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Document 18 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Lamanna, Isabelle Mon, 3 Feb 2025 20:57:53 +0000 Stephenson, Kendall Guith, Christopher; Byers, Dan RE: Invitation to Secretary Wright I CERAWeek Energy Security Forum March 10 Sec._Event Request Form.docx Hi Kendall! I hope you are having a great start to your week. My apologies for the delayed response on my end, it has been crazy over here as we are preparing for the Secretary Nominee to hopefully join us in the office here soon. Thank you so much for this awesome invite and sending it our way. Also- Meg is the absolute best!! Upon the Secretary's confirmation we will be starting to lock in meetings and events on his calendar, especially for CERAWeek. In the meantime, please have the appropriate member of your team fill out the attached form and return it (b)(6) - Secretary Wright for our records and consideration! We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks so much! Izzy Lamanna From: Stephenson, Kendall <KStephenson@USChamber.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 12:58 PM To: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.gov> Cc: Guith, Christopher <CGuith@USChamber.com>; Byers, Dan <DByers@USChamber.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Invitation to Secretary Wright I CERAWeek Energy Security Forum March 10 Dear Izzy, Congratulations to you, soon-to-be Secretary Wright, and his team on a smooth confirmation process thus far. I'm reaching out to invite Secretary Wright to a private energy security forum at CERAWeek for G7 ministers that is jointly hosted by the U.S. Chamber and International Gas Union (Megan Bloomgren advised that we reach out to you). This forum is now in its third year after initially resulting from industry coordination with the Japanese government during their G7 host year of 2023, and we believe it presents an excellent opportunity to advance Trump Administration energy goals related to security, energy access, and a broader change in narrative with respect to the long-term role of natural gas in global energy systems. A memo is attached that describes our proposed outline for this year's event, which will take place on the afternoon of Monday, March 10th in Houston during CERAWeek. The ultimate goal is to build momentum aimed at strengthening the G7's message on gas and energy security at Canada's energy ministerial. We will of course be inviting the Canadian federal government to participate in the event, but are also working closely with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her team on this strategy. We also think the gathering could provide an excellent opportunity to feature the energy access message of Secretary Wright's friend Magatte Wade. We're happy to discuss the event, the attached proposed agenda and deliverables with you further (also attached is a prior event agenda for reference). Thanks for the consideration and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions! Look forward to hearing back from you, Kendall Kendall Stephenson Senior Manager. Policy Global Energy Institute (b) (6) I kstephensonRuschamber.com I Global Energy Institute 'U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute ******************************************************************** This message does not originate from a known Department of Energy email system. Use caution if this message contains attachments, links or requests for information. ******************************************************************** Document 18 - Attachment 1 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Event Information Request Form Thank you for your interest in hosting the U.S. Secretary of Energy at your event. To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of Energy is participating in 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. Please respond to the questions below and send your response to (b)(6) - Secretary Wright.. If you have any questions you may contact the Secretary's Scheduling Office at (b) (6) Title of the Event (please note if the event is a weekly, monthly, annual, etc.): Date of Event (please note if the date is flexible): Event Location (venue, address, city and state/country): Point(s) of Contact (Name, Email, Phone): Briefly describe the event in detail including the purpose and desired role of the Secretary (i.e. deliver keynote remarks, attend an event, meet with attendees etc.): Is the event a fundraiser? If yes, please explain who it is benefiting (i.e. specific charity, a political candidate, etc.): Audience Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event? Please describe the target audience of the event (elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc.). 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? (If yes, please describe.) Is the event open to the public (this includes ticketed individuals)? If not, please describe who is privately invited. Who are other .VIPs or speakers confirmed and in what role? Who are other VIPs or speakers invited? Remarks If you are requesting remarks, are there any specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks? What is the desired format of his remarks (will he be delivering the keynote, sharing the stage, participating in a panel or roundtable, etc.)? What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event? Will there be a teleprompter available? Will there be a podium? Communications/Press Is the event open or closed to press? If open, are you expecting local, state, or national news coverage? If this is an annual event, which news outlets typically cover the event? Will you be advertising or live streaming the event on any social media outlets or websites? (If yes, please explain.) Logistics/Other* What does the invitation include: registration/conference event fee; meals or refreshments; receptions or other entertainment; informational materials; and memento or token of appreciation What is the monetary value of the invitation to the Secretary, etc.? Please identify how the costs were determined. (Please attach separate sheet if necessary.) Does the invitation extend to the Secretary's spouse or other guest? If yes, will others in attendance generally be accompanied by a spouse or other guest? If the Secretary is not able to attend, is a surrogate desired? If yes, anyone specific? Any additional notes or information? Event Host and Sponsor Who is the event host? (Please identify and provide background on the Event host as well as any other organization involved in the Event.) Event host website/url. Is the event host a registered lobbyist or lobbying organization, and/or registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? (If yes, please identify.) Is the event host a partisan political candidate, a representative of a political party or a registered political action committee (PAC)? (If yes, please identify.) Is the event host a 501(c)(3) organization or a media organization? (If yes, please identify.) Is the event host seeking or currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.) Who are the sponsors of the event? Please identify and provide background information on the individual and/or entity. Are any event sponsors seeking or do they currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.) With which Bureau or Agency does your agenda most align? Please list all, if more than one. *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.