[wanabidii] Press Releases: Launch of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Eminent and Expert Persons Group (EEPG)

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Launch of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Eminent and Expert Persons Group (EEPG) 08/09/2014 01:44 PM EDT Launch of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Eminent and Expert Persons Group (EEPG) Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 9, 2014 On August 9, 2014, Secretary John Kerry and the Foreign Ministers of the Lower Mekong partner countries launched the LMI Eminent and Expert Persons Group at the LMI Ministerial Meeting. As a first priority, the Ministers tasked the group with finding concrete ways to promote a sustainable future for the Mekong River Basin in the context of environmental sustainability and water, energy, and food security. The inaugural meeting of the EEPG will be held on the sidelines of the LMI Regional Working Group meeting in December 2014 in Myanmar. The EEPG will provide their recommendations to the LMI Senior Officials Meeting in 2015. The LMI Eminent and Expert Persons are Dr. Sok Siphana, Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia; Mr. Phetsamone Viraphanh, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and Dr. Siviengphet Phetvorasack, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Lao PDR; U Than Aye, Vice President of the Academy of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fishery and Dr. Saw Plei Saw, Pro-Rector of the University of Veterinary Science from Myanmar; Dr. Suthad Setboonsarng, Former Deputy Secretary at the ASEAN Secretariat and Dr. Ruth Banomyong, Asscociate Professor at Thammasat University from Thailand; Dr. Karl Jackson, Director of Southeast Asia Studies at the Johns Hopkins University and Mr. Richard Cronin, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Stimson Center will represent the United States; and Mr. Vo Tri Thanh, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment will represent Viet Nam. The EEPG was established to provide strategic oversight and guidance to the work of the Lower Mekong Initiative and to ensure that the work of the Initiative is focused on the needs of partner countries and is coordinated with the work and objectives of the ASEAN Secretariat more broadly. The EEPG will work with LMI, the Friends of the Lower Mekong, and, where applicable, ASEAN representatives and other institutions to achieve the best outcomes for LMI. 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

Share this :

• Digg
• Linkedin
• Stumbleupon
• Delicious
• Tumblr
• BufferApp
• Pocket
• Evernote