Office of Gov. Dave Freudenthal
Press Secretary Jonathan Green
State Capitol, Room 124
Cheyenne, WY • 82002
307-777-7434
March 8, 2010
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For Immediate Release ******
Contact: Press
Secretary Jonathan Green
Phone: 307-777-7437
Mobile: 307-421-0197
E-mail:
jgreen3@state.wy.us
First
Lady Nancy and Gov. Dave Freudenthal to visit Australia
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – First Lady Nancy and Gov. Dave
Freudenthal will visit Queensland, Australia, next week to study coal issues in
the region, which shares several economic similarities with Wyoming.
The Freudenthals will be
joined by Rob Hurless, Energy and Telecommunication Advisor to the Governor.
They will depart via commercial airline Saturday, March 13 and return Saturday,
March 20.
Secretary of State Max
Maxfield will be Acting Governor while the Freudenthals are overseas.
The trip, sponsored by the
University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, will give the Governor a
chance to meet with policymakers, academics and industry representatives who
are working with similar coal-focused issues as are important in Wyoming.
Like Wyoming, Queensland is a
coal exporter and is beginning to develop coal bed methane extraction similar
to resources found in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. The Governor will discuss
topics of mutual interest between the state and province.
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