Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005

Special Press Briefing and Release of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005

Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will introduce the release of the State Department's report, Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005 on Monday, March 28, at 10:00 a.m. Following the Secretary's opening remarks, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael G. Kozak will provide remarks and respond to reporters' questions. This event is on camera and on the record, and will be held in the State Department's press briefing room (Room 2209).

Advance Copies of the Embargoed Report

Embargoed copies of the publication in print and on CD-ROM will be available on Monday, March 28, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. in the State Department's Press Office (Room 2109). The entire report is EMBARGOED until the end of the press briefing, approximately 11:00 a.m., March 28. Copies will not be reserved, mailed, faxed or delivered to a building entrance.

Press who attend this briefing should arrive at the 23rd Street entrance to the Harry S. Truman Building (2201 C Street, NW) and must present either (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport). Press should allow adequate time to process through security and to be in the briefing room 10 minutes before the briefing.

Electronic Access to the Report via Internet

The full text of the report will be available for downloading from the State Department web site at: http://www.state.gov/ as soon as possible after the briefing on Monday, March 28.

Press Contacts

For more information on this event, contact: Sally Buikema, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, (202) 647-3904 and Kurtis Cooper, Office of Press Relations, (202) 647-2492 2005/351 Notice to the Press (Revised) Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 25, 2005