We use form policy tools to support stability and Economic Development in africa by increasing access to electricity to lay the groundwork for a stable and Prosperous Energy sector. Im here representing the bureau for Energy Resources to focus on Energy Equities around the world to see to elevate their broader foreign policy. Firstever like to a knowledge of house for paying attention for poverty in africa through the power aftertax. Clearly africa it goes through historic transformation of the bureau for Energy Resources is working hard to help governments responsive lee developed their Energy Resources to accelerate the reform of the electricity system that will then encourage private investment and support Economic Growth to support access. With the Interagency Team and we have one of the strongest in my 40 years of government, within the framework it is focused on three main areas, and promoting Good Governance to oil and Gas Resources but also for into the Energy Sector as well in
United nations and the world bank and we hope to track to expand the generation transmission and distribution all key sectors. As an active participant in the team focused on the policy framework to improve the enabling environment and reduce the risk for investors through the consistent diplomatic engagement through the embassys and with the embassies in washington, the state department is working to ensure that the transactions that have the emphasis needs to structural policies and governance changes that will encourage even more investment. We have positioned a senior Career Foreign Service officer in the region who is working with our embassies to enhance and focus our diplomatic efforts while minimizing the cost. We are also Planning Regional training sessions sessions the world created the Energy Knowledge and skills of our economic officers in the embassies and in the region. We are very excited about the beyond the grid and and initiative that of the sub initiatives have as pa
Out of. If you could perhaps speak to that issue, protecting and hardening it to our terrorisms. Thank you for the question, chairman smith. I will defer to my colleagues specifically in relation to power africa and those engagements. I can tell you the recognition that we encounter from Energy Companies and energy agencies, ministries in our International Engagements to an everincreasing degree recognize the importance of protecting infrastructure. One of the things the department of energy does is to enter into cooperative engagements with Key International partners. We do this at their expense, at the expense of the host country to help them identify older abilities, vulnerabilities. Plan their systems so there is resilience to in the threats, at all hazards approach whether one is talking about severe weather, cyber attack or physical attack. We have found that this is an area where the United States is in a position to add tremendous amount of value from our experience. I will hav
Noon the things you say is the last thing you want to happen is developing these markets that get burned with bad products, just forget it, never mind. Is there any all three of view, i will let my last question alluded to earlier, ranking the most favorable countries, i have to believe you have done a lot of thought on this, just at a glance there is going to be a lot of factors that are going to influence candidate population, topography, gas, oil pipeline availability. Education resources, do you have network that you can train out to do this . Of course i mentioned earlier property owners, ownership, is the system in place to take over to condemn property, right away, the timing, is it right for the company but stability, is a stable system of government, those of the seven things i came up with. Do you rank countries that might be the best benefits in the infrastructure. Thank you for your question. Sounds like you were at some of these meetings where these things were discussed b
Theyd to transfer and eliminates the stoppage of work in the fall. So i look at this and say we must prevent the practice of fire borrowing and prioritize funding for treatment activities to reduce future wildlife suppression costs about thans i didnt cosponsored s508 of 2015. I think we also have to streamline the way Forest Management activities are approved, make meaningful policy reforms. It also includes innovative ideas like arbitration. We need to solve the challenges facing us. Is the tore Forest Service willing to find ways to find solutions . Were of course very interested in working with the committee. As weve discussed in the past, this concept of arbitration, its something that im interested in trying. Id like to see us take on a pilot approach on to that. And part of that is that i need to see that its a better solution. It sounds good in concept, but i really think we need to move into that, do some pilot approaches. And just to see where that can take us. But i think it