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No. 079-00 May 16, 2000
SecDef hosts full honor arrival ceremony for MoD of Argentina

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Minister of Defense Ricardo Lopez Murphy, of Argentina, to the Pentagon at 10 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 17, 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 Murphy will conduct a media availability in Room 3E912 at 11:15 a.m. EDT. Media without Pentagon credentials must be at the River Entrance of the Pentagon no later than 10:55 a.m. EDT for admission.

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