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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2007
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Shane Wolfe, 202-208-6416

MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary Kempthorne to Address National Congress of American Indians

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will address the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 64th Annual Convention, via satellite, on Wednesday, November 14.

The event, at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo., is the largest annual meeting of tribal representatives in the country.

In his remarks, Secretary Kempthorne will discuss the Safe Indian Communities Initiative and the Improving Indian Education Initiative, both part of President Bush’s proposed 2008 budget, unveiled in February by Secretary Kempthorne at the Department of the Interior.

Secretary Kempthorne attended and addressed the NCAI convention in-person last year in Sacramento.

Who:Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
What: Remarks, via satellite, to the National Congress of American Indians 64th Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado
When:Wednesday, November 14
10:30 a.m. Mountain Time
Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center
650 15th Street,
Denver, Colo. 80202

CREDENTIALS: This invitation is extended to working media representatives, who are required to display sanctioned media credentials for admittance to the event.

 
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