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Upcoming Digital Press Briefing on the 2024 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba Conference [1]

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Date: 2024-02 

MEDIA ADVISORY | February 6 Digital Press Briefing with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez

EVENT: Please join us on Tuesday, February 6, for a digital press briefing with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez who will participate in the 2024 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Under Secretary Fernandez will discuss U.S. energy policy and priorities and the importance of the African mining sector as it links to the broader international economy. Under Secretary Fernandez will also address the progress on the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), an initiative to bolster critical mineral supply chains. After brief opening remarks, Under Secretary Fernandez will take questions from participating journalists.

DETAILS:

Speaker: U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the

Environment Jose W. Fernandez

Date: Tuesday, February 6

Time: 16:30 Johannesburg | 14:30 GMT | 09:30 Washington DC

Language: English

Ground rules: The briefing will be on the record

Login info: To be provided upon RSVP

RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking here

Twitter: Join the conversation at #AFHubPress and follow us on @AfricaMediaHub

BIOGRAPHY:

Jose W. Fernandez

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

Jose W. Fernandez was confirmed by the Senate as Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment on August 6, 2021. He leads the State Department’s bureaus and offices that stand at the center of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts on climate change, clean energy, health, supply chain security, and other economic priorities. Under Secretary Fernandez is also the United States Alternate Governor to the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-American Development Bank. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, one of the bureaus he now oversees.

Prior to his most recent appointment at the Department of State, Under Secretary Fernandez was a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York. His practice focused on mergers, acquisitions, and finance in Europe and emerging markets, advising U.S. and foreign clients in the telecommunications, energy, water, banking, and consumer industries.

Read his full biography here.

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