Opening News Conference
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Jul. 15—Governor Gary Herbert of Utah, the host state for the NGA Annual Meeting, welcomes media to the opening press conference to kick off the meeting on Friday morning.
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Jul. 15—NGA Chair Governor Gregoire welcomes media to the opening press conference of the NGA Annual Meeting. The news conference was at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah.
Opening Plenary Session
Higher Education: Catalyst for Economic Growth
Higher Education: Catalyst for Economic Growth
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Jul. 15—NGA Chair Governor Gregoire thanks Mississippi Governor Haley Babour for his years of service as governor at the NGA Annual Meeting Opening Plenary in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 15—Massachusetts Institute of Technology speaks to the attending governors at the NGA Annual Meeting Opening Plenary in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 15—Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño listens during the NGA Annual Meeting Opening Plenary in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 15—Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost from the University of Southern California and former Chief Scientist from Xerox Corporation, John Steely Brown speaks to the governors at the NGA Annual Meeting Opening Plenary Session.
U.S.‐China Governors Forum
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Jul. 15—Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley talks with members of the Chinese delegation after the U.S.-China Governors Forum on the first day of the NGA Annual Meeting.
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Jul. 15—NGA Chair Governor Chris Gregoire listens to Madam Li Xiaolin of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) speak during the U.S.-China Governors Forum.
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Jul. 15—Governors from four provinces in China participate in the first ever U.S.-China Governors Forum on the opening day of the NGA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 15—Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, and Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy watch a video on a Chinese province during the U.S. –China Governors Forum.
U.S.‐China Governors Media Availability
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Jul. 15—NGA Chair Governor Chris Gregoire and Madam Li Xiaolin of CPAFFC sit together during a press conference and sign a Memorandum of Understanding after the completion of the first Forum. Representatives from the U.S. and Chinese government look on, including Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño.
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Jul. 15—NGA Chair Chris Gregoire and Madam Li Xiaolin of CPAFFC shake hands after successfully signing equal representations of the Memorandum of Understanding.
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Jul. 15—NGA Chair Chris Gregoire and Madam Li Xiaolin of CPAFFC speak to reporters from both the U.S. and Chinese media during the press conference after the U.S.-China Governors Forum.
Economic Development & Commerce Committee Session
Governors' Perspective on International Trade and Investment
Governors' Perspective on International Trade and Investment
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Jul. 16—Iowa Governor Terry Branstand participates in Saturday morning's plenary on Economic Development and Commerce.
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Jul. 16—Benigno Fitial, governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, listens to the speakers at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee Plenary Session.
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Jul. 16—Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy asks a question to the speakers at the Economic Development and Commerce Committee Plenary session.
Health & Human Services Committee Session
Health Insurance Exchanges Implementation
Health Insurance Exchanges Implementation
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Jul. 16—Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour discusses health insurance implementation with speakers Steven Larsen, director for the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and The Honorable Michael Leavitt, former governor of Utah and chairman at Leavitt Partners.
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Jul. 16—Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam joins the conversation on health insurance policy and implementation during the Health and Human Services Committee Meeting on the second day of the NGA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 16—Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, seated next to North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple, asks a question to the guest speakers Steve Larsen, The Honorable Michael Leavitt and Cindy Gillespie.
Education, Early Childhood & Workforce Committee
Leveraging Higher Education to Increase U.S. Competitiveness
Leveraging Higher Education to Increase U.S. Competitiveness
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Jul. 16—Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is thanked for his leadership in the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee by guest Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lumina Foundation for Education.
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Jul. 16—Governor Jay Nixon shares insight into the education system in Missouri with the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee and meeting attendees.
Natural Resources Committee Session
Job Creation in the Energy Sector
Job Creation in the Energy Sector
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Jul. 16—Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie attends and participates in the Natural Resources Committee at the NGA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 16—Utah Governor Gary Herbert joins the discussion on "Job Creation in the Energy Sector" by highlighting job growth in Utah.
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Jul. 16—Sean Parnell, Alaska Governor and Co-Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, addresses the committee and those who attended the meeting on "Job Creation in the Energy Sector."
Special Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Session
Remembering September 11th – Protecting Our Borders and Communities
Remembering September 11th – Protecting Our Borders and Communities
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Jul. 16—Committee Co-Chair and Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer welcomes committee members and attendees to the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety.
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Jul. 16—Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley who serves as the committee co-chair addresses the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety and meeting attendees.
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Jul. 16—Guest speaker, David Aguilar, deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Department of Homeland Security listens to discussion between governors at the Special Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety.
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Jul. 16—Wyoming Governor Matthew Mead participates on the conversation of "Remembering September 11th—Protecting Our Borders and Communities" during the committee meeting.
Closing Plenary Session
Advancing Competitiveness
Advancing Competitiveness
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Jul. 17—Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell discusses the plans for the 2012 NGA Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Va. at the Closing Plenary Session of the 2011 NGA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.
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Jul. 17—Thomas Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author and columnist for The New York Times, addresses governors and meeting attendees at the Closing Plenary Session.
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Jul. 17—Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam listen to guest speaker Thomas Friedman of The New York Times as he challenges America's competitiveness.
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Jul. 17—Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie asks a question to guest speaker Thomas Friedman of The New York Times. Seated next to Abercrombie is Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.
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Jul. 17—The new NGA Chair, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, gives outgoing Chair Washington Governor Chris Gregoire a gift of appreciation for all her work with the NGA.
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Jul. 17—Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman addresses governors as the new NGA chair and releases his initiative, Growing State's Economy, at the Closing Plenary Session.
