MEDIA ADVISORY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 WWW.USDOJ.GOV |
AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 |
*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO TRAVEL
TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft will travel to Columbia, SC; Jacksonville, FL; and Tallahassee, FL on Wednesday, September 24, 2003, to make remarks before audiences of law enforcement personnel. The Attorney General’s 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 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.
Columbia, South Carolina
Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel
WHEN: 9:55 A.M. EDT
Media arrival at 8:40 A.M. EDT
Cameras must be pre-set by 8:55 A.M. EDT
WHERE: Salons C & D
Embassy Suites Hotel
200 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
CONTACT: Scott Schools, U.S. Attorney’s Office (803) 929-3071
Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 305-5217
Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel
WHEN: 12:50 P.M. EDT
Print media arrival at 11:35 A.M. EDT
Note: Due to special security procedures, electronic media must arrive from 10:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. EDT. Following a security check, cameras will then be allowed to pre-set, and must complete pre-set by 11:30 A.M. EDT.
WHERE: Salons A, B, C & D
Florida Ballroom
Omni Jacksonville Hotel
245 Water Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
CONTACT: Steve Cole, U.S. Attorney’s Office (813) 274-6136Mark Corallo, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 305-5200
Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel
WHEN: 3:30 P.M. EDT
Media arrival at 2:15 P.M. EDT
Cameras must be pre-set by 2:30 P.M. EDT
WHERE: Grand Ballroom
Doubletree Hotel
101 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
CONTACT: Alan Sprowls, U.S. Attorney’s Office (850) 942-8430
Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 532-5403
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