Secretary of State Colin L. Powell To Address UNITY 2004: Journalists of Color Convention

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will address the UNITY 2004: Journalists of Color Convention on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. The address will be held in Ballroom A, B, and C on the third floor of the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC. There will be a brief question and answer session with the convention participants.

UNITY: Journalists of Color Incorporated is an alliance comprised of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Native American Journalists Association. The alliance represents thousands of journalists of color, student journalists and media-related professionals.

This event is open for press coverage.

Cameras may begin pre-setting at 10:00 a.m.
Final access time for all camera set up is 11:00 a.m.
All press must be in place for Secretary Powell’s remarks by 1:15 p.m.

PRESS CREDENTIALS:
All press wishing to attend this event must get press credentials through the UNITY organization by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2004.

The UNITY press credentialing form is located here:
http://unityjournalists.org/DC2004/press_credentials.pdf

Once form is complete FAX it to UNITY at (202) 249-4110. Credentials may be picked up in room 306 at the Washington Convention Center.

Press Contact: UNITY Communications Office
(202) 249-4105
(703) 843-3941 (cell phone)

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