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Date: July 10, 1995
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact:  HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343
          DOJ Press Office (202) 514-2008

Attorney General Reno and HHS Secretary Shalala
Announce Advisory Council on Violence Against Women

On Thursday, July 13, Attorney General Janet Reno and Health and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala will attend a press conference to announce the creation of an Advisory Council onViolence Against Women. Immediately following the announcement, both Attorney General Reno and Secretary Shalala will attend the day-long first meeting of the Advisory Council. The press conference and the meeting are open to print and electronic media.

The Advisory Council will provide Attorney General Reno and Secretary Shalala with practical and general policy advice concerning the implication of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was enacted as part of the 1994 Crime Bill. In addition, the Advisory Council will work to bring national attention to the problem of violence against women and increase public awareness of the need for improved strategies to curb these crimes. 

     WHAT:     Advisory Council on Violence Against Women

     DATE:     Thursday, July 13, 1995

     TIME:     10:00 a.m.

     PLACE:    The White House Conference Center
               726 Jackson Place, N.W.
The Advisory Council will be composed of 40 members from a broad range of professions, including law enforcement, public health, business, academics, journalism, victim advocacy, religion and entertainment.

An embargoed copy of the complete membership of the Advisory Council is available from the Justice Department Office of Public Affairs at (202) 514-2008 or the Department of Health and Human Services Press Office at (202) 690-6343 for more information.

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