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USAID and USEA Sponsor US-Eurasia Energy Industry Partnership Program Summit

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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MEDIA ADVISORY

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WASHINGTON, DC 20523
PRESS OFFICE
http://www.usaid.gov
(202) 712-4320

2002-019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2002

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Energy Association (USEA) will jointly sponsor the Energy Industry Partnership Program (EIPP) Summit meeting on September 9-10, 2002 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Over 80 selected energy executives from the nations of the former Soviet Union and the United States will participate in the summit, which will mark the 10th anniversary of the creation of the EIPP, a program developed to assist the nations of the former Soviet Union in transitioning from centrally planned energy economies to energy sectors characterized by market-based decision making and private participation.

WHAT:	Energy Industry Partnership Program Summit
WHEN:	Monday, September 9 - Tuesday, September 10, 2002
WHERE:	Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW "Rotunda Room"
WHO:	U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Energy Association (USEA) Speakers Include: Andrew Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development Dr. Kent Hill, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development Vicky Bailey, Assistant Secretary for Intl. Affairs & Domestic Policy, U.S. Department of Energy Linda Breathitt, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Amb. William Taylor, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe & Eurasia, U.S. Department of State

The summit meeting will honor the voluntary contributions of executives from Eurasia and U.S. investor-owned utilities, regulatory commissions, and trade associations that conducted, on a pro-bono basis, over 800 exchange visits, seminars, internships and training courses for their partners in the nations of the former Soviet Union since 1992. USAID Administrator Andrew S. Natsios will deliver a keynote address on Monday, September 9 at 10:15 a.m. The summit will feature discussions on such issues as the added value of energy partnerships, improving commercial operations of energy concerns in the region, and promoting efficiency, renewables and independent power projects in the region. A congressional reception honoring the voluntary participation of the U.S. energy industry in the partnership program will be held on the evening of September 9, 2002. A complete copy of the program agenda is attached.

Scheduled to participate in the summit meeting are executives from American Electric Power of Ohio (Columbus), AES CILCO (Peoria, IL), Columbia Gas (Columbus, OH), AES IPALCO (Indianapolis, IN), Delta Natural Gas (Winchester, KY), District Energy St. Paul (St. Paul, MN), Energy Association of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington, DC), Illinois Commerce Commission (Springfield, IL) Illinois Power (Decatur, IL), Kentucky Public Service Commission (Frankfort, KY), LG&E Energy Corp. (Louisville, KY), Michigan Public Service Commission (Lansing, MI), Otter Tail Power (Fergus Falls, MN), PJM Interconnect (Valley Forge, PA), PPL Corp. (Allentown, PA), Public Utility Commission of Ohio (Columbus, OH), and U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC).

View Energy Partnership Summit Agenda.

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