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).
2005/838
Released on September 6, 2005
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