[wanabidii] Press Releases: Senior Advisor Thorne Travel to Milan

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Senior Advisor Thorne Travel to Milan 07/07/2015 03:01 PM EDT Senior Advisor Thorne Travel to Milan Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 7, 2015 Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, Ambassador David Thorne, will travel to Milan, Italy, July 9–10. Ambassador Thorne will visit the USA Pavilion at the Milan Expo and meet with USA Pavilion sponsors and supporters. Ambassador Thorne joins a growing list of high-level U.S. government visitors to the Pavilion, including First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. The USA Pavilion, which has welcomed over one million visitors since opening May 1, showcases American leadership and innovation in the fields of food security, sustainability and climate change, science and technology, and nutrition and health. The U.S. Pavilion is funded entirely from private, non-USG sources. In its six-month run from May 1 to October 31, 2015, the Milan Expo is expected to host over 20 million visitors. With the theme “Feeding the Planet: Energy for Life,” this is the first world’s fair to address tackling the global food security challenge of feeding more than nine billion people by 2050. The United States is one of 140 countries participating in this world’s fair, along with dozens of NGOs and civil society groups. For updates, please follow Ambassador Thorne on Twitter @Amb_Thorne. For reporter inquiries, contact Qiana Smith at 202-736-7573 or SmithQY@state.gov. To learn more about the USA Pavilion visit http://www.usapavilion2015.net or follow @USAPavilion2015 on Twitter. 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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