From: "SIO, Scheduling" <scheduling_sio@ios.doi.gov> To: Jim Lakely <JLakely@heartland.org> Cc: Fred Palmer <FPalmer@heartland.org>, Gareth Rees <gareth_rees@ios.doi.gov>
Subject: Re: SPEAKING REQUEST, November 9: Secretary Zinke at Heartland Institute's Energy Conference
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:01:09 +0000 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: image001.png
Dear Jim, Thank you again for your understanding.Per our conversation, I'm connecting you with Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt's assistant, Gareth Rees (cc'd on this email). He can be reached at 202-208-3905 and gareth_rees@ios.doi.gov. The Deputy Secretary appreciates the opportunity and is looking forward to speaking at your event. Thank you, Leila
On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 2:26 PM, Jim Lakely <JLakely@heartland.org> wrote:
Leila,
That is disappointing, but I'm glad you are working on a fill-in speaker. I presume you're talking about David Bernhardt?
Jim Lakely Director of Communications The Heartland Institute 3939 North Wilke Drive Arlington Heights, IL 60004 o: 312.377.4000 c: 312-731-9364 Twitter: @HeartlandInst
From: leila getto@ios.doi.gov [mailto:leila getto@ios.doi.gov] On Behalf Of SIO, Scheduling Sent: Monday, October 02, 2017 10:23 AM To: Jim Lakely Cc: Fred Palmer Subject: Re: SPEAKING REQUEST, November 9: Secretary Zinke at Heartland Institute's Energy Conference
Dear Jim,
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I just left you a voicemail message but I wanted to follow up with an email in case that's easier. Unfortunately, I'm no longer able to get Secretary Zinke to Houston on November 9th to particiapte in what will certainely be a great conference. I truly apolgize. I'm working to confirm if the Deputy Secretary is available. You certainly don't have to accept him as a surrogate but I at least wanted to offer the most senior official to you as an alternate. I greatly appreciate your understanding. I will follow up with you later today.
Thank you! Leila
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Jim Lakely <JLakely@heartland.org> wrote: Greetings,
I am writing with a special request. The Heartland Institute would be honored if Secretary Zinke would accept a keynote speaking slot at our America First Energy Conference in Houston, Texas on Thursday, November 9, 2017.
The conference's purpose, as the name suggests, is to promote the Trump administration's excellent agenda on that topic - one that abandons the dead-end "green energy" push of the Obama years. Especially because the president wants to make America a global power again in energy production, we selected the hub of our energy sector in Houston as the conference city.
We expect an audience of several hundred energy industry leaders at Houston's J.W. Marriott Galleria as well as a healthy contingent of media and we've reserved one of our three plenary keynotes for Secretary Zinke: 8 a.m, noon, or 7 p.m. (NOTE: If Thursday, November 9 is not ideal for the secretary's schedule, Heartland is also hosting an "Emerging Issues Forum" for more than 100 key state legislators at the same location the day before. Secretary Zinke could give a keynote dinner address to that audience, instead.)
I'd be happy to share our very rough draft of the American First Energy Conference schedule with you. The website we've created for our conference is AmericaFirstEnergy.org. It contains the broadest of outlines of our plans, and gives an indication of how it will be promoted.
We hope Secretary Zinke has room on his schedule for this event, and look forward to hearing back. Please feel free to contact me at any time on my cell (312-731-9364) or via a reply to this email with any questions.
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Regards,
Jim Lakely Director of Communications The Heartland Institute 3939 North Wilke Drive Arlington Heights, IL 60004 o: 312.377.4000 c: 312-731-9364 Twitter: @HeartlandInst
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