Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
April 29, 2008
Special Press Briefing and Release: Country Reports on Terrorism 2007
The Department of State will release the annual Congressionally mandated Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 on Wednesday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. Coordinator of the Office for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey and Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Russ Travers will provide opening remarks and will then respond to reporters' questions. This event is on camera and on the record, and will be held in the State Department's press briefing room (Room 2209).
Advance Copies of the Embargoed Report
Embargoed copies of the publication will be available on Wednesday, April 30, at 9:30 a.m. in the State Department's Press Office (Room 2109). The entire report is EMBARGOED until the end of the press briefing, approximately 12:00 p.m. on April 30.
Press who attend this briefing should arrive at the 23rd Street entrance of the Department of State (2201 C Street, NW) and must present either (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport). Press should allow adequate time to process through security and to be in the briefing room 10 minutes before the briefing.
Electronic Access to the Report via Internet
The full text of the report will be available for downloading from the State Department web site at: http://www.state.gov/s/ct as soon as possible after the briefing on Wednesday, April 30.
Press Contacts
For further information, contact: the Office of Press Relations (202) 647-2492 or Rhonda Shore, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, at 202-647-1845.
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Released on April 29, 2008
