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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Janet Reno and Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division, will give welcoming remarks at the Department of Justice's International Competition Policy Advisory Committee public hearings.

DATE: Monday, May 17, 1999

TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. (ET)

PLACE: American Geophysical Union

First Floor Conference Center

2000 Florida Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C.

The Advisory Committee will hear testimony from representatives of businesses, bar associations and other experts concerning such cutting-edge issues as multijurisdictional merger review, enforcement cooperation and the interface of trade and competition policy.

The hearings are open to the public and press. For more information, please contact Andrew Shapiro at (202) 353-0012.

NOTE: This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed.

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