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No. 046-99 March 22, 2000
Full honor arrival ceremony for MoD of Italy

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Minister of Defense Sergio Mattarella, of Italy, to the Pentagon at 10 a.m. EST, Thursday, March 23, 2000.

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 9:40 a.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.