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EVENT:
Please join us on Friday, February 13 at 9:00 a.m. Bangkok (GMT +7) for a virtual press briefing with Caleb Orr, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs on the outcomes of the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial hosted by Secretary Rubio on February 4. Assistant Secretary Orr will also highlight the U.S. strategy to strengthen critical minerals supply chains with international partners to advance economic and national security, technology leadership, and a secure and resilient global energy system. The speaker will take questions from participating journalists.
DETAILS:
Speaker: Caleb Orr, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Date: Friday, February 13
Time: 9:00 a.m. Bangkok | 9:00 p.m. Washington (February 12)
Language: English
Ground Rules: On-the-record, attributable to Assistant Secretary of State Caleb Orr
Dial-in Info: To be provided upon RSVP
RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking here or scan the QR code below:
SPEAKER’S BIOGRAPHY:
Caleb Orr is the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs. He previously served as Senior Advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Counselor Michael Needham.
An attorney and longtime aide to Secretary Rubio, Mr. Orr served in the U.S. Senate as Senior Policy Advisor to then-Senator Rubio and as Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, among other policy roles. Mr. Orr previously practiced securities and administrative law at Boyden Gray PLLC, the law firm of the late Ambassador C. Boyden Gray.
A proud Texas native, Mr. Orr clerked for Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston. He and his wife, Gabriella, have two daughters.
- Participants should join the briefing 10 minutes early.
- The speaker will deliver opening remarks, followed by a Q&A session.
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Please submit questions in advance via e-mail to AsiaPacMedia@state.gov.
- If you join via the Zoom application or URL, you may submit your questions by clicking on the “questions and answers” tab and typing in your question.
- If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email AsiaPacMedia@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues.
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