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U.S. Department of the Interior -- Office of the Secretary Event Information Request Form To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of the Interior is participating at your event and because the Office of the Secretary is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we need the information requested below before we can agree to confirm a speaker or as an attendee at an external event. Please respond to the questions below and send your response to scheduling interior@ios.doi.org Providing detailed responses and including all requested attachments in one single submission will assist with a timely turnaround. If you have any questions you may contact Kristin Repass at b 6 Event Date: Please note if the date is flexible Event Title: Please note if the event is weekly, monthly, annual, etc. Event Time: 6pm-9pm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025. The date is not flexible 6 m-9 m Republican Governors Association Executive Roundtable Winter Meeting (this meeting occurs annually). This particular event is the Executive Roundtable Reception & Dinner Event Total Time: 6pm-9pm Exact Speaking Time: Gov. Youngkin, Gov. Kemp, and President Trump Speech/Remarks Length: BELOW IS TIMELINE Timeline: 4:50 PM Doors are unlocked on G Street entrance for attendees. 5:00 PM Attendees recept in West Court as buses arrive to the National Building Museum. (1 hour) 6:00 PM Governors arrive at the National Building Museum via the loading dock on 4th Street. **All Governors MUST arrive by 6:00pm** 6:00 PM Voice of God (VOG) begins asking guest to take their seats; salad is pre-set on table. 6:07 PM VOG introduces Dr. Kevin Strother, and he sings the National Anthem. 6:08 PM VOG introduces Governor Youngkin; Governor Youngkin gives brief remarks and reminds everyone to eat their salads and that entrees will be served shortly. (3 minutes) *Please note that all attendees Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000087 SC_EVERSPLIT0013051 must eat their entrees before the President arrives. 6:20 PM Salads cleared. (10 minutes) 6:30 PM Entrees served. (15 minutes) 7:05 PM Entrees cleared. (15 minutes) 7:20 PM President Donald J. Trump arrives to the National Building Museum. 7:20 PM Governor Kemp arrives at the back of the stage 7:25 PM VOG introduces Governor Kemp, Governor Kemp gives remarks and introduces President Donald J. Trump (5 minutes). 7:30 PM President Donald J. Trump gives remarks (30 minutes). 8:00 PM President Donald J. Trump concludes remarks and departs the building. 8:05 PM After President Trump departs the building, dessert is served. 9:00 PM Event officially concludes, and all guests depart. Event Location: Virtual Platform:N/A Link: OR Venue: The National Building Museum 401 F St, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Contact information: Identify if organizing and day of contact(s) is the same or different Brief event description and purpose: Organizing Contact(s): Name: Laura Ciciarelli Chief Operating Officer lciciarelli@rga.org b 6 (cell) Email: Phone: Day of Contact(s): Name: Laura Ciciarelli Chief Operating Officer lciciarelli@rga.org b 6 (cell) Email: Phone: Description (please identify whether the event is a fundraising event): The RGA Winter Meeting is an annual event surrounding NGA's winter meeting. This is the first quarterly meeting and membership fulfillment event for our Executive Roundtable c-suite individual donors. We would like the Secretary to attend and host a table at this dinner with our Executive Roundtable members. This is not a fundraiser. Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000088 SC_EVERSPLIT0013052 Purpose: The purpose of this event is to mix and mingle with Executive Roundtable members in a more casual dinner atmosphere. This will be the only seated dinner for the Executive Roundtable members. Identify the desired role of the Secretary. Roles (select one): We would like the Secretary to attend only and host a table at dinner. If you are requesting remarks, are there any N/A specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks? If the Secretary is not able to attend, is a No surrogate desired? If yes, anyone specific? HOST AND SPONSOR Who are the event host(s)? Host(s): Please identify and provide background on the event host(s) as well as any other organization Republican Governors Association (RGA) involved in the Event. Background: RGA is a 527-organization dedicated to electing and re-electing Republican governors. Is the event host a registered lobbyist or Yes, RGA is a 527-organization dedicated to electing lobbying organization, registered under the and re-electing Republican governors. Foreign Agents Registration Act, partisan political candidates; and/or a representative of a partisan political party or group? If yes, please identify. Is the event host seeking or does it currently No have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? If yes, please describe. Who are the s i onsors of the event? Please identify and provide background information on the individual and/or entity. Sponsors(s): No sponsors Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event? AUDIENCE 285 people Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000089 SC_EVERSPLIT0013053 Please describe the target audience of the event: elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc. The audience will be RGA executive roundtable c-suite individual donors as well as governors and governors' staff. Will the attendees at the event include persons with a diversity of views or interests, or representatives from throughout an industry or profession, or the range of persons interested in a matter? Wide-ranging If yes, please describe. Other Invited/Confirmed Participants: 1. Please list and identify other VIPs or speakers confirmed/invited and in what role. If Applicable: please list and identify other Department personnel that have been invited/confirmed and in what role. Confirmed: Governor Glenn Youngkin VA -- speaker Governor Brian Kemp, GA, RGA Chair -- speaker President Donald J Trump -- speaker ATTENDING GOVERNORS AND FIRST SPOUSES (40) GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP, GEORGIA, RGA CHAIR FIRST LADY MARTY KEMP, GEORGIA GOVERNOR GREG GIANFORTE, MONTANA, RGA VICE CHAIR FIRST LADY SUSAN GIANFORTE, MONTANA GOVERNOR MIKE DUNLEAVY, ALASKA FIRST LADY ROSE DUNLEAVY, ALASKA GOVERNOR NIKOLAO PULA, AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNOR BRAD LITTLE, IDAHO FIRST LADY TERESA SOULEN-LITTLE, IDAHO GOVERNOR MIKE BRAUN, INDIANA FIRST LADY MAUREEN BRAUN, INDIANA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS, IOWA GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY, LOUISIANA FIRST LADY SHARON LANDRY, LOUISIANA GOVERNOR TATE REEVES, MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN, NEBRASKA FIRST LADY SUZANNE PILLEN, NEBRASKA GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE, NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR KELLY ARMSTRONG, NORTH Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000090 SC_EVERSPLIT0013054 DAKOTA FIRST LADY KJERSTI ARMSTRONG, NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR ARNOLD PALACIOS, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE, OHIO FIRST LADY FRAN DEWINE, OHIO GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT, OKLAHOMA FIRST LADY SARAH STITT, OKLAHOMA HOUSTON STITT, OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR JENNIFFER GONZALEZ- COLON, PUERTO RICO FIRST GENTLEMAN JOSE VARGAS LLAVONA, PUERTO RICO GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER, SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR LARRY RHODEN, SOUTH DAKOTA FIRST LADY SANDY RHODEN, SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR BILL LEE, TENNESSEE FIRST LADY MARIA LEE, TENNESSEE GOVERNOR SPENCER COX, UTAH FIRST LADY ABBY COX, UTAH GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT, VERMONT GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN, VIRGINIA FIRST LADY SUZANNE YOUNGKIN, VIRGINIA GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISEY, WEST VIRGINIA FIRST LADY DENISE MORRISEY, WEST VIRGINIA ATTENDING ELECTED OFFICIALS (3) SENATOR MARSHA BLACKBURN, TENNESSEE SENATOR TED CRUZ, TEXAS MICHAEL WHATLEY, CHAIRMAN, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON, DC ATTENDING CANDIDATES (2) JACK CIATTARELLI, NEW JERSEY LT. GOVERNOR WINSOME SEARS, VIRGINIA NOTABLE ATTENDEE (1) Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000091 SC_EVERSPLIT0013055  YECHIEL LEITER, ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES Is the event open to the public? If not, please describe who is invited. Not open to the public. All of RGA Winter Meeting will be closed to press, with the exception of this dinner. The White House Press Pool (ONLY) will be traveling with President Trump and covering this dinner. The press pool will include White House selected outlets and will typically be under 10 members of the press total. Typically, this will include writers from one of the wire services, a photo agency, and a network television camera and correspondent. Since a pooled camera will be covering for TV, there is a chance that any major network can cut to the speech live. REMARKS What is the set-up for the remarks and/or There will be a stage with a presidential podium and discussion? Will he be sharing the stage, a microphone. moderated discussion, Q&A session, etc. *PLEASE ATTACH the event schedule outlining any speaking order and remark timetables. A draft version works well. What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event? There is no conference or ticket fee COMMUNICATIONS Is the event open or closed to press? All of RGA Winter Meeting will be closed to press, with the exception of this dinner. The White House Press Pool (ONLY) will be traveling with President Trump and covering this dinner. The press pool will include White House selected outlets and will typically be under 10 members of the press total. Typically, this will include writers from one of the wire services, a photo agency, and a network television camera and Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000092 SC_EVERSPLIT0013056 If open, are you expecting local, trade, state, See above or national news coverage? If this is an annual event, which news outlets See above typically cover the event? Will you be advertising or live streaming the See above event on any social media outlets? If yes, please explain. LOGISTICS/OTHER* Please supply any other pertinent Press: background information for the event, including draft agendas, event website, promotional/ advertising materials, outreach plan, history of the event, prior attendance by DOI officials, etc. Speakers: Audience: correspondent. Since a pooled camera will be covering for TV, there is a chance that any major network can cut to the speech live. All of RGA Winter Meeting will be closed to press, with the exception of this dinner. The White House Press Pool (ONLY) will be traveling with President Trump and covering this dinner. The press pool will include White House selected outlets and will typically be under 10 members of the press total. Typically, this will include writers from one of the wire services, a photo agency, and a network television camera and correspondent. Since a pooled camera will be covering for TV, there is a chance that any major network can cut to the speech live. President of the United States Donald J. Trump Governor Brian Kemp, Georgia, RGA Chair Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Approximately 285 people. Audience is made up of RGA Executive Roundtable members (CEO/President/Executive level personal members to the RGA). Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000093 SC_EVERSPLIT0013057 Timeline: 4:50 PM Doors are unlocked on G Street entrance for attendees. 5:00 PM Attendees recept in West Court as buses arrive to the National Building Museum. (1 hour) 6:00 PM Governors arrive at the National Building Museum via the loading dock on 4th Street. **All Governors MUST arrive by 6:00pm** 6:00 PM Voice of God (VOG) begins asking guest to take their seats; salad is pre-set on table. 6:07 PM VOG introduces Dr. Kevin Strother, and he sings the National Anthem. 6:08 PM VOG introduces Governor Youngkin; Governor Youngkin gives brief remarks and reminds everyone to eat their salads and that entrees will be served shortly. (3 minutes) *Please note that all attendees must eat their entrees before the President arrives. 6:20 PM Salads cleared. (10 minutes) 6:30 PM Entrees served. (15 minutes) 7:05 PM Entrees cleared. (15 minutes) 7:20 PM President Donald J. Trump arrives to the National Building Museum. 7:20 PM Governor Kemp arrives at the back of the stage 7:25 PM VOG introduces Governor Kemp, Governor Kemp gives remarks and introduces President Donald J. Trump (5 minutes). 7:30 PM President Donald J. Trump gives remarks (30 minutes). 8:00 PM President Donald J. Trump concludes remarks and departs the building. 8:05 PM After President Trump departs the building, dessert is served. 9:00 PM Event officially concludes, and all guests depart. Menu: Bemaise Aioli Passed Hors d `Oeuvres: Steak Frites -- Potato Confit, Paper Chicken -- Lemongrass Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000094 SC_EVERSPLIT0013058 Dipping Sauce New Potatoes with Caviar -- Hackleback Sturgeon Caviar, Crme Fraiche Lobster Maki -- Sticky Rice, Daikon Sauce, Sesame Soy Wrapper First Course: Autumn Panzanella Salad roasted artichoke hearts & butternut squash, candied walnuts, affilla cress, rustic croutons, honey thyme squash pure, verjus dressing Entre: Smoked Short Rib Bourguignon whipped artichoke & feta, charred baby carrots, horseradish whipped potatoes, bourguignon sauce with mushrooms, pearl onions & bacon Dessert: Salted Caramel Pie - chocolate graham crust, fleur de sel, vanilla whipped cream What does the invitation include: registration/conference event fee; meals or refreshments; receptions or other entertainment; informational materials; award; memento or token of appreciation; and/or travel (ground or air transportation, hotel, etc.). The invitation is to attend dinner, we will provide food and drink. Does all or part of the invitation to the Secretary extend to other Department staff such as security, advance, and/or those staff essential to the Secretary's participation in the event? 1 armed security member can attend and proceed immediately to Room 125 If yes, please identify. Does the invitation include a plus one? Yes for spouse only If yes, will others in attendance generally be accompanied by a spouse or other guest? Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000095 SC_EVERSPLIT0013059 What is the monetary value of the invitation offered to the Secretary (and his plus one and/or essential staff as appropriate)? Please identify how the monetary value was determined, including any travel costs, registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event, entertainment, meal costs, etc. (Please attach separate sheet if necessary.) Any additional notes or information? Meal costs would be $200 per person. There are no other costs for this dinner. *IMPORTANT NOTE: The purpose of these questions is to elicit information relevant to the ethics analysis and is not a solicitation or request for anything of value by the Department or any of its employees. Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000096 SC_EVERSPLIT0013060