For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 3, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children
The United States will send a delegation to the United Nations General
Assembly Special Session on Children in New York, May 8-10, 2002. The
Special Session on Children will be an important gathering of world
leaders and child advocates committed to advancing international
cooperation designed to improve the lives of children. The United
States delegation will be headed by Secretary of Health and Human
Services Tommy Thompson. The Delegation will include the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development, Andrew
Natsios, who will lead the delegation May 10, following Secretary
Thompson's departure.
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