Hurricane Katrina: International Offers of Support

Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
September 6, 2005

International Offers of Support Following Hurricane Katrina

Mr. Harry K. Thomas, Jr., Executive Secretary of the Department of State, will brief the press on the State Department's role assisting in the coordination of international offers of support in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The briefing will be OFF CAMERA, on the record, and will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7, in the State Department press briefing room (room 2209).

Press may attend upon presentation of one of the following press credentials: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (driver's license or passport).

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Released on September 6, 2005

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