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Today in the Department of Defense, Wednesday, August 04, 1999

TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM COHEN

Scheduled Meetings

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JOHN J. HAMRE

Traveling

PUBLIC AFFAIRS RELEASES FOR AUGUST 3,1999

1 BT Contracts
2 TRNS DoD News Briefing

CONGRESSIONAL:

House . The House schedule is uncertain. The Chamber is expected to consider the
12 of the annual 13 appropriations bills.
Senate The Senate schedule is uncertain
10:30 a.m., 419 Dirksen Senate Committee on Foreign Relations OPEN Witnesses:
Kurt Campbell, DASD (Policy); and Stanley Roth, State
Department re: S. 693, a bill to assist in the enhancement of the
security of Taiwan. This hearing was originally scheduled for
August 3, 1999.
10:00 a.m. 217 Rayburn House Committee on International Relations OPEN
Witnesses: No DoD representatives will testify. Anthony
Wayne, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Canadian Affairs; Larry C. Napper, Coordinator,
East European Assistance, State Department; James Pardew,
Principal Deputy Special Adviser to the President and Secretary
of State for Kosovo and Dayton Accords Implementation re:
U.S. interests and goals in the Balkans.

DUTY OFFICER FOR AUG. 4, 1999:LCDR. SUTHERLAND
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