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NOAA Administrator Presentations & Speeches

Remarks as delivered, in Adobe PDF format, unless noted otherwise.

2012

• Commencement speech delivered by NOAA Administrator at University of South Carolina
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  University of South Carolina 2012 Commencement Speech - LIFE 101 – Where’s the Syllabus?
  Columbia, South Carolina - May 4, 2012
  
• The Contributions of Space Infrastructure to Polar Regions
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Opening Remarks at International Polar Year Conference
  Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - April 23, 2012
  

2011

• The Weather-Ready Nation Charge (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Opening Remarks at Severe Weather Symposium
  NOAA National Weather Center, Norman OK - December 13, 2011
  
• Restoring Science to Its Rightful Place: Its Role In America’s Future (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Civic Scientist Lecture - Rice University, Baker Policy Institute
  Houston, TX - December 6, 2011
  
• Challenges to Assuring the Health of the Gulf of Mexico (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  State of the Gulf Summit 2011
  Houston, TX - December 5, 2011
• Signing of the U.S.-EU Joint Agreement on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated “IUU” Fishing (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, DC - September 7, 2011
• U.S.-EU Joint Agreement on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated “IUU” Fishing (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, DC (National Press Club) - September 7, 2011
• Putting Science to Work for Everyone (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Town Hall Remarks to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
  Denver, CO - August 18, 2011
• Smitten by Science (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Remarks to the National Science Youth Foundation Camp Annual Senate Luncheon
  Washington, DC - July 22, 2011
• NOAA Day on the Hill (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, DC - July 22, 2011
• Demystifying Seafood: The Ocean and Its Bounty (pdf)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Opening remarks to the Smithsonian Resident Associates
  Washington, DC - July 22, 2011
• Making Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Work: The Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP)
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Opening remarks As prepared for delivery
  Narragansett, RI - July 22, 2011
• Opening remarks to the National Ocean Policy Strategic Action Plan Listening Session at Portland State University
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Portland, OR - July 1, 2011
• NOC Approach to CMSP: Vision and Stewardship Responsibilities
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Opening remarks to National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Workshop
  Washington, DC - June 21, 2011
• Keynote Address for the 4th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, DC - June 20, 2011
• Healthy Oceans are Everyone’s Business
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Keynote Address at Capitol Hill Ocean Week
  Washington, DC - June 7, 2011
• Fostering the Next Generation of Science – and Scientists – to Meet Societal Challenges
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  10th Annual CREST Day Keynote Speech City College of New York
  New York, NY - April 15, 2011
• Towards a Sustainable Future: Reasons for Urgency and Hope
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Opening keynote address as part of the Albert, Norma, and Howard Geller Endowed Lecture at Clark University. Worcester, MA - April 5, 2011
• Opening remarks at the first meeting of the National Climate Assessment Federal Advisory Committee
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, DC - April 4, 2011
• NOAA’s Arctic Vision and Strategy - Keynote Address to the Aspen Institute
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, Dc - March, 16, 2011

2010

• Warren Washington Symposium: Reflections on Climate Change Science
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  American Meteorological Association Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA - January 21, 2010.
• AMS Presidential Town Hall Meeting Plenary Luncheon [remarks as delivered]
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  American Meteorological Association Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA - January 21, 2010.
• Keynote Address to the AMS Women in Atmospheric and Related Sciences Luncheon
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  American Meteorological Association Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA - January 19, 2010.
• Opening remarks at the "Climate Sensitive Diseases in the Great Lakes and Oceans: NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative" session
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  American Meteorological Association Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA - January 19, 2010.
  

2009

• Impacts of Climate Change on Oceans
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  UNFCCC 15th Conference of Parties (COP-15) - Copenhagen, Denmark - December 15, 2009.
• Climate Science & Services: Providing the Information That People Need For A Changing World
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  UNFCCC 15th Conference of Parties (COP-15) - Copenhagen, Denmark - December 14, 2009.
• American University Environmental Science Distinguished Speaker Series
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  American University - Washington, DC - November 19, 2009.
• Oregon to Obama
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Rosalind Franklin Society Annual Board Meeting - Harbard Club - New York, NY - November 18, 2009.
• GEO-VI Plenary on U.S. National Activities in Earth Observation and the USGEO Progress Report
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Ronald Reagan Building - Washington, DC - November 17, 2009.
• Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Protection Program Workshop
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Moss Landing, CA - October 23, 2009.
• World Climate Conference - 3 High Level Statement
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Geneva, Switzerland - September 3, 2009.
• World Climate Conference 3 - U.S. Press Conference
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Geneva, Switzerland - September 2, 2009
• Remarks at U.S. Mission Reception
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Geneva, Switzerland - September 2, 2009.
• Ocean Policy Task Force Press Conference
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Anchorage, AK - August 21, 2009.
• 35th Anniversary of the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  South Slough Reserve - Charleston, OR - July 11, 2009.
• The BLUE Economy: Understanding the Ocean’s Role in the Nation’s Future
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco - Capitol Hill Oceans Week - Washington, DC - June 9, 2009.
• A Changing Arctic: An Urgent Call for Collaborative and Cooperative Action
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  3rd Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-diminishing Arctic on Naval & Maritime Operations - June 9, 2009.
• NOAA Town Hall
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Seattle, WA - May 28, 2009.
• NOAA Town Hall
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Boulder, CO - May 22, 2009.
  
• Friends of NOAA Reception
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Capitol Hill - Washington, DC - May 20, 2009.
• Fishery Council Coordination Committee
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Boston, MD - May 18, 2009.
• FY2010 Budget Rollout
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Washington, DC - May 11, 2010
• Jug Bay Earth Day
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Chesapeake Bay - Upper Marlboro, MD - April 22, 2009.
• Earth Day, National System of Marine Protected Areas
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Annapolis, MD - April 22, 2009
• NOAA Town Hall
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  University of Hawaii - Honolulu, HI - April 14, 2009.
• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Kihei, HI - April 13, 2009.
• New England Fishery Management Council Meeting
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Mystic, CT - April 8, 2009.
• CCPS Workshop on Enhancing U.S. Contributions to IPCC WG2 AR5
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  Carnegie Institution - April 7, 2009.
• America's Climate Choices Summit
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  National Academy of Sciences - Washington, DC - March 30, 2009.
• NOAA All-Staff Town Hall
  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
  NOAA Auditorium - Silver Spring, MD - March 24, 2009.