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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1998                                                                                                                         (202) 514-2008

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***TODAY***





AG RENO, JUSTICE BREYER, AND WHITE HOUSE'S McLARTY


TO TALK JUDICIAL REFORM FOR THE AMERICAS





EVENT IS PRECURSOR TO UPCOMING SUMMIT IN CHILE





	WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Attorney General Janet Reno, Supreme
Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and Counselor to President Clinton
and Special Envoy to the Americas Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty will
speak this afternoon at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
on judicial reform in Latin America.




	The IDB helps develop Latin American countries.  This week
it is training Latin American judicial officials on best
practices in law enforcement.  The training session culminates
with remarks from Reno, Breyer, and McLarty.




	IDB's efforts and today's ceremony will serve as a precursor
to April's Summit of the Americas in Chile, at which judicial
reform is expected to be a significant topic of discussion.  This
afternoon Reno is expected to discuss Justice Department support
for the development and implementation of initiatives to improve
justice systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.




WHEN:	Thursday, March 26, 1998

		5:00 pm




WHERE: 	Inter-American Development Bank 

		1300 New York Avenue, NW

		Andres Bello Auditorium, 9th floor




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