Ms. Claudia A. McMurray

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  Published on: 4/2/2007    Last Visited: 4/29/2007  

  That was the message that emerged recently in a discussion at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Claudia McMurray, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science, Bo Derek, the Special Envoy of the Secretary of State on Wildlife Trafficking Issues, and leaders in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
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  To combat the problem, McMurray formed the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT), a unique coalition of government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work to enforce existing laws, add more stringent laws where needed, and educate consumers not to buy products that contain illegal wildlife substances.Several countries have become partners in the coalition, including the United States, Great Britain, and India.

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  Published on: 10/13/2008    Last Visited: 12/29/2007  

  Claudia McMurray, US assistant secretary for the environment, said the main problem was working out whether the technical and financial aid available for the developing world would be enough to satisfy countries such as China.

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  Published on: 10/13/2008    Last Visited: 8/24/2008  

  The ceremony, which was chaired by Mrs. Claudia McMurray, US Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science and the Governor of North Kivu Province, saw 22 ICCN guards receive an award in recognition of their bravery and dedication to conservation ... back to news
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  The ceremony, which was chaired by Mrs. Claudia McMurray, US Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science and the Governor of North Kivu Province, saw 22 ICCN guards receive an award in recognition of their bravery and dedication to conservation during difficult times.
  
  At the ceremony Mrs. McMurray confirmed that the U.S. is still very committed to supporting the efforts of conservation in DR Congo and will remain close to the valiant rangers, protecting the gorillas and other threatened species in the Virungas National Park.
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  Ms. Claudia McMurray was interviewed on the Gorilla Organization's Congolese radio program Cosmos Notre Monde on Thursday 17 July.

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  Published on: 10/13/2008    Last Visited: 11/22/2007  

  Claudia McMurray, U.S. assistant secretary for the environment, said the main problem was working out whether the technical and financial aid available for the developing world would be enough to satisfy countries such as China.
  
  Delegates from almost 200 countries opened a week of talks in Montreal on Monday, 20 years after they signed a pact in the Canadian city to cut chemicals found to harm the ozone layer, which protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation.
  
  The United States -- backed by the United Nations -- wants to move the deadline for phasing out production and use of the substances for developed countries to 2020 from 2030 and to 2030 from 2040 for developing nations.
  
  "We're finding there's a lot of enthusiasm for our proposal ...I can't think of a country that's opposed to it," McMurray told Reuters in a phone interview from Montreal.
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  China is a big HCFC producer and McMurray said authorities there would "want to have some assurance that they will have the financial wherewithal to make this transition smooth.But we don't know what the number is."
  
  The United States and other nations pay into a multilateral fund to help pay for the transition to more benign chemicals.
  
  McMurray said that until the costs of the shift away from HCFCs was clear, Washington would not pay more into the fund than it does already.Whether that suits Beijing is another matter.
  
  "We'd have to make the calculations as to what the total number is and have them say yay or nay ... we're trying to put together a small group of countries to see if there's a way to find a resolution this week and that will include us and China at the very least."
  
  Asked whether China might walk away from any proposed deal, McMurray replied: "I think the real question is whether we can do it in five days, whether we can make the compromises necessary to finish it by Friday."
  
  Part of the difficulty is that no one knows how much the transition would cost, she said.
  
  "We're taking a bit of a leap to say we want this to happen.We're pushing for a result and then we're going to kind of bring the money along to meet it later ...The question will be whether there's enough data for everybody to jump together, to hold their nose and jump, if you will," she said.

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  Published on: 10/13/2008    Last Visited: 11/17/2007  

  The rapid dwindling of the wild tiger population is a problem the U.S. and Indian governments "are very dedicated to trying to solve, but in a way we are working against a ticking time clock here," says Assistant Secretary of State Claudia McMurray.

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  The goal is to improve law enforcement and reduce demand to stem the $10 billion annual trade in illegal pets and wildlife products, according to Claudia McMurray, deputy assistant secretary of state for environment.
  
  "What we're finding is the laws are largely on the books but they're not being enforced because of lack of personnel, lack of training and corruption in some cases," she said.
  
  Besides being harmful to wildlife -- especially endangered species -- she said trade in wildlife and wildlife parts often goes hand-in-hand with other illegal trades, like drugs and weapons: "One week it might be wildlife and another week it could be cocaine or heroin."
  
  The next step will be to get cooperation commitments from countries like China and Japan and those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
  
  She said many Asian countries could better train their police and customs agents to recognize illegal products.

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  "We just thought that the environment was too fragile," says Claudia McMurray, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for oceans, environment, and science.

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  Published on: 3/4/2008    Last Visited: 3/30/2008  

  The closed interactive ministerial session was facilitated by Claudia McMurray, US Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans, Environment and Science.

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  Published on: 6/5/2007    Last Visited: 6/5/2007  

  "The Internet is a huge challenge," said Claudia McMurray, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for environment issues, acknowledging that the United States has a big market for illegal ivory.
  
  While applauding the decision, McMurray said: "You still have to identify the buyer and the seller, and ascertain whether it's elephant ivory and legal."The United States was prepared to prosecute illegal traders, but "in cyberspace you don't know who you are dealing with," she told The Associated Press.
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  "The Internet is a huge challenge," said Claudia McMurray, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for environment issues, acknowledging that the United States has a big market for illegal ivory.
  
  While applauding the decision, McMurray said: "You still have to identify the buyer and the seller, and ascertain whether it's elephant ivory and legal."The United States was prepared to prosecute illegal traders, but "in cyberspace you don't know who you are dealing with," she told The Associated Press.

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  Published on: 7/7/2008    Last Visited: 7/7/2008  

  Christian Estrosi | Claudia McMurray | Conrad Lautenbacher | Clive Wilkinson | Mark Patterson | Elsmarie Beukenboom | Dr. Marea Hatziolos | Kristalina Georgieva | Noah Idechong | Dr. Drew Richardson | Dr. Clive Wilkinson | VADM Conrad Lautenbacher
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  Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
  
  Claudia A. McMurray was sworn as Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science on February 21, 2006.From 2003 to 2006, Ms. McMurray served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment.In that position, her portfolio included all international environmental issues, including those related to free trade agreements, as well as wildlife and natural resource conservation issues.
  
  Prior to her appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ms. McMurray served as Associate Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff to the Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from August of 2001 to 2003.
  
  From 1998 to 2000, Ms. McMurray served as a Vice President at Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. (VSA), a leading government relations firm in Washington, D.C., where she provided legislative and regulatory counseling concerning environmental and energy policy to a number of corporate and private foundation clients.Immediately prior to joining VSA, she ran McMurray & Associates, a strategic counseling firm providing strategic legislative and regulatory counseling to corporations, foundations, and business groups.
  
  Ms. McMurray came to VSA, after more than eight years in several key staff positions in the United States Senate.Until 1996, she served as a senior policy advisor and counsel to three senators, all of whom served as Chairmen of major committees.
  
  As General Counsel to Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), Ms. McMurray provided counsel on legislative issues before the 104th Congress, including regulatory reform, the line-item veto, budget and tax reform, as well as environmental and natural resource matters.
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  From 1991 through 1995, Ms. McMurray held the position of Republican Counsel to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.In that position, she advised Chairman John Chafee (R-RI) and the other Republican members of the Committee concerning environmental issues, including the Clean Air Act, Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances and Control Act, the Oil Pollution Act, as well as proposed brownfields legislation.She also assisted the Committee in overseeing the United States military's compliance with federal environmental laws.
  
  Before joining the Committee staff, Ms. McMurray served for 2 years as Legislative Counsel to Senator John Warner (R-VA).She advised Senator Warner during the development of the landmark 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and Oil Pollution Act.During her tenure with Senator Warner, Ms. McMurray developed widely regarded expertise concerning the environmental implications of the United States military's activities and realignment.
  
  Prior to working on Capitol Hill, Ms. McMurray practiced law with the law firms of Patton Boggs, L.L.P., and Kirkland & Ellis.During law school, she served in the Office of the Counsel to President Ronald Reagan.Ms. McMurray received her Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University, where she served as an Associate Editor of the law review The Tax Lawyer.She received an A.B. degree with honors in government from Smith College.

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