ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO SPEAK AT INDEPENDENCE DAY
COMMEMORATION IN MAIN JUSTICE COURTYARD

WASHINGTON, DC - Attorney General John Ashcroft will deliver remarks to Justice Department employees at an Independence Day Commemoration on MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2003 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Choir will also participate in the commemoration.

WHO:U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft

WHAT:Attorney General remarks to DOJ employees at

Independence Day Commemoration

WHEN:MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2003 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

Media should arrive at 10:45 am and must be set by 11:45 a.m.

WHERE:U.S. Department of Justice

Courtyard - Main Justice Building

951 Constitution Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20530

NOTE:*Media should call ahead to reserve space through Main Justice Public Affairs at 202-514-2007. PLEASE ALSO CALL PUBLIC AFFAIRS BY MONDAY MORNING IF YOU NEED LIVE SET-UP FOR THIS EVENT.

*Media with valid credentials should arrive to 951 Constitution Ave. NW and will be shown from the security area upstairs to the event location by Public Affairs staff.

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