FSO 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GALA
Event Date: 8/22/2018
Event Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Location:
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr.
Houston, TX 77030
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This event is open to both members and non-members.

Please join PESA in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Foreign Service Officer Oil & Gas Industry Training Program, Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at The Houston Museum of Natural Science's Wiess Energy Hall.

Keynote speakers Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, U.S. State Department, and Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations, will address current foreign policy issues at this widely-attended event by both PESA members and our operator partners involved in the program. 

Sponsorships for this event are available. Please download the Sponsorship Package or contact PESA VP Communications & Member Relations Molly Determan.

Dress is cocktail/business attire.

Registration
Members and Non-Members: $200

Agenda
6:30 p.m.  Reception
7:00 p.m.  Dinner and Program
   - Leslie Beyer, President, PESA
   - Dan Domeracki, Vice President, Government, Industry & Global Stewardship, Schlumberger
   - Clay Neff, President, Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production, Chevron Corporation
   - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
   - Francis R. Fannon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources. U.S. State Department
   - Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
9:00 p.m.  Adjourn
 

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Speakers

Francis R. Fannon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. State Department
Francis R. Fannon serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) at the U.S Department of State. He oversees U.S. foreign policy in the critical intersection of energy and national security and promotes U.S. interests to ensure energy resources are used to increase economic opportunity, stability, and prosperity around the world. Assistant Secretary Fannon advises the Secretary on strategies to promote universal access to affordable and reliable energy resources and to strengthen energy security through policies that advance diverse, transparent, and secure global markets for all energy types.

Prior to this role, Mr. Fannon was the managing director of BHP’s Washington, D.C. Corporate Affairs office, where he developed a comprehensive U.S. strategy for the world’s largest diversified resources company.

Mr. Fannon previously served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. In that capacity, he drafted, negotiated, and helped pass into law key provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. He also served as counsel to Senators Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) and Pete V. Domenici (R-NM).

Mr. Fannon earned a J.D. from the University of Denver (DU) Sturm College of Law, a M.A. in International Affairs (Economics & Trade) from DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, and a B.A. from Radford University.
Richard N. HaassRichard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Dr. Richard Haass is in his fifteenth year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, publisher and educational institution dedicated to being a resource to help people better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.

In 2013, he served as the chair of the multiparty negotiations in Northern Ireland that provided the foundation for the 2014 Stormont House Agreement. For his efforts to promote peace and conflict resolution, he received the 2013 Tipperary International Peace Award.

From January 2001 to June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy
to the Northern Ireland peace process. In recognition of his service, he received the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.

Dr. Haass also was vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, the Sol M. Linowitz visiting professor of international studies at Hamilton College, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A Rhodes scholar, Dr. Haass holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and master’s and doctorate degrees from Oxford University. He has also received numerous honorary degrees.
 
Cancellations for refund must be received by August 15. There will be a $10 processing fee for all cancellations. Member Company employees who wish to register for a meeting at member rates, and do not have an established login, please contact info@pesa.org.



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