MEDIA ADVISORY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; and Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003, to make remarks before audiences of law enforcement personnel. The Attorney Generals remarks will focus primarily on the progress America has made in fighting crime and in the war against terror.
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.
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003 New Orleans, Louisiana Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel WHEN: 9:00 A.M. CDT Media arrival at 7:45 A.M. CDT Cameras must be pre-set by 8:00 A.M. CDT WHERE: Grand Ballroom Suite A Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel Two Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70140 CONTACT: Kathy English, U.S. Attorneys Office (504) 680-3068 or (504) 432-4833 Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 305-5217 Nashville, Tennessee Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel WHEN: 12:15 P.M. CDT Media arrival at 11:00 A.M. CDT Cameras must be pre-set by 11:15 A.M. CDT WHERE: Central Ballroom Millennium Maxwell House Nashville 2025 Metro Center Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37228 CONTACT: Van Vincent, U.S. Attorneys Office (615) 300-8499Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 532-5403 Charlotte, North Carolina Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel WHEN: 4:30 P.M. EDT Media arrival at 3:15 P.M. EDT Cameras must be pre-set by 3:30 P.M. EDT WHERE: Room 203 A&B Charlotte Convention Center 501 South College Street Charlotte, NC 28202 CONTACT: Suellen Pierce, U.S. Attorneys Office (704) 338-3120 or (980) 622-1664 Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 532-5403 03-520
Source: US Department of Justice