[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16366]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2839]


State Department Consultation With American Indigenous Groups

    The Department of State will hold a consultation between U.S. 
Government officials, federally recognized American Indian and Alaska 
Native Tribes, and other interested groups/parties to discuss issues of 
interest to indigenous groups and to provide tribal leaders with an 
update on progress on the United Nations (U.N.) and Organization of 
American States (OAS) draft declarations on the indigenous rights. This 
consultation is intended to build upon previous consultations held in 
1996 and 1997, providing a regular forum for discussions between the 
Department of State and federally recognized American Indian and Alaska 
Native Tribes. The consultation, which is open to the general public, 
is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14 from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 
Wednesday, July 15, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Department of 
State in Washington, D.C. A reception will be held following the 
meeting from 5-7 p.m. at the Department.
    The consultation will take place in the Loy Henderson Auditorium, 
Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC. Registration 
begins at 8:15 a.m, on both days, at the main entrance, 2201 C Street, 
of the Department of State. The public is invited to attend the 
meetings.
    Those interested in attending or seeking additional information 
should contact Karen Jo McIsaac (202-647-2362; fax: 202-647-9519) in 
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the Department of 
State. To ensure that your name is on the list of participants, please 
contact the Department of State no later than July 10, 1998.

    Dated: June 4, 1998.
John Shattuck,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 98-16366 Filed 6-18-98; 8:45 am]
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