This video was produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs in April 2012. The speaker is Philippe Cousteau, president and co-founder of EarthEcho International and chief spokesman for USA Pavilion 2012.

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My name is Philippe Cousteau

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and I am president and
co-founder of

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EarthEcho International, a
leading youth environmental

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[TEXT] Philippe Cousteau,
Chief Spokesperson, USA Pavilion 2012

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educational organization as well
as

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a special correspondent for
CNN International.

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I am both the spokesperson for
the pavilion,

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but also it is my organization,
EarthEcho, that has

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partnered with the State
Department and several

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sponsors to bring the pavilion
to life.

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"Diversity, Wonder and Solutions"

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is the main themes to the U.S.
Pavilion.

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I didn't realize just what
degree, with respect to

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other nations in the world — 
the United States has the most

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diverse variety of ocean and
coastal habitat

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than any other country in the
world.

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We have such a broad diversity
of habitat and of environment

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in the United States that it is
truly a wonder.

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And there are amazing stories to
be told from that diversity.

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Oceans are the life support
system for our planet.

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We absolutely cannot survive on
this world

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without healthy oceans and
coasts.

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It is solutions that we have to
focus on,

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that we have to examine and
champion in this pavilion

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so that we can have a healthy
ocean future

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for ourselves and for our
children,

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and thus a sustainable world
that we can all enjoy.

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[TEXT] www.pavilion2012.org
Produced by the U.S. Department
of State