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EVENTS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2003
TIME: All Day
EVENT: DEFENSE DEPARTMENT holds briefings on the fiscal 2004 DoD budget submission.
AGENDA: Highlights:
10:00 a.m. - Hard copies of the budget documents will be available in the DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E781. Use of all materials and comments will be embargoed until Monday, Feb. 3, at 12:00 p.m. EST.
1:30 p.m. - A senior defense official will conduct a background briefing on the overall budget package in the DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E781. Attribution will be to a "senior DoD official" upon lifting of the embargo on Monday, Feb. 3, at 12:00 p.m. No cameras will be allowed; tape recordings will be permitted for note taking purposes only.
2:30 p.m. - Following the briefing, representatives from DoD, the military services and the Missile Defense Agency will answer questions in designated Pentagon locations as noted below. Upon lifting of the embargo, these officials will be quoted as
"senior budget officials."
4 p.m. - Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld will conduct a briefing on the fiscal 2004 budget submission in the DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E781.
DATE: January 31, 2003
LOCATION: DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E781, Arlington, VA
CONTACT: Terry Mitchell, 703-697-5131
WEB ADDRESS: dod.gov
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY holds a program with Valeriy Khoroshkovsky
Minister of Economy and European Integration, Government of Ukraine discussing The State of
US-Ukraine Economic Cooperation.
DATE: January 31, 2003
LOCATION: 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-457-6949
WEB ADDRESS: rferl.gov
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION National Museum of Natural History holds a lecture with Dr. Samuel I. Zeveloff, department chair and professor of Zoology at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, discussing his recent book Raccoons, A Natural History, a comprehensive look at this species' ecology, evolution, and cultural significance. He also shares anecdotes about the species' skillful use of their front paws -- including how they can open securely closed trashcans.
DATE: January 31, 2003
LOCATION: 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN Black History Month Program holds a program on The Gullah language, a mixture of English and West African languages, is a vital link to the African American past.
WHO: The speakers are:
Dr. John Baugh of Stanford University
Ron Daise of the Nickelodeon series Gullah, Gullah Island
Queen Quet, chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
DATE: January 31, 2003
LOCATION: American History Museum, Hall of Musical Instruments, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-3030
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
