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Speaker Series: Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada
Secretary, Mexico’s Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
Energy and the Environment in Mexico

August 12, 2009
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Institute of the Americas, Hojel Hall of the Americas Auditorium
University of California, San Diego campus
La Jolla, California

Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada was appointed by President Felipe Calderon to serve as Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources. He has a long and distinguished career in environmental protection in Mexico. He also served as mayor of the city of Uruapan, Michoacan, and as a member of the National Council for Transparency and Anti-Corruption. As the Minister of SEMARNAT, Elvira oversees the expansion of protected areas, forestry development, improving access to potable water and sewage treatment, expanding agricultural irrigation, water conservation measures and the Mexican government’s response to climate change.

Other activities:

Cross Border Climate and Renewable Energy: Opportunities for Trade and Investment

August 13, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Institute of the Americas, Weaver Conference Center
University of California, San Diego campus
La Jolla, California – Directions

The conference will focus on the evolving landscape for energy and climate issues along the California-Mexico border. Speakers include: Congresswoman Susan Davis; David Muñoz, Director General of the Government of Baja California Energy Commission; Michael W. Allman, President & CEO of Sempra Generation; Tomas Torres, Director, Region 9 San Diego Border Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); John McNeece, Partner, Luce Forward Hamilton Scripps LLP; and, Gaston Astesiano, Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) among many others.

Janet Napolitano
August 11, 2009
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre
University of San Diego

Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano’s speech at the Border Security Conference in El Paso will be live-streamed to engage the community on critical issues facing the border. The Trans-Border Institute will host the live video stream feed at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Theatre at USD. The contact for this free event is: Emily Lawrence • lawrence-09@sandiego.edu • (619)260-4166.