Amos Hochstein never ceases to amaze me. Secretary Kerry announced his new position today. So proud! State Department Names New Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein Named Acting Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs By AMY HARDER WSJ July 25, 2014 10:38 a.m. ET WASHINGTON—The State Department on Friday named Amos Hochstein as acting special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs, filling the position at a critical time for the Obama administrations energy diplomacy efforts. Mr. Hochstein is replacing special envoy Carlos Pascual, who announced in June he was stepping down to join the Center on Global Energy Policy, a research organization at Columbia University founded last year by Jason Bordoff, a former top adviser to Mr. Obama. Mr. Pascual, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine had held the position since May 2011. The State Departments Bureau of Energy Resources, which Mr. Hochstein will now lead, has been working closely with European nations to help them become less dependent on Russian natural gas. Unrest in Iraq and other areas of the Middle East has added to concern about stability of the global oil market. The rise in domestic oil and natural gas production, which has made the U.S. the biggest producer of both fuels, has changed energy markets throughout the world, Mr. Hochstein testified at a congressional hearing this week. This overall sea change in U.S. energy balances has had significant international energy market implications as vast quantities of imported energy once destined for the United States are now consumed elsewhere in the world markets, Mr. Hochstein said in prepared testimony at a Senate hearing this week on how energy and climate change fuel global conflict. online.wsj/articles/state-department-names-new-energy-envoy-1406299086?mod=wsj_nview_latest
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:11:36 +0000
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