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No. 026-01 January 25, 2001
Gen. Shelton to Host Welcoming Ceremony for Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff will host a full honors review and welcoming ceremony for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, 3 p.m. EST, Friday, Jan. 26, 2001.

The ceremony will be held on the River Parade Field of the Pentagon.

Media must be at the River Parade Field no later than 2:40 p.m. EST. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.