ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT TO TRAVEL
TO FLORIDA, GEORGIA, VIRGINIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA

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 driver’s 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

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. Attorney’s Office, (813) 274-6136

Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 305-5217

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. Attorney’s Office, (404) 581-6016

Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 532-5403

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. Attorney’s Office, Norfolk Div., (757) 441-3143 Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 532-5403

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. Attorney’s Office, Raleigh, (919) 856-4046; or Lynne Klauer, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Greensboro, (336) 333-5351 Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs, (202) 305-5217

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