Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Laura Lochman is scheduled to visit Houston, Texas, from March 10-13 to attend CERAWeek 2025. This event is a significant annual meeting of energy industry leaders and government officials.
During the conference, Acting Assistant Secretary Lochman will participate in a panel discussing European energy security and national security. She will also address a roundtable on critical minerals, trade, and industrial policy. In her remarks at the roundtable, she plans to highlight "the importance of diversifying and reorienting global critical mineral supply chains," which she describes as essential for "energy technology, economic prosperity, and national security."
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