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No. 249-99 October 07, 1999
Full honor arrival ceremony for MoD of Colombia

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Minister of National Defense Luis Fernando Ramirez, of the Republic of Colombia, to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 8, 1999.

The ceremony will be held on the River Parade Field of the Pentagon.

There will not be a media availability following the ceremony.

Media must be at the River Parade Field no later than 10:40 a.m. EDT. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.