Secretary of State Powell to Deliver the Keynote Address to the Overseas Security Advisory Council 17th Annual Briefing

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will deliver the keynote address at the 17^th Annual Overseas Security Advisory Council Briefing on Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. This morning session of the annual briefing is open for press coverage. The event begins at 8:00 a.m., and the schedule is as follows:

8:00 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks Craig DeCampli, Executive Director, Overseas Security Advisory Council
8:05 a.m.	Leadership Report: Overseas Security Advisory Council’s Vision and Strategy Peter E. Bergin, Director, Diplomatic Security Service, and Robert F. Littlejohn, Vice President, Global Security, Avon Products, Inc.
8:25 a.m.	Evaluating Threats in Today’s Environment John Rendero, Director, Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis, Diplomatic Security Service
9:00 a.m.	Keynote Address Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State
9:15 a.m.	Homeland Security and Information Sharing Governor Thomas Ridge, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
9:35 a.m.	Break
10:10 a.m.	Panel Presentation: Crisis Planning and Business Continuity: New Challenges and Practices Mike Farmer, Exxon Mobile Max Ckonjevic, American International Group David Saenz, Levi Strauss G. Irvin Lipp, DuPont Moderator: William Duggan, Kellogg Corporation
11:20 a.m.	Asymmetric Threats: Planning for Chemical and Biological Attacks Thomas McKeever, Director, Office of Protective Operations Diplomatic Security Service
12:00 noon	Overseas Security Advisory Council Recognition Awards
12:10 p.m.	Lunch

Camera pre-set time for press who cover the event is 6:30 a.m.; the 23^rd Street Entrance will open at that time. All press covering the event, including those who wish to cover only the Secretary's remarks, are to be in place by 7:30 a.m. Cameras covering only the Secretary of State may break down equipment following Governor Ridge's remarks, at the 9:35 a.m. break.

Media representatives may cover this event upon presentation of either (1) a US Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center), (2) a photo ID issued by the employing media organization, or (3) a letter on official letterhead from their news organization verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo ID (drivers’ license or passport).

For further information, please contact Diplomatic Security Public Affairs at

(202) 663-0576 or the State Department Press Office at (202) 647-2492.