ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO VISIT SALT LAKE CITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Attorney General John Ashcroft will visit Salt Lake City TOMORROW, Friday, January 18. The trip is designed to give the Attorney General a firsthand look at the ongoing security measures for the Winter Olympics. Open press events are as follows:

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

WHAT: Attorney General is meeting with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC)

WHEN: Tomorrow, Friday, January 18, 9:00-9:15 a.m. (MST)

WHERE: SLOC Headquarters

299 South Main Street

17th Floor, War Room

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Media should arrive at 8:15 a.m. (MST)

NEWS CONFERENCE

WHAT: Attorney General News Conference

WHEN: Tomorrow, Friday, January 18, 11:45 a.m. (MST)

WHERE: The Non-Accredited Media Center

Located at the "ExpoMart"

230 West 200 South

3rd Floor

Salt Lake City, UT 84011

Logistical media inquiries should contact: Dave Hansford at (801) 994-0301; cell: (801) 230-0837 or Margaret Smoot at (801) 594-0102.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

WHAT: Attorney General venue inspection and onsite public safety briefing at the Utah Olympic Park

WHEN: Saturday, January 19, 3:00 p.m. (MST)

WHERE: The Utah Olympic Park, Take I-80 East to the Kimball Junction Exit, Proceed Right at the first stop light, meet next to the parking lot left of the guard station. Media Should Arrive at 2 p.m. (MST)

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