Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will host Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer and other leading government officials at a meeting of the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) on Aug. 1, 2008. Kempthorne convened the meeting so that members can adopt a 2008-2012 national plan to combat invasive species. The Secretary also will announce the incoming members of the Invasive Species Advisory Council.
| Who: | Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior and NISC Co-chair Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture and NISC Co-chair Conrad Lautenbacher, Vice Admiral and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans andAtmosphere, NOAA Administrator and NISC Co-chair Designee James S. Hester, Agency Environmental Coordinator and Director of the Office of Natural Resources, U.S. Agency for International Development and NISC Member Stanton Cope, Captain and Executive Director of the Armed Forces Pest Management Board, Department of Defense George Gray, Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Daniel Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Sustainable Development, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, Department of State James V. Scanlon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Science and Data Policy, Department of Health and Human Services Joel Szabat, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation |
| What: | NISC Council Meeting to Consider National Invasive Species Management Plan |
| When: | 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Friday Aug. 1, 2008 |
| Where: | Room 5160, Main Interior Building 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 |
| OPEN TO CREDENTIALED REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS |