 Agreement Amending Part XI of the Law of the Sea Convention; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--10/21/03 Accession to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and Ratification of the 1994 Agreement Amending Part XI of the Law of the Sea Convention; William H. Taft, Legal Adviser; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--10/20/03 Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development ; Ambassador Sichan Siv, U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council; Remarks ; New York, New York
--10/20/03 Threats to Security in the Western Hemisphere; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the Inter-American Defense College; Washington, DC
--10/16/03 Remarks at Opening Ceremony ; Jeffrey M. Burnam; Africa Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Ministerial Conference, October 13-16, 2003; Yaounde, Cameroon
--10/06/03 Opening of Western Hemisphere Migratory Birds Conference; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Opening remarks; Termas de Puyehue, Chile
--09/30/03 The Development of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program; Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr. (Retired), Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere, NOAA Administrator; Remarks to the World Climate Change Conference; Moscow, Russia
--09/22/03 Presentation at HIV/AIDS Plenary; Secretary Colin L. Powell; United Nations Headquarters; New York City
--09/22/03 Remarks after UN HIV/AIDS Plenary; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Outside the United Nations; New York City
--09/17/03 American Academy in Berlin; Spencer Abraham, Secretary, Department of Energy ; Remarks to the Academy on global climate change; Berlin, Germany
--09/11/03 International Fisheries Conservation and Compliance Issues ; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries; Testimony before the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, House Committee on Resources ; Washington, DC
--09/09/03 Managing with Change; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Remarks to Fifth World Parks Congress; Durban, South Africa
--08/21/03 President's Remarks on Healthy Forests ; President Bush; Remarks by the President on the Healthy Forests Initiative; Redmond, Oregon
--07/31/03 Remarks at the Earth Observation Summit; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Loy Henderson Auditorium; Washington, DC
--07/31/03 President's Statement on Earth Observation Summit; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--07/31/03 The Earth Observation Summit; Spencer Abraham, U.S. Secretary of Energy; Washington, DC
--07/31/03 The Earth Observation Summit; Donald L. Evans, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Washington, DC
--07/28/03 President Bush Discusses New Initiative to Stop Illegal Logging; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--07/28/03 Remarks on the Launch of President Bush's Initiative Against Illegal Logging ; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--07/24/03 The Congo Basin Forest Partnership; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Subcommittee on African Affairs; Washington, DC
--07/02/03 President Bush Names Randall Tobias to be Global AIDS Coordinator ; President Bush; Remarks by the President in Announcement of the New Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally; The Roosevelt Room, Washington, DC
--06/24/03 Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, June 23-25, 2003; Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy; Remarks to the Carbon Sequestration Forum; Tyson's Corner, Virginia
--06/24/03 Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, June 23-25, 2003; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Opening remarks; Tyson's Corner, Virginia
--06/17/03 Hearing on International Treaty Agreements (POPS, PIC, Albacore Tuna, South Pacific Tuna Access, and Polar Bear); John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary; Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--06/17/03 U.S.-Chile Sign Agreement on Environmental Cooperation; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the Signing of an Agreement Between the United States and the Republic of Chile on Environmental Cooperation; Santiago, Chile
--06/13/03 Memorandum of Intent Between the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the Signing of a Memorandum of Intent; U.S. Department of State, Treaty Room
--06/12/03 Remarks at the Global Business Coalition On HIV/AIDS Annual Dinner; Secretary Colin L. Powell; The Kennedy Center; Washington, DC
--06/03/03 Status of Methyl Bromide Under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol; Jeffrey M. Burnam, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment; Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality; Washington, DC
--05/30/03 War Torn Countries Need Help From International Entrepreneurs; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks before the International Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Washington, DC
--05/27/03 President Signs HIV/AIDS Act; President Bush; Remarks by the President on the Signing of H.R. 1298, the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003; Dean Acheson Auditorium, U.S. Department of State
--05/22/03 Environmental Partnerships in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Region; John Turner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Head of U.S. Delegation; Remarks to the Environment for Europe Ministerial Roundtable; Kiev, Ukraine
--05/22/03 Promoting Sustainable International Fisheries Worldwide; Ambassador Mary Beth West, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries; Statement before the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, House Committee on Resources; Washington, DC
--05/07/03 Paths to the Future: Investing in Innovative Energy Technologies; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Address to the Conference on Carbon Sequestration; Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, VA
--05/05/03 Science, Technology, and Foreign Policy: The Essential Triangle; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to the Council of Scientific Society Presidents; Washington, DC
--05/01/03 Eleventh Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD); Jonathan Margolis, Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation; Remarks to the Eleventh Session of the Commission ; New York, New York
--04/29/03 President Urges Congress to Act Quickly on Global HIV/AIDS Initiative; President George W. Bush; Remarks on Global HIV/AIDS Initiative; Washington, DC
--04/29/03 The Future of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks before the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York City
--04/22/03 Earth Day Message from the President; President Bush; Earth Day Message; Washington, DC
--03/26/03 U.S. Delegation Comments at CSD Informal Consultations; Comments at CSD Informal Consultations; New York, New York
--02/21/03 Congo Basin Ecotourism Perspectives; Eugenio Yunis, Head, Sustainable Development of Tourism, World Tourism Organization; Remarks at Symposium on Natural Resource Conservation and Economic Development in the Congo Basin: The Role of Ecotourism; Rosslyn, VA
--02/21/03 Economic Development in the Congo Basin; Douglas Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary , Service Industries, Tourism, and Finance, ITA, Department of Commerce; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 Ecotourism in the Congo Basin; John G. Robinson, Senior Vice President and Director; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, VA
--02/21/03 Ecotourism: Lessons Learned; Megan Epler Wood, President, Epler Wood International ; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 Ecotourism: What does IFC Look For?; Sam Keller, International Finance Corporation Projects Officer; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 The Challenges & Opportunities for Tourism Development in the Congo Basin; Dr. John D. Hunt, Principal partner of Hunt and Hunt ; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 The Congo Basin Forest Partnership; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Opening Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 The Congo Basin Forest Partnership ; David Mozer, Director, International Bicycle Fund; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 The Congo Basin Forest Partnership ; Moses Kanene, Marketing and Enterprise Specialist , African Wildlife Foundation ; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 The Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP); Ollie P. Anderson, Jr., Consultant, Office of Central African Affairs; Remarks to Symposium on the Role of Ecotourism; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/21/03 The Role of Ecotourism: The Potential, The Opportunities, and The Gaps; Soleman Idd, Founder, Investor's Gateway Development; Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--02/20/03 The Congo Basin Forest Partnership; Jeffry Burnam, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment , Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Opening Remarks at Ecotourism Symposium; Rosslyn, Virginia
--01/31/03 President Speaks on Fighting Global and Domestic HIV/AIDS ; President Bush; Remarks by the President on Global and Domestic HIV/AIDS, The Dwight E. Eisenhower Executive Office Building ; Washington, DC
--01/27/03 The Future of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; Jonathan Margolis, Head of U.S. Delegation; Remarks to the Organizational Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; New York, New York
--01/22/03 Meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; Jeffry M. Burnam, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment; Remarks at a Meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; Paris, France
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