Secretary of State Colin L. Powell To Travel to New York for the United Nations 58th General Assembly

U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will travel to New York City on Monday, September 22 to attend the United Nations 58th General Assembly. Secretary Powell will also conduct a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with his counterparts.

The State Department Press Office will establish an office in Suite 24 M of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue (between 49th and 50th Streets) in New York City during the Secretary Powell’s visit. The Press Office will open at noon on Sunday, September 21 and will operate until the conclusion of the Secretary’s visit. The telephone number for the Press Office in New York is (212) 583-0128. Details of the media coverage for Secretary Powell’s schedule will be provided at a later date. Daily schedules (including media coverage opportunities) and transcripts of the Secretary’s remarks will be available in the Press Office.

Please note that, as in past years, the State Department will not establish a filing center at the hotel. Journalists must make their own filing, communications, and equipment arrangements and are encouraged to use mobile phones and/or pages.

Journalists covering any events at the United Nations must contact the United Nations Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit in New York at (212) 963-6934 to obtain appropriate press credentials. Journalists who intend to cover Secretary Powell’s events in New York are encouraged to provide their New York contact information to the State Department Press Office in New York at (212) 583-0128.