The View from the Obama Administration (Audio)
Undersecretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats addresses the CFR's Council of Councils inaugural...
Speaker: Robert D. Hormats, Undersecretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. State Department
Presider: Thierry de Montbrial, President, French Institute of International Relations
March 12, 2012
Undersecretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats addresses the CFR's Council of Councils inaugural conference.
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