HOUSTON – (March 4, 2022) – Philippe Etienne, the ambassador of France to the United States, will discuss energy security, energy transitions and international relations at a March 10 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
In the midst of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Etienne will offer a timely perspective on the energy challenges now at the center of global relations. France holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, for which the energy transition is a top priority.
Etienne is an expert on the European Union and continental Europe. He has held posts in Moscow; Belgrade, Serbia; Bucharest, Hungary; Bonn, Germany; Berlin and Brussels. He has also served as an adviser in France’s cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on several occasions.
Members of the news media are invited to a join the discussion and a Q&A session afterward. Tickets for the event are exclusive to members of the Baker Institute’s Roundtable, Roundtable Young Professionals and Energy Forum and students in Rice’s Master of Global Affairs and Master of Energy Economics programs.
What: Baker Institute event, “Energy Security, Energy Transitions and International Relations: A Conversation with His Excellency Phillipe Etienne.”
Who: Philippe Etienne, ambassador of France to the U.S.; Ken Medlock, senior director of the Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies, will serve as moderator.
When: Thursday, March 10; discussion 6-6:30 p.m. CST, media opportunity 6:30-6:45.
Where: James A. Baker III Hall’s Kelly International Conference Facility, Rice University. Press engagement will be in room 114.
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Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to Avery Franklin, media relations specialist at Rice, at averyrf@rice.edu or 713-348-6327.