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Subject: [EXTERNAL] EEI Speaking Invitation to Secretary Zinke, San Diego, CA, June 5-6 Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 19:47:14 +0000
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Greetings, Leila:
It's Jim back from EEI, hope this finds you well. Per the attached letter from EEI President Tom Kuhn, we would like to invite the Secretary to speak to our Board of Directors in San Diego, either on Tuesday, June 5, or Wednesday, June 6. Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks in advance for your consideration. Best regards,
Jim Mobile 202 256 8447
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Edison Electric INSTITUTE
Thomas R. Kuhn
President
May 8, 2018
The Honorable Ryan K. Zinke Secretary of the Interior 1949 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460
Dear Mr. Secretary:
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and its member companies continue to be grateful for the strong engagement between the Department of Interior and the electric power sector. As you well know, your senior staff have worked closely with EEI and our member companies in the past 16 months on a wide range of important public policy objectives.
Of course, the broad continuum of issues under the DOI umbrella--first and foremost siting and permitting of critically needed energy infrastructure--is still very much at the center of our work, and will be highlighted during our upcoming Board of Directors meetings in San Diego on June 56. I would like to formally invite you to address our Board on one of those afternoons, if your schedule permits.
As a reminder, EEl is the trade association for the nation's investor-owned electric power companies, and our members deliver electricity to 220 million customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Our June Board sessions would be an ideal venue for you to interact with the top executives from energy companies in EEI's membership.
Considering your prominent role in the Administration, our CEOs would be very interested in hearing your views about a wide range of public policy issues involving energy, federal lands and environmental issues, including the paramount importance of easing barriers to the siting and permitting of critically needed energy infrastructure, such as transmission lines and natural gas pipelines. We also would appreciate your thoughts on ongoing regulatory reform efforts generally.
We would envision remarks of approximately 30 minutes, followed by a brief question-and-answer period with our Board members. We are keenly aware of the demands on your time and will remain flexible in seeking to accommodate your schedule. As a planning matter, our CEO conferences are entirely closed to the news media.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. Please don't hesitate to contact me at 202-5085555 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Kuhn
701 Pennsylvania Avenue. NW I Washington. DC 20004-2696 I 202-508-5000 I www.eei.org
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