Breakfast Briefing with the US Ambassador to the EU
Breakfast Briefing with the US Ambassador to the EU
13 Jan – 08:00 – 09:00, Crowne Plaza Europa Hotel, 107 rue de la Loi
William E. Kennard, the new U.S. Ambassador-designate to the European Union, will be giving one of his first presentations since being appointed by President Obama last December. He will be speaking on the subject of “US-EU relations – a new page or a new script?”
The U.S. President is extremely popular in Europe, and this could present the opportunity for new emphasis on transatlantic and – especially – EU-U.S. relations. There is no shortage of issues of common interest to be addressed between Washington and Brussels – from climate change to trade, from internal security to global finance and the Ambassador will present his administration’s vision and priorities for US-EU relations in 2010 and beyond, giving the audience a vital look at Washington’s aims and aspirations, post-Lisbon.
Ambassador Kennard was previously Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm. Before joining the firm in 2001, he was Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission where he advanced policies that brought the Internet to a majority of American households, greatly expanded investment in new wireless and broadband networks, and made digital technologies more available to schools, libraries, low-income communities and people with disabilities.
January 10, 2010 | Posted by Andy Carling
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