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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release
January 9, 2007
2007/009
Media Note

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Under Secretary of State Karen P. Hughes and Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell to Address the Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen P. Hughes and Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina H. Powell will deliver remarks at the Private Sector Summit on Public Diplomacy on January 10, 2007 in the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Room. Under Secretary Hughes and Assistant Secretary Powell will deliver remarks at 12:45 p.m. Secretary of State Rice will deliver remarks at 1:30 p.m.

The Private Sector Summit at the Department of State will bring together 150 top public relations professionals in the United States and State Department leadership to identify clear action steps the private sector can take to support U.S. public diplomacy. The Summit is being co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Public Relations Coalition. The Public Relations Coalition, chaired by James E. Murphy, is an organization representing about twenty U. S. based professional organizations with over 50,000 members engaged in public relations, public affairs and related fields.

Pre-set time for cameras: 11:00 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance (note: all cameras wishing to cover either Under Secretary Hughes or Secretary Rice must be set up at 11:00 a.m.)

Final access time for Under Secretary of State Hughes’ remarks: 11:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance

Final Access time for Secretary of State Rice’s remarks: 1:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance

Press Contacts:
Nicole Deaner, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, (202) 203-7613 or Office of Press Relations, (202) 647-2492.

Attendees must present one of the following press credentials: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (driver's license or passport).

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