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TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004
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*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT AND OTHER JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TO SPEAK AT THE THIRD ANNUAL PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS CONFERENCE

Psn Conference To Be Held In Kansas City, Mo


KANSAS CITY, MO - Below please find a list of open press sessions on June 16 and June 17, 2004 for the PSN conference in Kansas City. All of the open press events are to be held in the Kansas City Convention Center Great Hall, Room 4300. All other break-out sessions and meetings are closed to the press. All media interested in attending must register in room 2210 B to receive press credentials, prior to attending any open press events.

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Opening Ceremony

WHO: Christopher A. Wray, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
Mary Beth Buchanan, Director, Executive Office for United States Attorneys
and U.S. Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania
Todd P. Graves, U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri
Fred Mills, Chief of Police for Independence, MO

WHEN:June 16
8:30 A.M.
Media arrival BY 7:30 A.M. due to extra security measures

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Plenary Session

WHO:Attorney General John Ashcroft
U.S. Attorney Todd Graves, Western District of Missouri

WHEN:June 16
1:30 P.M.
Media arrival BY 12:30 P.M. due to extra security measures

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 PSN Awards Ceremony

WHO:Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey
OJP Assistant Attorney General Deborah Daniels
Ronald Glidden, Chief of Police, Lee (MA) Police Department
Robert P. McCulloch, President of the National District Attorneys Association

WHEN:June 16
7:00 P.M.
Media arrival BY 6:00 P.M. due to extra security measures

Thursday, June 17, 2004 Plenary Session

WHO:Carl Truscott, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

WHEN:June 17
12:30 P.M.
Media arrival BY 11:30 A.M. due to extra security measures

NOTE: Prior to attending any open press events, all media interested in attending must register in room 2210 B to receive PSN press credentials. ALL media MUST PRESENT A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Questions regarding logistics should be directed to Heather Cutchens at (202) 532-5403.

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