The U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard L. Morningstar Visits Turkmenistan

PAS No 242
May 29, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar

Ashgabat, May 29, 2009 – The U.S. Secretary of State’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar is the head of a delegation visiting Turkmenistan on May 29 to meet with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and to hold high level talks with Turkmen government officials on energy issues.

Following his meeting with the President of Turkmenistan, Ambassador Morningstar noted, “I had an excellent meeting with President Berdimuhamedov.  I was here to listen and exchange ideas with the President.  I look forward to more visits and helping to make even stronger the Turkmenistan-U.S. relationship.”

Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar was appointed to his current position by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and was sworn in on April 6, 2009.  Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Morningstar lectured at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and at Stanford Law School.  From June 1999 to September 2001, he served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union.  Earlier, Ambassador Morningstar served as Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy.