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Press Release
May 2, 2002
NEWS ADVISORY
U.S. Commission on
International Religious Freedom
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich
May 2, 2002 Communications Director
(202) 523-3240, ext. 27
Commission to Release Third Annual Report and Recommendations at Press
Conference
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a federal agency
advising the Administration and Congress, will publicly release its third Annual
Report, containing policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State,
and Congress, at a press conference Monday, May 6. The Commission will also
issue new country reports and recommendations on China, Indonesia, North Korea,
Sudan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The Annual Report addresses religious
freedom issues in more than 20 countries and also contains a critique of the
State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom and its
implementation of the International Religious Freedom Act. Commissioners will
discuss highlights of the reports and recommendations and take questions from
the media.
Who: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
What: Press conference, Third Annual Report
When: Monday, May 6, 2002, 2:30 p.m.
Where: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor
Copies of the Annual Report and individual country reports will be available at
the press conference and will also be posted on the Commission Web site at
www.uscirf.gov. They can also be obtained by
contacting the Communications department at (202) 523-3240. Interviews with
Commissioners may be arranged by contacting Lawrence J. Goodrich, Director of
Communications, at (202) 523-3240, ext. 27.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was created by the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to give independent recommendations
to the executive branch and the Congress.
Visit our Web site at www.uscirf.gov
Michael K. Young, Chair Felice D. Gaer Firuz Kazemzadeh Richard Land Bishop
William F. Murphy Leila Nadya Sadat Nina Shea The Hon. Charles R. Stith The Hon.
Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli Tad Stahnke, Acting Executive
Director
800 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NW SUITE 790 WASHINGTON, DC 20002 202-523-3240
202-523-5020 (FAX)
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