Steiner joins effort to reduce oil
dependency
Washington, DC— Securing America’s
Future Energy (SAFE) announced that Frederick W. Smith, chairman,
president, and CEO of FedEx Corporation, and General P.X. Kelley
(Ret.), former Marine Corps Commandant and member of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, will serve as co-chairs of a major effort by business
leaders and retired senior military officers in support of a comprehensive,
long-term policy to reduce United States oil dependence and improve
energy security.
During the coming months, SAFE will work with
members of the Energy Security Leadership Council (Council) to develop
a specific energy security policy proposal and work aggressively
to build bipartisan support.
Members of the Council include: Frederick W. Smith,
chairman, president and CEO, FedEx Corp.; General P.X. Kelley, USMC
(Ret.), 28th Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps (co-chair); Admiral Dennis
Blair, USN (Ret.), commander-in-chief, United States Pacific Command;
David A. Brandon, chairman and CEO, Domino’s Pizza, Inc.;
Adam M. Goldstein, president, Royal Caribbean International; General
John A. Gordon, USAF (Ret.), Homeland Security Advisor to the President;
Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.;
Admiral Gregory G. Johnson, USN, Commander, Naval Forces, Europe;
Robert D. Hormats, vice chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Herbert
D. Kelleher, executive chairman, Southwest Airlines Co.; Andrew
N. Liveris, chairman, CEO and president, The Dow Chemical Company;
David P. Steiner, CEO, Waste Management, Inc.; and General Charles
F. Wald, USAF (Ret.), USAF, deputy commander, United States European
Command.
SAFE (www.secureenergy.org)
is an action-oriented, nonpartisan organization which aims to reduce
America’s dependence on oil, addressing business and technology,
politics and advocacy, and public education and media. |
