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No. 017-01 January 16, 2001
De Leon to Speak at Opening of WHISC

Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy de Leon will speak at the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Fort Benning, Ga., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at 3 p.m. EST.

A media availability will follow the ceremony at 3:45 p.m. Media should call Rich McDowell, Fort Benning public affairs, (706) 545-2211, for additional information.