[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2562-2563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-566]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice Number: 6020]


Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Public Meeting of 
the Advisory Committee on Persons With Disabilities

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Persons With Disabilities of the 
U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International 
Development will conduct its fifth public meeting on Monday, February 
4, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan Building and 
International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20004. For directions, see http://www.itcdc.com/index.php.
    Attendees must have valid, government-issued identification, such 
as a Driver's License or passport, in order to enter the building. 
Attendees requiring reasonable accommodation should indicate their 
requirements one week prior to the event to Stephanie Ortoleva at 
[email protected].
    The agenda of this meeting will include presentations by the 
following:
    1. Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director, Mental Disability Rights 
International, will discuss MDRI reports on the situation of persons 
with mental disabilities in Serbia and in Argentina. The Serbia report 
can be found at: http://www.mdri.org/projects/serbia/Serbia-rep-english.pdf. The Argentina report can be found at: http://www.mdri.org/projects/americas/Argentina/MDRI.ARG.ENG.NEW.pdf.
    2. Mary Keogh, International Coordinator, International Disability 
Rights Monitor, of the Center for International Rehabilitation, will 
discuss the Center's most recent report on the human rights situation 
of persons with disabilities in Europe. The European IDRM report can be 
found at: http://www.idrmnet.org/pdfs/IDRM_Europe_2007.pdf.
    3. Ann Cody, Vice President for Government Affairs with B&D 
Consulting and a leader in the international sports movement, will 
discuss sports as a convening mechanism for promoting democracy, peace 
and human rights and leadership development for persons with 
disabilities.
    4. Veda Engel, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Human Resources, 
will discuss Department efforts to increase the recruitment of persons 
with disabilities.
    5. Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq., U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Foreign Affairs Officer and Advisory 
Committee Executive Director, will

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discuss her recent assessment trip to Morocco for a Department grant 
and to meet with disability groups. She will also discuss other 
Department activities with respect to the human rights of persons with 
disabilities.
    6. Robert Horvath, Senior Technical Advisor, U.S. Agency for 
International Development, will give an update on USAID activities, 
including discussion of funding programs and examples of recent 
accomplishments and successes in integrating disability within USAID 
field programs.
    7. The Advisory Committee will discuss its plans for the 
forthcoming year.
    The Advisory Committee is made up of the Secretary of State, the 
Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and an 
Executive Director (all ex officio members); and eight members from 
outside the United States Government: Senda Benaissa, Joni Eareckson 
Tada, Vail Horton, John Kemp, Albert H. Linden, Jr., Kathleen Martinez, 
John Register and James E. Vermillion.
    Established on June 23, 2004, the Advisory Committee serves the 
Secretary and the Administrator in an advisory capacity with respect to 
the consideration of the interests of persons with disabilities in 
formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign 
assistance. The Committee is established under the general authority of 
the Secretary and the Department of State as set forth in Title 22 of 
the United States Code, sections 2656 and 2651a, and in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended.

    Dated: January 8, 2008.
Stephanie Ortoleva,
Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
 [FR Doc. E8-566 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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