{"id":68270,"date":"2016-04-18T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T11:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/invitation-to-telephonic-press-briefing-for-earth-day-2016-with-aaron-a-salzberg-u-s-special-coordinator-for-water-resources-april-21-1300-pm-gmt\/"},"modified":"2016-04-18T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T11:20:02","slug":"invitation-to-telephonic-press-briefing-for-earth-day-2016-with-aaron-a-salzberg-u-s-special-coordinator-for-water-resources-april-21-1300-pm-gmt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/invitation-to-telephonic-press-briefing-for-earth-day-2016-with-aaron-a-salzberg-u-s-special-coordinator-for-water-resources-april-21-1300-pm-gmt\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to telephonic press briefing for Earth Day 2016 with Aaron A. Salzberg, U.S. Special Coordinator for Water Resources (April 21, 13:00 pm GMT)"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, April 18, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ — <\/span><\/p>\n

EVENT:<\/p>\n

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Please join us on Thursday, April 21 at 13:00 (GMT) for a telephonic press conference with Aaron A. Salzberg, U.S. Special Coordinator for Water Resources Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, to discuss the Water for the World Act prioritization of drinking water and sanitation access, U.S. Government policy and cooperation on water resources management, as well as information on its cooperation on shared (transboundary) waters.<\/p>\n

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DETAILS:<\/p>\n

Speaker:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. Special Coordinator for Water Resources Aaron A. Salzberg<\/p>\n

Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:00 EST |13:00 GMT<\/p>\n

* Please use Time Zone Converter to determine the start time of the event in your time zone.<\/p>\n

Language:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 English.\u00a0 French and Portuguese interpretation will be offered.<\/p>\n

Ground rules:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the record<\/p>\n

Dial-in Info:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To be provided once you RSVP<\/p>\n

RSVP:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RSVP to afmediahub@state.gov.\u00a0 Please indicate if you will dial in (specify<\/p>\n

English\/French\/Portuguese line), or request that we dial out to you (provide the phone number and language to be used).<\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We will use #EarthDay2016, #ActOnClimate and #OurOcean as the hashtags for the call. Follow us on @AfricaMediaHub.<\/p>\n

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LOGISTICS:<\/p>\n

Callers should dial-in to the conference call 10-15 minutes early.\u00a0
When an individual journalist dials-in, the operator will collect the caller\u2019s name, press affiliation, and location.\u00a0 When an embassy dials in, the operator will ask the embassy\u2019s name and location.
The moderator will facilitate the Q and A among the connected callers.\u00a0 Journalists on the conference call will be instructed to press the \u201c*\u201d and \u201c1\u201d buttons on their phones in order to enter the question queue.\u00a0 NOTE:\u00a0 You can press \u201c*1\u201d at any time during the call to join the question queue, even before the moderator begins the Q and A portion.\u00a0 We ask that journalists limit themselves to one question and indicate to which speaker the question is directed.\u00a0 Journalists can also submit questions in English to afmediahub@state.gov prior to or during the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BIO:<\/p>\n

\u00a0Aaron A. Salzberg, Special Coordinator for Water Resources, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science<\/p>\n

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Aaron Salzberg serves as the Special Coordinator for Water Resources at the Department of State in the Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science Affairs. \u00a0He is the first person to hold this title.\u00a0 He is responsible for managing the development and implementation of U.S. policies on drinking water and sanitation, water resources management, and transboundary water and leads the U.S. Government\u2019s response to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Aaron has been the lead representative or the lead water advisor for the United States at several major international events on water including the G8, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and the World Water Forums.\u00a0 He also leads the Department of State\u2019s engagement on transboundary water issues in many regions throughout the world where water is, or may become a source of tension or conflict.<\/p>\n

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Aaron has a Ph.D. in Genetic Toxicology and a Master\u2019s degree in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u00a0 He also holds a Master\u2019s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and has mediated more than forty civil disputes as a mediator with the Harvard Law School.\u00a0 He was recently awarded the 2010 Frank E. Loy Award for Environmental Diplomacy for moving water from the periphery to the center of U.S. government foreign policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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