*******MEDIA ADVISORY******* ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT AND DIRECTOR MUELLER TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on May 26, 2004. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller will hold a news conference TODAY, MAY 26th, at 2:00 P.M., regarding the terrorist threat situation.

WHO: Attorney General Ashcroft FBI Director Mueller WHAT:News conference WHEN: 2:00 P.M.

Media arrival BY 1:15 P.M. due to extra security measures WHERE:Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover Building, Room 1236 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001 NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT TWO FORMS OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Reporters interested in attending should arrive through the 10th Street entrance. 04-362

Source: US Department of Justice