ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO SPEAK AT AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Aug. 18, 2003. It is reproduced in full below.

MEDIA ADVISORY MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft will speak to the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, D.C. The Attorney General will focus on the progress the Justice Department has made in the war on terrorism.

WHAT:Remarks by Attorney General John Ashcroft WHEN:Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 Attorney General’s speech - 2:00 p.m. EDT (Media arrival begins at 12:00 p.m.- All media must check-in by 1:30, and cameras must be set by 1:30 p.m.) WHERE:The American Enterprise Institute Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC REGISTATION: Registration begins for media at 12:00 p.m.

ALL MEDIA MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH AEI.

WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS 5:00 P.M. MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2003.

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. ALL GUESTS MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID. NO PARCELS, PACKAGES, OR LARGE BAGS.

Media can register online at www.aei.org/event600, or provide the following information to Veronique Rodman at 202.862.4871 or vrodman@aei.org . Please provide: Name, Title, Affiliation, Address, City/State/Zip, Telephone, Fax, e-mail.

CONTACTS: Please direct further inquiries to Veronique Rodman with AEI at 202-862-4871, or to Main Justice Public Affairs, at 202-616-2777.

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Source: US Department of Justice