U.S. Department of the InteriorOffice of the Secretary - U.S. Department of the Interior - www.doi.gov - Media Advisory
Date: October 28, 2009
Contact: Joan Moody
(202) 208-6416

Assistant Secretary Anne Castle to Give Keynote Address,
Announce Report at Atlantic Water Summit

On Thursday, October 29, 2009, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle will give the keynote address at “The Atlantic's Water Summit: Global Experts Tackling the 21st Century's Top Environmental Concern” at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Castle will give an overview of the Department of the Interior’s water and climate initiatives and announce a new U.S. Geological Survey report on water use. She has more than 25 years of experience in water rights, water quality and natural resources law. She previously served as a partner in the Denver, Colo. office of Holland & Hart LLP. “Anne Castle is one of the nation’s foremost experts in water and natural resource law,” said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.

Who: Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science and other global experts
What: “The Atlantic's Water Summit: Global Experts Tackling the 21st Century's Top Environmental Concern”
When: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Castle Keynote Address 8:45 a.m. EDT
Conference runs from 8:15-2:00 p.m.
Where: National Press Club, 13th Floor Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Media: Conference organizers welcome credentialed media. For information on the program, contact Zachary Hastings Hooper at 202.862.4355.

 

 
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