[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 33947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16518]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2562]


Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad; Public Meeting

    The Department of State announces a meeting of the Secretary of 
State's Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad on Tuesday, July 
2, 1997 at 9:00 a.m. in the Loy Henderson auditorium at the U.S. 
Department of State, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The Advisory 
Committee will consider topics related to eliminating religious 
persecution, supporting religious freedom and promoting reconciliation 
and conflict resolution.
    The Advisory Committee members will elaborate on a report which 
they will prepare over the course of the year to be delivered to the 
Secretary of State and the President. The report will focus on two 
issues: (1) religious persecution and (2) the role of religious groups 
in promoting conflict resolution, reconciliation and conditions that 
permit respect for religious freedom and other human rights. In 
preparing the report, the members will draw on the discussions and 
information presented at the July 2 meeting, and gathered or presented 
to them individually throughout the year.
    Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting or otherwise 
desiring information should contact Ms. Raynell Bowling, Advisory 
Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad, Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520, 
telephone: (202) 647-1422. In order to attend the meeting, please RSVP 
by June 30 and provide your date of birth and social security number to 
facilitate entry to the State Department. Please bring a photo 
identification to enter the State Department.

    Dated: June 18, 1997.
John Shattuck,
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad.
[FR Doc. 97-16518 Filed 6-19-97; 2:10 pm]
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