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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Secretary
Evans Welcomes NTIA's Fred Matos Back From Baghdad With Gold Medal
Award
April
13
-Secretary Evans presented Frederick Matos of the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration with the Department of Commerce Gold
Medal Award for Distinguished Achievement for Fred's work to help
establish telecommunications in Iraq. Over the course of nine months
in Baghdad, Fred helped to establish a central telecom authority
and also to assign frequencies to local law enforcement groups.
The Secretary thanked Fred for "expanding freedom around the
world" and welcomed him back home.
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