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Statement by Robert A. Wood, Acting Spokesman
U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
April 20, 2009
Office of the Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy (S/EEE)
The Secretary has appointed Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar as Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy.
Ambassador Morningstar and his staff will support the United States’ energy goals in the Eurasian region. He will work on key energy issues relating to Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Central Asia and the Caucasus. He will provide the Secretary with strategic advice on policy issues relating to development, transit, and distribution of energy resources in Eurasia.