Secretary Rice to Host Foreign Ambassadors

Secretary of State Rice to Host Meeting of Foreign Ambassadors

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will host and address the Washington Diplomatic Corps to mark the second anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., in the Benjamin Franklin Room. Along with Secretary Rice, other speakers will include the Ambassadors of Singapore, Denmark, and Japan, nations that are active leaders in the initiative.

This event will be open to the press.

Pre-set time for cameras: 9:00 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
Pick up time for writers and stills: 10:30 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance
Final access time for all press: 10:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street entrance

Media representatives may attend this briefing upon presentation of one of the following: (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) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (driver’s license or passport).

SOURCE: state.gov 2005/564 Released on May 27, 2005 Notice to the Press (Revised) Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC May 27, 2005