MEDIA ADVISORY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft will travel to: Tampa, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Norfolk, Virginia; and the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina to speak to law enforcement officials. The Attorney General will focus on the progress America has made in the war on terrorism through state and local law enforcement cooperation and implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act.
PRESS REGISTRATION FOR ALL EVENTS: DUE TO EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as drivers license) as well as valid media credentials.
Registration for media will take place approximately one HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES prior to THE start of EACH event.
SET-UP:Mult box and risers (Main camera platform and sidecut riser) Media should bring additional lighting FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 Tampa, Florida EVENT: Speech by Attorney General Ashcroft to law enforcement personnel.
WHEN:11:40 AM EDT Media arrival 10:25 AM EDT Cameras must pre-set by 10:40 AM EDT WHERE:Grant Hyatt Tampa Bay Audubon Ballroom 6200 Courtney Campbell Causeway Tampa, FL 33607 CONTACT:Steven Cole, U.S. Attorneys Office, (813) 274-6136 Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 305-5217 Atlanta, Georgia EVENT: Speech by Attorney General Ashcroft to law enforcement personnel.
WHEN:2:55 PM EDT Media arrival 1:40 PM EDT Cameras must pre-set by 1:55 PM EDT WHERE:Georgia International Convention Center International Ballroom Salon IV 2000 Convention Center Concourse College Park, GA 30337 CONTACT:Patrick Crosby, U.S. Attorneys Office, (404) 581-6016 Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 532-5403 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2003 Norfolk, Virginia EVENT: Speech by Attorney General Ashcroft to law enforcement personnel.
WHEN:9:00 AM EDT Media arrival 7:45 AM EDT Cameras must pre-set by 8:00 AM EDT WHERE:Norfolk Waterside Marriott Norfolk Ballroom V 235 East Main Norfolk, VA 23510 CONTACT:Deanna Warren, U.S. Attorneys Office, Norfolk Div., (757) 441-3143 Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 532-5403 Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina EVENT: Speech by Attorney General Ashcroft to law enforcement personnel.
WHEN:12:00 PM EDT Media arrival 10:45 AM EDT Cameras must pre-set by 11:00 AM EDT WHERE:Sheraton Imperial Hotel Imperial Convention Center 4700 Emperor Blvd (Page Road, Exit 282, Interstate 40) Durham, NC 27703 CONTACT:Gloria Dupree, U.S. Attorneys Office, Raleigh, (919) 856-4046; or Lynne Klauer, U.S. Attorneys Office, Greensboro, (336) 333-5351 Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 305-5217 03-486
Source: US Department of Justice
