United States Leadership Forum

Oil Spill Chairman Applauds Summit

April 22, 2011

New Orleans – April 22, 2011. Senator Bob Graham, Co-Chairman of the President’s National Oil Spill Commission and the Opening Keynote Speaker at the Gulf Coast Leadership Summit, today commended Summit Chairman William Loiry in the following letter: “If the purpose of the Gulf Coast Leadership Summit was to be the premier event of the first anniversary of the Macondo tragedy, then you exceeded your aspirations. It was attended by the people most involved, focused their attention on not just the event itself, but what steps are needed to mitigate a repetition, and was engaging for all. Congratulations.”