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The Future of LNG Trade: Inflexible, Inefficient, and Polarized?
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Energy’s Role in Ukraine Peace Talks
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Joe McMonigle
CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow; Former Secretary General, International Energy Forum
Biography
Joe McMonigle is a leading authority on energy, international business and politics. He is the former Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), the largest international organization of energy ministers from 72 producing and consuming countries focusing on energy security, market stability, data transparency and energy transitions. He is the former Vice Chairman of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Board of Governors, former Chief of Staff at US Department of Energy, and former General Counsel and communications director to a United States Senator.
Prior to the IEF, he was President of The Abraham Group, an international management consulting group. McMonigle is Founder and President of the Global Center for Energy Analysis, an independent organization that provides original research and analysis on global energy markets and issues. He lives in Washington DC (USA) and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.