Media Center

Press Advisory


Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas at the OAS

  April 13, 2010

The Organization of American States (OAS) will host the second day of the Energy and Climate Ministerial meeting of the Americas between 8:30 EDT and 14:30 EDT (12:30-18:30 GMT) this Friday, April 16, at its headquarters in Washington, DC.

The meeting’s agenda is available here.

For more information, click here.

Press Access

Press Access will be through the building’s main entrance (17th St & Constitution Ave). Members of the press must show valid personal and media photo identification to be able to access the building.

Inaugural Session

The inaugural session (8:30-9:00 EDT, 12:30-13:00 GMT), which will be open to the press, will feature the participation of OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and United States Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, and will take place in the Simón Bolívar Hall.

Press space in the Simón Bolívar Hall is limited and will be made available on a first come first served basis.

The opening session will be broadcast live here.

The rest of the meeting will be closed to the press.

Opportunities for photo and video

At the meeting’s conclusion (14:00 EDT, 18:00 GMT) the Ministers and Heads of Delegation will be available for a group photo in the Hall of the Americas of the OAS main building.

Dialogue with the Press

Following the group photo, the Ministers and Heads of Delegation will answer questions to the press in the Hall of the Americas of the OAS main building.

WHAT: Second Day of the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas

WHEN: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:30-14:30 EDT (12:30-18:30 GMT)

WHERE: Organization of American States
17th & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, D.C 20006

Reference: AVI-110/10