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JS-2409
**NOTE TIME CHANGE**
Treasury Assistant Secretary Juan Zarate and Congressman Ed Royce (CA-40) will hold a pen-and-pad briefing to discuss the Treasury's designation of Viktor Bout's financial network ( http://www.hometreasury.gov/news/press-releases/js2406). Bout is a notorious international arms dealer and war profiteer.
WHO:
Juan C. Zarate,Assistant Secretary
Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Rep. Ed Royce, Vice Chairman Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Subcommittee Committee on International Relations U.S. House of Representatives
WHAT:
Pen-and-pad briefing
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
11:45 am EST
WHERE:
Department of the Treasury, Media Room 4121
Media without Treasury press credentials (including media with White House credentials) planning to attend should contact Frances Anderson in Treasury's Office of Public Affairs at (202) 528-9086 or Frances.Anderson@treasury.gov. Please be prepared to provide her with the following information: full name, social security number and date of birth by 9:00 am on 4/27/05.
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