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Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill will swear in Rosario Marin as the 41 st U.S. Treasurer at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, August 16, 2001 in the Treasury Department's Diplomatic Reception Room (Room 3311), 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

The position of U.S. Treasurer is the oldest office in the U.S. government, pre-dating the Department of Treasury as well as the President.

The Diplomatic Room will be available for pre-set at 3 p.m.

Media without Treasury or White House press credentials planning to attend should contact Treasury's Office of Public Affairs at 202-622-2960, by close of business Wednesday, August 15, 2001 with the following information: name, social security number and date of birth. This information may also be faxed to 202-622-1999.