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FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

September 28, 2004
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Media Advisory: G7 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, IMF and World Bank Annual Meeting

Thursday, September 30

10:10 AM    
Secretary John Snow
Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting
Ronald Reagan Building - Atrium Ballroom
Washington, DC
*Open Press.
*Text for release.

12:00 – 5:00 PM   
Secretary John Snow
US – China Joint Economic Committee Meeting
Treasury Building – Media Room
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
*Pool photo at top of meeting.

Friday, October 1
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Under Secretary John Taylor
Breakfast Meeting - African Ministers
RE: Development Assistance – Grants and Loans
Treasury Building - Room 4448
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
*Pool photo at top of meeting.


9:00 – 10:00 AM Under Secretary John Taylor
Center for Global Development
Grants vs. Loans: The Full Debate
Institute for International Economics
1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
*Open Press. 
*Text for release.

10:30 AM 
Secretary John Snow
Broader Middle East and North Africa Meeting – Finance Ministers
World Bank "J" Building
Room JB1-080
701 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC
*Pool photos at top of meeting.
*Text for release.

12:30 – 8:00 PM 
Secretary John Snow
Meeting of Group of 7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Treasury Building - Cash Room
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

12:30 PM   
Working Lunch
*Pool photo at top of lunch.

1:45 PM   
Group photo
*Open photo, pool reporter.
*Pennsylvania Avenue steps
*Photographers should arrive at Pennsylvania Avenue entrance no later than 1:00PM for security sweep.

*NOTE: Photographers who will cover the group photo must be cleared into the treasury building.  Please provide full name, date of birth, social security number and name of news organization to Treasury's Office of Public Affairs by 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 30.  Email to Frances Anderson at frances.anderson@do.treas.gov.

2:00 PM
Working Sessions

5:45 PM   
G7 communiqué release on www.Treasury.gov

6:00–8:00 PM   
G7 Working Dinner with China
*Pool photo at top of the meeting.


8:15 PM
Secretary John Snow
Post-G7 Press Conference
Office of Thrift Supervision auditorium
17th & G Streets
Washington, DC
*Open Press
*Text for release.
*Treasury, White House, IMF/WB Annual Meetings press credentials accepted – no additional clearance is needed.

Saturday, October 2

8:00 AM – 2:00 PM  
Secretary John Snow
IMFC Meeting
IMF Building
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC
*Text for release.

9:00 – 10:00 AM  
Secretary John Snow
Meeting with Finance Ministers from Andean nations
IMF Committee Room 12-120 B
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC    
*Pool photo at top of meeting.
*Text for release.

12:15 – 1:45 PM   
IMFC Working Lunch

2:30 – 7:00 PM   
Secretary Snow
Development Committee Meeting
World Bank Headquarters – Preston Auditorium
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC
*Text for release.

Sunday, October 3

7:45 – 8:45 AM  
Secretary John Snow
G-10 Ministerial
IMF Headquarters, Board Room, Room 12-120
700 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC
*Text for release.

9:30 AM – 1:00 PM  
Secretary John Snow
General Assembly Plenary Meeting
DAR Constitution Hall
1776 D Street, N.W.
Washington, DC
*Text for release.

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