Secretary Chu to Join President Obama at Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Highlight Strong Partnership with Japan in Tokyo

Subject:	Secretary Chu to Join President Obama at Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Highlight Strong Partnership with Japan in Tokyo
Date:	Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:30:39 -0400
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For Planning Purposes: Friday, March 23, 2012

 

Secretary Chu to Join President Obama at Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Highlight Strong Partnership with Japan in Tokyo

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will join President Barack Obama at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on Monday, March 26 and Tuesday, March 27. The Secretary will help highlight the President’s commitment to securing all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years. 

 

Following the summit, Secretary Chu will visit Tokyo from March 28 to March 30 to highlight the strong partnership between the United States and Japan on international security, economic, and energy issues. During his visit, the Secretary will highlight the strong scientific and business ties between our two nations by meeting with U.S. and Japanese business leaders, and participating in a trilateral workshop on critical materials featuring participants from the United States, Japan and the European Union. 

 

WHAT:          Energy Secretary Steven Chu to accompany President Obama at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit

 

WHEN:          Monday, March 26 and Tuesday, March 27

                   

WHERE:       Seoul, Republic of Korea

                    

Media Accreditation information can be found online at http://www.thenuclearsecuritysummit.org/eng_media/video_down/resources.jsp

 

 

WHO:             Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary, Department of Energy

Mr. Yukio Edano, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

Mr. Reinhard Bütikofer, Member, European Parliament

Mr. Hans Dietmar Schweistgut, EU Ambassador to Japan

 

WHAT:          Trilateral EU-Japan-U.S. Workshop on Critical Materials

 

WHEN:          March 28, 2012 at 4:00 PM

                   

WHERE:       Gakushi- Kaikan

3-28 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo