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No. 236-01 October 22, 2001
Rumsfeld to Host Crown Prince of Bahrain

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld will host an honor cordon to welcome Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, of Bahrain, to the Pentagon at 2 p.m. EDT, today, Monday, Oct. 22, 2001.

The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance.

There will be no media availability following the cordon.

Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 1:45 p.m. EDT for the cordon. Media interested in audiovisual coverage of this event may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.