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No. 024-02 February 08, 2002
Secretary Rumsfeld to Host MoD Switzerland

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz will host an honor cordon to welcome Chief, Federal Department of Defense Samuel Schmid, of Switzerland, to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. EST, Monday, Feb.11, 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 10:40 a.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.