The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz met with ISTC Executive Director David Cleave during the course of a visit to Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Secretary was on a state visit in which he met with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev as well as counterparts within the Kazakh Government including the Ministry of Energy. Secretary Moniz congratulated Mr. Cleave on the recent move of ISTC operations to Astana, Kazakhstan and of DOE’s continued support to ISTC’s regional role in facilitating science development objectives and engagement between international science communities.

Left to right: US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz greeting ISTC Executive Director David Cleave at Nazarbayev University

Kanat Baigarin, Vice President of Nazarbayev University, Kanat Bozumbayev, recently appointed Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan; George Krol, US Ambassador to Kazakhstan; Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of Energy; David Cleave, ISTC; and (far right) Shigeo Katsu, President of Nazarbayev University