| Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC January 24, 2007 Assistant Secretary of State Ellen Sauerbrey to Speak on the U.S. Role in the Protection of Refugee and Displaced Women and GirlsEllen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, will talk about the U.S. role in the protection of refugee and displaced women and girls on Thursday, January 25, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor Conference Room of the law offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue (at 53rd Street), New York, NY 10103-0001. A question and answer period with the audience will follow the lecture. The event is being sponsored by the Women's Foreign Policy Group and the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Representatives from the United Nations, non-governmental organizations, foundations, law firms and members of the diplomatic community will be attending. Media interested in covering the speech should RSVP to Emily Harter of the Women's Foreign Policy Group at 202 884-8597, (cell) 202-431-4955 or at e_harter@wfpg.org. Alternatively or for more information about PRM, contact PRM Public Affairs Officer Peter Eisenhauer at 202-663-1979. For this event, members of the press are requested to check in at the registration desk upon arrival and present a valid ID. Additional details on the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration are available at www.state.gov/g/prm. For more information about media opportunities, contact Peter Eisenhauer at 202-663-1979. 2007/048
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