US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to participate in signing ceremony and media availability with Rice’s Baker Institute

Baker Hall

HOUSTON – (June 10, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will be at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy June 11 to participate in a signing ceremony with the institute’s Center for Energy Studies. The signing commemorates the establishment of a global partnership in line with U.S. commitment to energy security.

Media are invited to attend — RSVP to ar119@rice.edu.

WHAT

  • Signing Ceremony & Media Availability

WHO

  • U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright
  • Minister of Environment and Energy for Greece Stavros Papastavrou
  • Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus Michael Damianos
  • Israeli Ambassador to the United States of America Yechiel Leiter
  • U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle
  • Reginald DesRoches, President of Rice University

WHEN

  • Thursday, June 11
  • Signing and remarks at 3:30 p.m.
  • Media availability at 4 p.m.
  • Media must arrive by 3:15 p.m.

WHERE

  • Baker Institute at Rice University, Houston, Texas
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