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USINFO Webchats is now "Ask America". Please visit the new home at America.gov: http://www.america.gov/multimedia/askamerica.html April 1: 13:00 GMT: Elections 2008
Join America.gov's elections experts on the first Tuesday of every month to discuss the people, processes and issues that shape the U.S. presidential race.March 27: Islamic Conference Envoy Sada Cumber
08:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT)
Promoting international understanding and peaceful interactions world-wide, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations. Chat with Sada Cumber, newly appointed Special Envoy to the OIC, to discuss his mandate, his thoughts on U.S. relations with the Muslim world, and early impressions of potential cooperation with the OIC.March 19: Renewable Energy
08:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT)
With worldwide demand for energy increasing every day, the development of new, clean, renewable energy sources is critical to Earth's environment. In the United States, work is under way on a variety of potential answers to the global energy challenge. Join David Sandalow, an expert on energy policy and global warming at the Brookings Institution, for an online discussion of renewable energy and what it can mean for the environment.
The ongoing series of webchats at http://www.america.gov/ (The new website of USINFO) allows foreign audiences to interact with American citizens on a wide range of topics using a chat tool over the Internet. U.S. government and private sector subject experts, academics, journalists, and everyday citizens are brought on as guests to do webchats on USINFO. A webchat typically lasts for one hour, though chats need not be limited to this timeframe, it depends on the availability of the Guest and the nature of the program.
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