WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 14th, senior Obama Administration officials including White House Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair Mike Boots, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. John Holdren will join Mayor Cownie of Des Moines, Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois, and state, local and tribal leaders from across the country for a media availability in Des Moines, Iowa, following the third meeting of President Obama's Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.
The President established the Task Force last fall to advise the Administration on how the Federal Government can respond to the needs of communities nationwide that are dealing with the impacts of climate change. Supporting state and local efforts to protect communities from the effects of climate change is an important part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan.
The Task Force meeting will focus on improving the resilience of our Nation's natural resources and agriculture as well as health and community development. Administration officials and Task Force members will be available to the media following the meeting.
The Task Force held its first meeting in December at the White House, and recently met in Los Angeles for the Task Force's second meeting.
WHO:
Mike Boots, Acting Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
David Agnew, Director, White House Intergovernmental Affairs
Sally Jewell, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois
T.M. Franklin Cownie, Mayor, Des Moines
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Let Mon Lee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Harriet Tregoning, Director of Economic Resilience, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Captain Jose Belardo, Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Dr. Judith Monroe, Director of the Office of State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Members of the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience
WHAT:
Press Conference on Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience
WHERE:
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates
East end of the Borlaug Ballroom
100 Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 14th
12:30 PM CST
Source: Department of Interior
