High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, will travel to Washington, DC, on 7-8 February. Both will co-chair the EU-US Energy Council alongside on the EU side and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, on the US side on 7 February. The meeting will take forward EU-US cooperation on energy security and on the joint commitment to accelerate a just and clean energy transition to climate neutrality for citizens of the EU, the United States, and around the globe. HR/VP Borrell will also hold a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss pressing issues on the international agenda. On that day, Commissioner Simson will meet bilaterally with US Secretary of Energy Granholm and in the afternoon, she will also gather with members of the US Chamber of Commerce and the Global Energy Institute. On 8 February, HR/VP Borrell will speak at the inaugural event of the Jean Monnet Conversations series, co-organised by the EU Delegation, the French Embassy and The Atlantic. Later that day, the HR/VP is due to meet with Members of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Commissioner Simson will meet that day with members of the US Congress to discuss the transatlantic relationship in energy. Later, she will participate in a public event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the future of European energy. Audiovisual coverage of the visit will be available on EbS. The visit and the Energy Council further reconfirm the strength of the transatlantic partnership at a crucial moment for global diplomacy. Related link EU-US energy cooperation Details Publication date4 February 2022LocationBrussels
