Only the 33rd female to serve in the United States Senate since its founding in 1789, Senator Murkowski has assumed leadership roles quickly.  She is the senior Republican member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and also serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, where she is the ranking Republican of the Interior and Environment Subcommittee. Senator Murkowski is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee – the first Alaskan to serve on that panel – and also a senior member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

She earned a B.A. in economics from Georgetown University in 1980, and a law degree from Willamette University in 1985. Prior to joining the United States Senate, Senator Murkowski practiced commercial law in Anchorage and served three terms in the Alaska State House of Representatives. She was re-elected in 2010 to a third term in the first successful write-in effort to the Senate since 1954.

Senator Murkowski is married to Verne Martell. They have two sons. She enjoys spending time with her family in the Alaska outdoors.

Brief Biography:

• Senator Lisa Murkowski
• Born: Ketchikan, AK
• Husband: Verne Martell
• Children: Two sons, Nicolas and Matt

Education:

• High School: Monroe High School, Fairbanks, AK
• Economics Degree, Georgetown University
• Juris Doctor, Willamette College of Law

Senate Committee Assignments:

• Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
• Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee
• Ranking Member of Interior-Environment Subcommittee
• Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
• Member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee

On June 21, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar swore-in former Justice Department Inspector General Michael R. Bromwich as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and regulation of offshore oil and gas development. Mr. Bromwich is overseeing the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which was responsible for overseeing oil and gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf. Mr. Bromwich was previously a litigation partner in the Washington, DC and New York offices of Fried Frank, where he headed the firm’s Internal Investigations, Compliance and Monitoring practice group. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Bromwich served as Inspector General for the Department of Justice. As Inspector General, he headed the law enforcement agency principally responsible for conducting criminal and administrative investigations into allegations of corruption and misconduct involving the 120,000 employees of the Department of Justice. He was also responsible for conducting independent audits of the Department’s programs and operations.

Industry Development Day: April 27 Expands Value

The 2011 GMREC IV brings an extra day of problem solving and strategic industry-wide action. This year there are workshops addressing a variety of topics, including: MHK reference models, Instrumentation measurements for a new industry; Environmental effects; Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning; Test centers for a growing industry and more. These sessions are free to full registrants of the 4th Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference April 28-29, 2011.

Reservations for these sessions are recommended. info@globalmarinerenewable.com or call +1 (301) 869-3790

4^th Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference

April 28-29, 2011

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