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Setting the New U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda May 14, 2013
On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 2013
Iceland’s Recovery Saga Presents Opportunities for Brussels, Washington—and Beijing May 6, 2013
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Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
Press Release
Dymphna van der Lans joins GMF’s Climate & Energy Program as Senior Transatlantic Fellow
February 16, 2011
Former private-sector energy exec will focus on energy issues
Van der Lans joins GMF from Sustainable Development Capital LLC, a specialist investment banking firm, where she was the director focused on renewables, infrastructure, and energy efficiency. Prior to that, she was responsible for BP Alternative Energy’s performance unit for distributed energy in emerging markets. She also worked in business development for Petrochemicals Asia and in the BP Group Planning & Strategy team in London before leaving for Shanghai as the commercial manager for BP Olefins Asia.
Van der Lans joined BP in 2002 after graduating with an MBA from Rice University. She also holds a master’s degree in Chinese from Leiden University. She speaks Chinese, Dutch, English, German and French.
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