- Date:
- 16 January, 2009
- Author(s):
- Judy Ansley (Deputy National Security Advisor), Damon Wilson (European Affairs Directorate), Kristina Kvien (European Affairs Directorate), Lauren Catipon (European Affairs Directorate)
- Classification Level:
- Secret with Top Secret Attachment
- Citation:
- National Security Council. Executive Office of the President. Eurasia Energy. Judy Ansley, Lauren Catipon, Kristina Kvien and Damon Wilson. Transition 7742.
- Related Links:
- Europe
- Asia
Eurasia Energy
Transition Memo
Transition 7742 – Eurasia Energy
Memo attachments
| Item | Details |
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Chronology for Eurasia Energy |
CLASSIFIED |
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Excerpt from National Energy Policy Chapter 8: Strengthening Global Alliances: Enhancing National Energy Security and International Relationships (May 2001) |
Date: May 2001 Author(s): National Energy Policy Development Group Description: Report excerpt outlines growing energy export opportunities in Central Asia, recovering Russian export capability, and import need growth in East and Southeast Asia. Report also includes U.S. policy recommendations for each respective region. |
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President's Statement on Caspian Pipeline Consortium (November 28, 2001) |
Date: 28 November 2001 Author(s): George W. Bush (statement) Description: Statement announcing creation of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). The CPC combines efforts from American, Russian, Kazakh, and Omani firms to build a number of Caspian oil pipelines that would help diversify U.S. energy supply, enhance energy security, and support global economic growth. |
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Memorandum of Conversation with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan (December 21, 2001) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Letter to Georgian President Shevardnadze (January 13, 2003) |
Date: 13 January 2003 Author(s): George W. Bush Description: President Bush's letter discusses further cooperation between the United States and Georgia as well as the two country's existing partnership. It touches upon the Train and Equip Program; trilateral security cooperation between Georgia, the U.S., and Russia; Georgian energy independence; and counter-terrorism. |
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Cable of Letter to the President of Azerbaijan (June 1, 2004) |
Date: 1 June 2004 Author(s): George W. Bush Description: Telegram to President of Azerbaijan to be passed along through U.S. ambassador or deputy chief of mission. Cable congratulates president on new pipeline opening and encourages further cooperation. |
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U.S.-EU Summit Declaration: Promoting Peace, Human Rights and Democracy Worldwide (June 21, 2006) |
Date: 21 June 2006 Author(s): Representatives of the delegations of the United States and the European Union Description: The statement outlines the U.S.-EU commitment to advancing democracy, meeting economic development goals, taking action against climate change, countering terrorism, and resolving a variety of different conflicts. The statement highlights the Balkans, Darfur, Iraq, Iran, Somalia, and Afghanistan, among other conflict areas. |
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G-8 St. Petersburg Action Plan on Global Energy Security (July 16, 2006) |
Date: 16 July 2006 (reproduced for transition memo 19 December 2008) Author(s): G-8 Summit staff Description: The plan highlights the need to deal with increasing energy demand, import dependence, instability, climate change, and high oil prices. G-8 leaders commit to free market growth, good governance measures, diversification, and environmentally sound development. The authors outline broad commitments listed in greater detail later in the document. |
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Discussion Paper and Summary of Conclusions for the Deputies Committee Meeting on Eurasia Energy (December 6, 2006) |
Description: CANNOT FIND |
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Discussion Paper and Summary of Conclusions for the Deputies Committee Meeting on Eurasia Energy Security (October 30, 2007) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Memoranda of Conversation (Meeting and Lunch) with President Gul of Turkey (January 8, 2008) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Memorandum of Conversation with President Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan (April 3, 2008) |
Date: 3 April, 2008 Author(s): George W. Bush, Gerbanguly Berdimuhamedow Description: This memo includes a transcription of a conversation between President Bush and President Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan, largely on expanding cooperation in the energy sector. |
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2008 U.S.-EU Summit Declaration (June 10, 2008) |
Date: 10 June 2008 Author(s): U.S.-EU Summit delegates Description: This declaration outlines U.S.-EU commitments to democracy promotion, conflict prevention/resolution, free market growth, counter-terrorism, climate change policy, and energy security. The declaration specifically mentions Balkans peace, Middle East peace/Lebanon stability, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine/Georgia/Moldova Europeanization, and diplomacy with Russia. It also highlights importance of variety of measures towards free market growth and international climate change action. |
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Discussion Paper and Summary of Conclusions of PC Meeting on Georgia (September 1, 2008) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Memorandum of Secure Video Teleconference with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (September 11, 2008) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Discussion Paper and Summary of Conclusions of DC Meeting on Eurasia Energy (September 19, 2008) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Briefing Memorandum to the President and Letter from the President to President Aliyev (October 2, 2008) |
Date: 30 September 2008 (memorandum), 2 October 2008 (letter) Author(s): Steve Hadley (memorandum), George W. Bush (letter) Description: This document include a briefing memorandum written to the President and the letter it concerns, addressed to President Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The letter includes discussions of Azerbaijan's strategic importance and the bilateral partnership between Azerbaijan and the United States, as well as discussion of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and other issues. |
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Briefing Memorandum to the President and Letters from the President to President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey (October 8, 2008) |
Date: 3 October 2008 (memorandum), 8 October 2008 (letters) Author(s): Steve Hadley (memorandum), George W. Bush (letters) Description: This document includes a briefing memo sent to the President, along with two letters written to the President and Prime Minister of Turkey respectively. They touch on the United States and Turkey's energy security partnership, and urge Turkey to achieve a transit agreement with Azerbaijan. |
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Memorandum of Conversation between the President and President Gasparovic of the Slovak Republic (October 9, 2008) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Briefing Memorandum to the President and Letters to European Leaders (October 17, 2008) |
Date: 17 October 2008 Author(s): Steve Hadley (memorandum), George W. Bush (letters) Description: This document includes a briefing memo as well as several letters sent to European leaders concerning Euro-Atlantic security and partnership in the wake of the Russian invasion of Georgia. The letters focus on energy security and call for the EU to work with the United States towards securing new energy supplies for Europe that bypass Russia as well as enforce EU competition laws in the energy sector and the linkage of Central and Eastern Europe to broader European gas and energy networks. |
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Map of Competing Pipelines in the Southern Corridor for Eurasian Gas Exports to Europe |
Date: October 2008 (possibly; based on text at bottom right of map) Author(s): Unknown Description: Map of pipelines channeling Eurasian gas into Europe, showing existing, planned, and proposed pipelines. |