Department of Justice Seal Department of Justice
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004
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*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT TO DELIVER REMARKS
AT OCDETF NEWS CONFERENCE AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY


WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft will deliver remarks at an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force news conference and ribbon cutting ceremony, on THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. EDT.

WHO:Attorney General Ashcroft
DEA Administrator Karen Tandy
IRS Commissioner Mark Everson
DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson
ONDCP Director John P. Walters
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly
NY Director of Criminal Justice Services Chauncey Parker

WHAT: News conference and ribbon cutting ceremony

WHEN:THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2004
11:00 A.M. EDT (News Conference)
11:45 A.M. EDT (Ribbon Cutting)
All cameras must by pre-set by 10:00 A.M. EDT
NOTE: Due extra security measures, no one will be granted access after 10:30 A.M.

WHERE:Strike Force (across the street from Chelsea Market)
Fourth Floor
85 10th Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets)
New York, NY

NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Media interested in attending the event should have their cameras pre-set by 10:00 A.M. EDT, and due to extra security measures, no one will be granted access after 10:30 A.M.

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