[wanabidii] Press Releases: U.S. Delegation to the World Urban Forum VII

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: U.S. Delegation to the World Urban Forum VII 04/04/2014 02:30 PM EDT U.S. Delegation to the World Urban Forum VII Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 4, 2014 The Department of State is pleased to announce members of the U.S. Delegation attending the World Urban Forum (WUF) VII, to be held April 5 - April 11, 2014, in Medellin, Colombia. Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Head of Delegation) Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (Alternate Head of Delegation) Salin Geevarghese, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of International and Philanthropic Innovation, at the Department of Housing and Urban Development Lynette Poulton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Nairobi Harriet Tregoning, Director of the Office of Economic Resilience at the Department of Housing and Urban Development Jennifer Witriol, Associate Director of the Monitoring and Evaluation, Property Rights and Land Policy Team at the Millennium Challenge Cooperation Other members of the U.S. Delegation include officials and technical experts from the White House, the Department of State, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as well as members of the private sector, academia and NGO community. The WUF VII is being organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Program, known as UN-Habitat. Habitat is the UN agency charged with promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. The United States believes the WUF represents an important opportunity to discuss urbanization in the context of our diplomatic and development priorities. Those priorities include global health, food security, climate change, women, girls and youth empowerment, public-private partnerships, innovation, and resilience. For more information, please visit: http://wuf7.unhabitat.org/ 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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