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No. 062-01 March 29, 2001
SecDef to Host Honor Cordon for MoD of El Salvador

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld will host an honor cordon to welcome Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Juan Antonio Martinez Varela, of El Salvador, to the Pentagon at 10:45 a.m. EST, Friday, March 30, 2001.

The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance.

There will not be a media availability following the cordon.

Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 10:25 a.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.