[wanabidii] Press Releases: Secretary Kerry To Announce and Present the 16th Awards for Corporate Excellence

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Secretary Kerry To Announce and Present the 16th Awards for Corporate Excellence 12/08/2014 10:15 AM EST Secretary Kerry To Announce and Present the 16th Awards for Corporate Excellence Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 8, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry will announce and present the 16th Awards for Corporate Excellence (ACE) at 9:15 a.m. on December 9 in the Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room at the U.S. Department of State. The ACE, established in 1999, emphasizes the important role U.S. businesses can play abroad to advance ethical practices, sustainable development, and democratic values through exemplary conduct in their overseas operations. This year, U.S. ambassadors nominated 39 U.S.-based companies operating overseas. A senior interagency committee selected the three winners from among the following nine finalists: Chevron Corporation in Burma, The Coca-Cola Company in the Philippines, ContourGlobal in Togo, EcoPlanet Bamboo Group in Nicaragua, General Electric South Africa Technologies (Pty) Ltd., General Electric in Tunisia, GlassPoint Solar in Oman, The Linden Centre in China, and Wagner Asia Equipment, LLC, in Mongolia. The names of the winners will be publicly and officially announced at the ACE ceremony. The ceremony will be open to the press and streamed live on http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://video.state.gov/live/. Pre-set time for cameras: 7:45 a.m. from the C Street entrance Final access time for writers and still photographers: 8:30 a.m. from the 23rd street entrance Media representatives may attend this briefing upon presentation of one of the following: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (driver’s license or passport). For further information about access to the event please contact the Department of State Office of Press Relations at (202) 647-2492. Media with further questions about the Award for Corporate Excellence may contact the Office of Economic Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy at EPPDMedia@state.gov. 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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