[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15700]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice # 3064]


Public Notice; State Department Consultation With American 
Indigenous Groups

    The Department of State will hold the fourth annual consultation 
between U.S. Government officials and 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 indigenous 
rights. This event will build on annual consultations held since 1996 
providing a regular forum for discussions between the Department of 
State and federally recognized tribes. The consultation, which is open 
to the general public, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, 1999, from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, July 14, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. at the Department of State in Washington, DC.
    The consultation will take place in the East Auditorium, Room 2925, 
Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC. Registration 
begins at 1:00 p.m., on July 13, and 8:30 a.m. on July 14th, at the 
21st Street entrance, the Department of State. The public is invited to 
attend the meetings.
    Those interested in attending or seeking additional information 
should contact Yvonne Thayer or Sarah Osmer by fax (202-647-0431) or 
phone (202-647-0293) 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 6, 1999.

    Dated: June 11, 1999.
Harold Hongju Koh,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 99-15700 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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