Subject: Speaker Invitation: US-India Energy Partnership Summit 2015
From: Annapurna Vancheswaran <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], [email-masked]
Cc: Avni Gupta <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 23:41:10 +0530

Dear Mr Podesta,

I am sure you must be in know of the happenings at TERI and with Dr
Pachauri. The last 6 months have been extremely challenging, however, the
overwhelming support from our partners has given us the strength to
overcome this challenge. The High Court has allowed Dr Pachauri to return
to office till the new Director General, Dr Ajay Mathur (who has already
been appointed) will take over as the next DG of TERI.

Dr Mathur began his career at TERI in 1986 and rose to the position of
Dean, Energy & Environment Engineering during the period 1995 to 2000.
Subsequently he worked in leadership positions in the World Bank in
Washington DC; as Director, Interim Secretariat, Green Climate Fund in
Bonn; and in the private sector in India. We are delighted that he is
coming back to TERI as Director General and are sure will bring with him
strong leadership.

I am writing to you with some trepidation and seeking your support at this
juncture when both TERI and Dr Pachauri need the most.

TERI NA is hosting its Sixth annual flagship event, the US-India Energy
Partnership Summit, themed 'US-India: Past Cooperation, Future Strategies
and New Opportunities'. The Summit is taking place on September 21 in
Washington DC and will be an opportune occasion to review and define
relations between US and India, the two vibrant democracies ahead of the
coining of the Sustainable Development Goals.

We are privileged and honored that Dr Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary
of Energy and Mr Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister for Coal, Power and
Renewable Energy have confirmed to be with us, which comes to us an
 exhibition of trust reposed by the Governments of India and US in an
institution such as TERI. The Summit will be a continuation of the
bilateral discussions held between US and India earlier in the day.

I am hoping that you will be able to grace the Summit with your presence.
You have been a strong advocate of what TERI stands for and have always
been there for us. Your constant support and presence during the inaugural
Summit in 2009 has led to this platform being recognized as pivotal to the
US India Energy Cooperation. We would be honored if you deliver a keynote
address at the Summit.

I am also sharing with you the proceedings of the Summit, which was held on
October last year.  We do hope you will be able to join us for the 6th
US-India Energy Partnership Summit and honour us with your presence.

Look forward to hearing from you,

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

Annapurna Vancheswaran

-- 
Annapurna Vancheswaran (Ms.), Ph.D
Vice President
The Energy and Resources Institute, North America
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