WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs today announced that acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Nikolao Pula will be hosting a media conference call on Wednesday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, to discuss Interior’s upcoming Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands.
Credentialed media are invited to join the teleconference by calling tollfree 1-888-324-2910. The toll number for international callers is 1-517-308-9498. The participant passcode is BUSINESS.
The Department recently announced the roster of featured speakers for the Conference, including Dr. Stephen Schneider of Stanford University, who has authored numerous papers for the prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In 2007, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and several other IPCC contributors, including Dr. Schneider, received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Also speaking will be Dr. Richard Kelley, Chairman of the Board, Outrigger Enterprises Group; Lt. General Wallace “Chip” Gregson, USMC (Ret.), former commander, Marine Forces Pacific; Maj. General David Bice, USMC (Ret.), Director of the Joint Guam Program Office (JGPO); President Manny Mori of Micronesia, President Litokwa Tomeing of the Marshall Islands, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, and Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial.
| Who: | Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs Nikolao Pula |
| What: | Conference call to discuss the upcoming April Conference on Business Opportunities in the Islands |
| When: | Wednesday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m. Hawaii Time |
| Call-In: | Participants in the teleconference should call 1-888-324-2910. The toll number for international callers is 1-517-308-9498. The participant passcode is BUSINESS. |