*******MEDIA ADVISORY*******
ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT TO DELIVER REMARKS AND HOLD PRESS AVAILABILITY WITH CANADIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE COTLER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MCLELLAN AT CROSS-BORDER CRIME FORUM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft will deliver remarks at the Cross-Border Crime Forum in Ottawa, Canada on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. EDT. A press availability with Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler will follow at 1:45 P.M. EDT.

WHO:Attorney General John Ashcroft
Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan
Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler

WHAT:Cross-Border Crime Forum

WHEN:FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004
Remarks will be delivered at 1:00 P.M. EDT
Cameras must preset by 12:20 P.M. EDT
Media availability at 1:45 P.M. EDT

WHERE:Fairmont Château Hotel
Macdonald Room (Remarks)
Drawing Room (Press Availability)
1 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 8S7

NOTE: ALL media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Media interested in attending the event should have their cameras preset by 12:20 P.M. EDT. All press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Blain Rethmeier at 202-320-3847.

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