Press Room
 

September 15, 2005
JS-2721

MEDIA ADVISORY
Treasury Secretary Snow to Visit Atlanta to
Discuss Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, tomorrow to discuss relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina.  In Atlanta, Secretary Snow will visit the Home Depot emergency headquarters to see their emergency command center and review how the company assists victims of the hurricane.  Following his Home Depot visit, the Secretary and IRS Commissioner Everson will tour an IRS call center where several thousand IRS employees are helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency answer telephone calls from Hurricane Katrina victims seeking to register for federal relief benefits.

The following events are open to credentialed media with photo identification:

Friday September 16, 2005
Site visit to Home Depot Emergency Headquarters
Home Depot Emergency Headquarters
10:00 AM EST
2455 Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA
** Media must RSVP to David Sandor (770) 384 4439
** Media must arrive by 9:15 AM EST

Site visit to IRS call center with Commissioner Everson
IRS Call Center
12:00 PM EST
2385 Chamblee Tucker Road
Atlanta, GA
** Media must RSVP to Ivone Tune (770) 815 9645 or (770) 455 2459
** Media must arrive by 11:15 AM EST
**Press Availability immediately following site visit