Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities

First Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities

The Department of State will convene its first public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities on August 15, 2005 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Harry S Truman Building (2201 C St, NW; Washington, DC) in the Loy Henderson Conference Room.

The Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities was established in June 2004 for the purpose of serving the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in an advisory capacity with respect to the consideration of the interests of persons with disabilities in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance. The Advisory Committee is made up of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios and Executive Director Christopher N. Camponovo (all ex officio members); and eight members from outside the United States government: Senda Benaissa, Walter Bollinger, Joni Eareckson Tada, Vail Horton, John Kemp, Albert H. Linden, Jr., Kathleen Martinez, and John Register.

Individuals wishing to attend must provide name, date of birth and social security number (or passport number and country of citizenship) to Robin Lambert via email (lambertRD@state.gov) or telephone (202-657-3358) before 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2005. Attendees must also have valid, government-issued photo-identification in order to enter the building.
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Media Note, Office of the Spokesman, Washington, DC, August 2, 2005

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