[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 28593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9910]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5083]


Notice Convening an Accountability Review Board for the January 
29, 2005, Rocket Attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Which 
Caused the Deaths of LCDR Keith Taylor, USN, and Ms. Barbara Heald

    Pursuant to section 301 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq.), the 
Secretary of State has determined that the January 29, 2005 deaths of 
LCDR Keith Taylor, USN, and Ms. Barbara Heald of the U.S. Embassy in 
Baghdad, Iraq, involved loss of life at or related to a U.S. mission 
abroad. Therefore, the Secretary has convened an Accountability Review 
Board, as required by that statute, to examine the facts and the 
circumstances of the attack and to report to me such findings and 
recommendations as it deems appropriate, in keeping with the attached 
mandate.
    The Secretary has appointed Edward G. Lanpher, a retired U.S. 
Ambassador, as Chair of the Board. He will be assisted by M. Bart 
Flaherty, Frederick Mecke, Mike Absher, Laurie Tracy and by Executive 
Secretary to the Board, Douglas Hengel. They bring to their 
deliberations distinguished backgrounds in government service and/or in 
the private sector.
    The Board will submit its conclusions and recommendations to 
Secretary Rice within 60 days of its first meeting, unless the Chair 
determines a need for additional time. Appropriate action will be taken 
and reports submitted to Congress on any recommendations made by the 
Board.
    Anyone with information relevant to the Board's examination of this 
incident should contact the Board promptly at (202) 203-7149 or send a 
fax to the Board at (202) 203-7143.

    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register.
    Dated: May 10, 2005.
Christopher B. Burnham,
Acting Under Secretary for Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-9910 Filed 5-17-05; 8:45 am]
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