President Obama to headline 2016 Lake Tahoe Summit at South Shore
STATELINE, Nev. — The White House on Monday announced that President Barack Obama will travel to Lake Tahoe on Aug. 31 to speak about his commitment to protecting the environment and addressing climate change.
Obama will headline the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit, which this year is hosted by Nevada Sen. Harry Reid.
On Monday, White House Spokesman Eric Schultz said Obama will talk about how America can ensure that national treasures like Lake Tahoe can be protected for future generations.
Celebrating its 20th year, the annual summit — the first edition of which was attended by then-President Bill Clinton in 1997 — has become an important yearly gathering of federal, state and local leaders dedicated to the goal of restoring and sustaining Lake Tahoe as one of our most precious environmental treasures.
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