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Ambassador Kenney Joins the Department of Energy’s Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney and Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Angelo T. Reyes join members of the Children's Joy Foundation in singing Christmas carols during the Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration at the DOE headquarters in Fort Bonifacio on December 18. The 12,000 lights on the DOE Christmas tree represent the number of homes in rural communities in Mindanao that have been provided solar-powered electricity by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy (AMORE), which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Ambassador Kenney and Secretary Reyes flip a switch to turn on 12,000 solar-powered lights on the DOE Christmas tree. They are joined by AMORE Chief of Party Tetchi Capellan (left) and USAID/Philippines Director Jon D. Lindborg (second from right) and Sherah Chua, Development Officer of the British Embassy (right).
Secretary Reyes (third from right) poses with his staff in front of the DOE Christmas tree which symbolizes homes in rural Mindanao communities that AMORE has provided with solar-powered electricity. AMORE is a partnership between USAID, the DOE, the British Embassy and the American firms SunPower and Winrock International.
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Angelo T. Reyes leads representatives of AMORE partner organizations as they prepare to hang lanterns on the DOE Christmas Tree. From left to right: Director of the Electric Power Industry Management Bureau Mylene Capongcol; USAID/Philippines Director Jon D. Lindborg; Ambassador Kenney; Secretary Reyes; and AMORE Chief of Party Tetchi Capellan.

Last Update :: 12/20/2007

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