The
White House has released details about the November 5 Tribal Nations Conference with President Barack Obama.
The event takes place in the Sidney R. Yates Auditorium at the
Department of the Interior from 9am to 5:20pm. The building is located at 1849 C. Street, NW, in Washington, D.C.
Obama is tentatively scheduled to be at the meeting in the morning and the afternoon, according to the White House. Tribal leaders will participate "interactive discussion" with the president, who will deliver opening and closing remarks at the conference.
Other administration officials expected to attend are: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar,
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack,
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke,
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis,
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,
Energy Secretary Steven Chu,
Education Secretary Arne Duncan,
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson,
Deputy Attorney General David Ogden,
HUD Deputy Secretary Ronald Sims,
DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Lute, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli, and
Indian Health Service Director Dr. Yvette Robideaux
The tentative schedule follows:
9:00β9:30 - Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30β10:40 - Interactive Discussion with President Obama
10:45-12:15 - Interactive Discussion with Administration Officials
12:15β1:45 - Lunch
1:45-3:00 - Interactive Discussion with Administration Officials
3:15-4:45 - Interactive Discussion with Administration Officials
4:45-5:20 - Closing Remarks
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