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No. 082-01 April 30, 2001
SecDef to Host Honor Cordon for Minister for Defense of Australia

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld will host an honor cordon to welcome Australian Minister for Defense Peter Reith to the Pentagon at 11:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 1, 2001.

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 11:10 a.m. EDT. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.