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No. 014-02 January 24, 2002
DefSecDef to Host Afghan Foreign Minister

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz will host an honor cordon to welcome Afghan Interim Authority Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah to the Pentagon at 5:15 p.m. EST, Friday, Jan. 25, 2002.

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 4:55 p.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.