Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Remarks 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