Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP)

Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, Thursday, April 21, 2005

The Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) of the Department of State will meet on Thursday, April 21, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Room 1105 of the Harry S. Truman Building of the U.S. Department of State. Mr. Richard E. Wiley of Wiley, Rein and Fielding LLP, will chair the meeting. Ambassador David A. Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy and Randy Shriver, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs will speak.

The discussion will focus on U.S.-Asia political and economic relations, with an emphasis on China. The group will also discuss information and communications technology issues concerning China and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. A report from the member-organized Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies on Voice Over Internet Protocol issues will be presented for the Committee's consideration.

The meeting is open to the public, but public access to the Department of State is strictly controlled and space is limited. Members of the public wishing to take part in the meeting should telephone the Office of Telecommunications and Information Policy at (202) 647-4736 or e-mail the Executive Secretary of the Committee, Robert Watts, at wattsrm@state.gov by April 19 to make arrangements to enter the building. The public may take part in the discussion as long as time permits and at the discretion of the chairman.

2005/406 Released on April 13, 2005 Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC April 13, 2005