SECRETARY OF STATE RICE:
9:00 a.m. Depart Andrews Air Force Base en route Alabama
The press pit at Andrews Air Force Base will be open for those interested in filming Secretary Rice's departure.
Press covering the Secretary's departure should arrive at the Virginia Gate of Andrews Air Force Base by 7:30 a.m. For further information, please phone Andrews Air Force Base Public Affairs (301) 981-4424.
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK:
11:00 a.m. Swearing in of Charles Ford, Ambassador-Designate to Honduras
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:20 a.m. Swearing in of 126th A-100 Class
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
SPECIAL BRIEFING:
1:15 p.m. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and US Agency for International Development Administrator Andrew Natsios will hold an on the record, on camera press briefing on the US Government’s efforts to combat Avian Influenza, in the Department of State Press Briefing Room (2209) .
THERE WILL BE A DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
(at approximately 12:15 p.m. with Adam Ereli)