Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Visits the Southwest Region

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Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Visits the Southwest Region

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visited with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) staff during her trip to Albuquerque on April 17. She addressed issues of interest for the Region and fielded questions from the employees. The Secretary arrived at the Regional Office shortly after she gave the commencement speech at the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute. Following the meeting, Secretary Jewell visited the Valle de Oro National Urban Wildlife Refuge with FWS staff. Left to right in the group photo: Aaron Archibeque, Chief, Southwest Region Refuge System; Joy Nicholopoulos, Deputy Regional Director, Southwest Region; DOI Secretary Sally Jewell; Jennifer Owen White, Valle de Oro Refuge Manager; Jose Viramontes, Chief, Refuge Planning; and Tom Harvey, Refuge Supervisor for Arizona and New Mexico.

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