HOUSTON – (May 3, 2022) – Former Vice President Mike Pence will discuss U.S. energy policy and a path to increasing energy security at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy May 10. The invitation-only event will be open to the media and will be webcast.
What : A presentation titled “Advancing American Energy Security and Independence.”
Who: Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States.
Baker Institute Director Edward Djerejian will provide welcoming remarks.
When : 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. Pence’s remarks will be approximately 30 minutes. He will not be available for interviews. Media must arrive by 4:15 p.m.
Where : Doré Commons, James A. Baker III Hall at Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston.
Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to Jeff Falk, director of national media relations at Rice, at jfalk@rice.edu, and Avery Ruxer Franklin, media relations specialist at Rice, at averyrf@rice.edu or 713-348-6327.
For a map of Rice University’s campus with parking information, go to rice.edu/maps. Media should park in the Central Campus Garage (underground).
This event is free for members of the Baker Institute Roundtable and Roundtable Young Professionals, but registration is required.
A live webcast will be available at the event page and on the Baker Institute’s YouTube channel.
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Founded in 1993, Rice University’s Baker Institute ranks as the No. 1 university-affiliated think tank in the world and the No. 1 energy think tank in the world. As a premier nonpartisan think tank, the institute conducts research on domestic and foreign policy issues with the goal of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of public policy. The institute’s strong track record of achievement reflects the work of its endowed fellows, Rice University faculty scholars and staff, coupled with its outreach to the Rice student body through fellow-taught classes — including a public policy course — and student leadership and internship programs. Learn more about the institute at www.bakerinstitute.org or on the institute’s blog, http://blog.bakerinstitute.org .