[wanabidii] Press Releases: Ambassador Jenkins Travel to Ukraine, France, and Lithuania for G7 Global Partnership, Global Health Security Agenda, and 2016 Nuclear Security Summit Meetings

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Ambassador Jenkins Travel to Ukraine, France, and Lithuania for G7 Global Partnership, Global Health Security Agenda, and 2016 Nuclear Security Summit Meetings 06/25/2015 04:29 PM EDT Ambassador Jenkins Travel to Ukraine, France, and Lithuania for G7 Global Partnership, Global Health Security Agenda, and 2016 Nuclear Security Summit Meetings Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 25, 2015 Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, will lead a U.S. interagency delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, June 25–26, to discuss the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (Global Partnership) efforts in biosecurity, biosafety, and nuclear and radiological security in Ukraine. The engagement with Ukrainians will be led by Germany, the current chair of the 29-member Global Partnership, and will include Global Partnership members from the European Union, the Netherlands, and Canada. Ambassador Jenkins will also hold discussions with Ukrainian officials on the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit. Ambassador Jenkins will be in Paris, June 29–30, to attend the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Steering Group meeting, which will be chaired by Finland. The Ambassador will lead a discussion on GHSA engagement with the international non-governmental sector. She will then attend the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction, and will join OIE Director General, Dr. Bernard Vallat, in providing opening remarks for the conference. Ambassador Jenkins will then travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, July 1–3, to attend the Sherpa meeting for the 2016 Nuclear Summit. For updates, follow the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) on Twitter, at @ISNAsstSecy For more information about ISN, please visit our website: http://www.state.gov/t/isn/. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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