*MEDIA ADVISORY*
ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT TRAVELS
TO RUSSIA, HUNGARY, AND SWITZERLAND

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Attorney General John Ashcroft will travel June 8-13 to Moscow, Russia; Budapest, Hungary; and Bern, Switzerland to meet with his international counterparts. The officials are meeting to discuss cooperative efforts to fight terrorism around the world.

Scheduled public events for the Attorney General include:

(ALL LOCAL TIME ZONES)

June 9 (Moscow, Russia)

12:15 PM TV Interview "Namedni" on NTV Station (Conducted in English)

June 10 (Moscow, Russia)

9:30 AM Photo-op with Department of Justice Employees and law enforcement groups at the Russian Embassy

10:30 AM Photo-op, brief remarks and Q&A following meeting with Procurator General Vladimir Ustinov

2:00 PM Photo-op with Minister of Interior Boris Gryzlov

June 11 (Budapest, Hungary)

10:15 AM Press Brief following meeting with Peter Barandy

11:15 AM Press Brief following meeting with Minister of Interior Monika Lampert

2:00 PM Informal Remarks and Photo-Op at visit to International Law Enforcement Academy

2:20 PM Photo-Op with FBI Organized Crime Task Force Personnel at International Law

Enforcement Academy

3:00 PM Press Stakeout in Courtyard, International Law Enforcement Academy

June 12 (Bern, Switzerland)

10:35 PMPhoto-Op and Press Conference with Minister of Justice Ruth Metzler-Arnold

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