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No. 015-02 January 25, 2002
Rumsfeld to Host Visit to Pentagon by Hamid Karzai

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld will host an honor cordon to welcome Afghan Interim Authority Chairman Hamid Karzai to the Pentagon at 3 p.m. EST, Monday, Jan. 28, 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 2:40 p.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.