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WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, February 25, Treasury’s Office of Financial Research (OFR) will host a meeting of its Financial Research Advisory Committee. During the meeting, the Committee will provide advice to the OFR, bringing diverse perspectives to inform the OFR’s agendas for research and data, and helping the OFR fulfill its mission. The OFR will also report on prior recommendations of the Committee.
WHO: Office of Financial Research Director Richard Berner
Members of the Financial Research Advisory Committee
WHAT: Public Meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee
WHEN: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
9:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. EST
WHERE: U.S. Department of the Treasury
Cash Room
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
The agenda for the conference is available online at http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/ofr/about/Documents/Agenda_OFR%20FRAC%20Meeting_02.25.14_Public.pdf.
The conference will also be webcast live at https://home.treasury.gov/news/webcasts.
All interested members of the media, including press credentialed with Treasury, should RSVP by 10:00 a.m. EST on Monday, February 24, to Ronda Buckmon at Ronda.Buckmon@treasury.gov. Media without Treasury press credentials must include the following information for access into the building: (1) full legal name, (2) date of birth, (3) Social Security number, and (4) country of citizenship. Press with camera equipment must also include a brief description of equipment.
Press with camera equipment should arrive at the South entrance at 15th Street and Alexander Hamilton Place at and no later than 8:15 a.m. to allow time for the security sweep of equipment. All other press must arrive at the North entrance at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue no later than 9:15 a.m. and proceed to the Cash Room. No vehicles will be permitted onto Treasury grounds; equipment must be carried in.
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