April 10, 2006
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Schedule Update: US Treasury Official to Visit Columbus for Community Meeting on Financial Literacy

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr. will visit Columbus, Ohio tomorrow to participate in a panel discussion on financial literacy.  Congressman Pat Tiberi and Don Shackelford, Chairman of the Fifth Third Bank Board of Directors, will join Iannicola for the discussion titled "Taking Ownership of the Future: A Community Meeting on Financial Education."

Last week Treasury Secretary John Snow joined Iannicola, U.S. Treasurer Anna Cabral, Members of Congress and leaders of federal financial agencies as they introduced their plan to improve financial literacy in America.  Their strategy, titled Taking Ownership of the Future, is available at www.mymoney.gov.

Tuesday's stop is one of more than a dozen visits across the country Treasury officials will make this month to discuss financial literacy with groups ranging from seniors organizations to investors.

Who:
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Dan Iannicola, Jr.

What:
Community Meeting on Financial Education

When:
Tuesday, April 11
9:30 a.m. (EST)

Where:
Fifth Third Bank
21 East State Street
Columbus, Ohio

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