Release Date: 01/27/2015 Contact Information: Robert Daguillard, (202) 564-6618, daguillard.robert@epa.gov

WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy is visiting Geneva, Florence and Rome this week. She will deliver the keynote address at the General Electric Oil & Gas Annual Meeting on Monday, February 2 in Florence, Italy. Administrator McCarthy will highlight the Obama Administration’s energy and environment accomplishments and share an international vision for responsible energy development. As part of the trip, Administrator McCarthy will speak with the World Health Organization’s executive board in Geneva, Switzerland. She will then meet with senior officials at the Vatican to discuss steps the United States is taking to act on climate change and the importance of international cooperation. Administrator McCarthy will also hold separate roundtables with business leaders and Catholic journalists on climate action in Rome, Italy. WHAT: Administrator McCarthy to travel to Geneva, Florence and Rome; Deliver Keynote Address at GE Annual Meeting WHERE: January 29: Geneva, Switzerland

January 30 and 31: Vatican City and Rome, Italy February 1 and 2: Florence, Italy