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No. 147-99 June 02, 1999
Honors Arrival Ceremony for MoD of the State of Kuwait

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Minister of Defense Shaykh Salim al-Sabah al-Salim Al Sabah, of the State of Kuwait, to the Pentagon at 10 a.m. (EDT), Wednesday, June 2, 1999.

The ceremony will be held on the River Parade Field of the Pentagon. There will be a brief media availability following the ceremony.

Media must be at the River Parade Field no later than 9:40 a.m. (EDT) for the arrival ceremony. Media without credentials who are interested in attending the media availability must be at the River Entrance no later than 10:40 a.m (EDT). For more information on either of these events contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.