[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 6250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2923]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4228]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of State announces the meeting of the U.S. Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy on Wednesday, February 26 in Room 1408 
of the U.S. Department of State at 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC. 
The meeting will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
    The Commission will hear from the State Department's Coordinator 
for International Information Programs (IIP). IIP is the State 
Department's information arm, providing the tools for the U.S. 
government to communicate effectively with foreign audiences. IIP 
provides communication strategy, products and programs that provide 
context for U.S. policy and American foreign policy overseas.
    Stuart W. Holliday, IIP Coordinator, will be the speaker at the 
meeting. Previously, Mr. Holliday served as Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for the Bureau of Public Affairs. Prior to this appointment, 
he served as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director 
of Presidential Personnel at the White House, where he was responsible 
for the National Security Area. Mr. Holliday also served as policy 
advisor to Vice Presidential candidate Dick Cheney, and starting in 
1998 he served as Deputy Policy Director in the Office of Governor W. 
Bush.
    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy is a bipartisan 
Presidentially appointed panel created by Congress in 1948 to provide 
oversight of U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform 
and influence foreign publics. The Commission reports its findings and 
recommendations to the President, the Congress and the Secretary of 
State and the American people. Current commission members include 
Harold Pachios of Maine, who is the chairman; Charles Dolan of 
Virginia, who is the vice chairman; Penne Percy Korth of Texas; Lewis 
Manilow of Illinois; and Maria Elena Torano of Florida.
    Members of the press and general public may attend the meeting, 
though attendance will be limited to the seating available. Access to 
the building is controlled, and individual building passes are required 
for all attendees.
    To attend the meeting, please contact Matt Lauer at (202) 619-4457 
and provide date of birth and Social Security number. For more 
information visit http://www.state.gov/r/adcompd.

    Dated: January 31, 2003.
Matthew Lauer,
International Information Programs, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 03-2923 Filed 2-5-03; 8:45 am]
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