JS-1182: Zarate, Treasury Officials to Brief on Designation of FARC/AUC NARCO-Terrorist Leaders



	FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS February 19, 2004 JS-1182 MEDIA ADVISORY: Zarate, Treasury Officials to Brief on Designation of FARC/AUC NARCO-Terrorist Leaders The Treasury Department today will hold a briefing with reporters to discuss the action taken against leaders and key figures of the Colombian narco-terrorist organizations, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, “FARC”) and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, “AUC”). WHO: Juan C. Zarate, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Executive Office for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Richard Newcomb, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Richard Speier, Internal Revenue Service, Deputy Chief of Criminal Investigation WHAT: Pen and Pad Briefing – no cameras will be admitted WHEN: 2:00 pm EST WHERE: Department of Treasury – Media Room (4121) Media without Treasury press credentials, including media with White House credentials, planning to attend should contact Frances Anderson in Treasury's Office of Public Affairs at (202) 528-9086. Please be prepared to provide her with the following information: name, social security number and date of birth by noon EST.