Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Kurt Volker Delivers Remarks On Climate Change at the Atlantic Council of the United States
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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Kurt Volker Delivers Remarks On Climate Change at the Atlantic Council of the United States
PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE VOLKER DELIVERS REMARKS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES, AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007SPEAKER: PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS KURT VOLKER[*] VOLKER: Good morning, thank you for turning out early for this discussion. It is very exciting to be here at the Atlantic Council, where Fred Kempe and his team are leading a remarkable renaissance in one of our premier institutions focused on strengthening our transatlantic Alliance and partnerships.And it is emblematic of this renaissance that we're here not only when the subject is NATO, but today, for example, to talk about climate change.Few issues compete with climate change as one of those topics where the United States and Europe agree so much, yet understand each other so little. So today, two days ahead of the Major Economies Meeting called by President Bush here in Washington, I thought this would be a good opportunity to dispel some myths, to talk about how the U.S. and Europe actually agree a great deal on climate...See the full content of this document
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