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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: January 17, 2010
Contact: Haiti Joint Information Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
HaitiJIC@USAID.gov

NEWS BRIEFING: U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO HAITI EARTHQUAKE

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – The U. S. government will hold two media briefings on Monday, January 18, 2010, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

When:

Monday, January 18, 2010

What:

Media briefings with federal partners to discuss response to Haiti earthquake.

9:00 a.m. ET Live Press Briefing
David Lindwall, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy
LTG P.K "Ken" Keen, Commander, Joint Task Force–Haiti
Operations center at west end of Toussaint Louverture International Airport tarmac

2:00 p.m. ET – Teleconference

Tim Callahan, Lead, Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
CPT Andy Stevermer, Commander, Incident Response Coordination Team–National Disaster Medical System (HHS)

Participant dial–in numbers:
United States (866) 233–3841 International: (651) 291–7662
Participant Access Code: 143611

Please contact the Haiti Joint Information Center at HaitiJIC@USAID.gov with any questions.

For your planning purposes, these briefings will be twice daily for the near-term future

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES