*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO TRAVEL
TO LOUISIANA, TENNESSEE, AND NORTH CAROLINA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; and Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, September 25, 2003, to make remarks before audiences of law enforcement personnel. The Attorney General’s remarks will focus primarily on the progress America has made in fighting crime and in the war against terror.

DUE TO EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as valid media credentials.

Registration for media will take place approximately one HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES prior to THE start of EACH event.

Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel

WHEN: 9:00 A.M. CDT

Media arrival at 7:45 A.M. CDT

Cameras must be pre-set by 8:00 A.M. CDT

WHERE: Grand Ballroom Suite A

Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel

Two Poydras Street

New Orleans, LA 70140

CONTACT: Kathy English, U.S. Attorney’s Office (504) 680-3068 or (504) 432-4833

Blain Rethmeier, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 305-5217

Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel

WHEN: 12:15 P.M. CDT

Media arrival at 11:00 A.M. CDT

Cameras must be pre-set by 11:15 A.M. CDT

WHERE: Central Ballroom

Millennium Maxwell House Nashville

2025 Metro Center Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37228

CONTACT: Van Vincent, U.S. Attorney’s Office (615) 300-8499Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 532-5403

Event: Speech by Attorney General to Law Enforcement Personnel

WHEN: 4:30 P.M. EDT

Media arrival at 3:15 P.M. EDT

Cameras must be pre-set by 3:30 P.M. EDT

WHERE: Room 203 A&B

Charlotte Convention Center

501 South College Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

CONTACT: Suellen Pierce, U.S. Attorney’s Office (704) 338-3120 or (980) 622-1664

Heather Cutchens, Main Justice Public Affairs (202) 532-5403

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