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Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 9, 2008


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion

The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion (ACDP) will meet on Monday, May 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. to discuss strategies to promote democratic governance.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice established the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion to convene external experts to provide her with advice on issues related to democracy promotion in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky serves as the Executive Director. Lorne Craner of the International Republican Institute is the Committee’s acting chairperson.

The meeting, which will be held at the U.S. Department of State in Room 1105, will be open to the public. Secretary Rice will participate in the discussion from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

The meeting will have pool press coverage for cameras and be open for writers and still photographers.

Final access for writers and still photographers: 9:45 a.m. from the 23rd street entrance.

Note: Press wishing to cover the event from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. please contact Karen Chen at (202) 647-4648 or ChenKY@state.gov.

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).

For additional information on the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion and this meeting, please contact Anne Carson, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, at (202) 647-8703.

PRESS CONTACTS:

Karen Chen
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
U.S. Department of State
(202) 647-4648

Office of Press Relations, 
U.S. Department of State
(202) 647-2492

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Released on May 9, 2008

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