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No. 135-00 July 27, 2000
SecDef Hosts Full Honors Arrival Ceremony For President Of Switzerland

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome President and Chief, Federal Department of Defense Adolf Ogi, of Switzerland, to the Pentagon at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 28, 2000.

The ceremony will be held on the River Parade Field of the Pentagon. Media must be at the River Parade Field no later than 9:40 a.m. EDT.

Cohen and Ogi will conduct a media availability in Room 3E912 of the Pentagon at 10:45 a.m. EDT. Media without Pentagon credentials must be at the River Entrance of the Pentagon no later than 10:20 a.m. EDT for admission.

Media interested in audiovisual coverage of these events may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.