September 4, 2008
No. A/56
On Friday, September 5, 2008, David Mulroney, Deputy Minister of Canada's Afghanistan Task Force, will provide a general on-the-record overview of the benchmarks and progress indicators that C anada will be using in Afghanistan between now and 2011.
Senior representatives from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Department of National Defence will also be present during the briefing (not for cameras; attribution to senior government officials).
Event:
Briefing (open to media only)
Date: September 5, 2008
Time: 11 to 11:45 a.m. EDT
Location: Cadieux Auditorium
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Media representatives unable to attend in person may participate by teleconference.
Teleconference information:
Conference ID number: 63454812
Local/international dial-in number: 613-954-4096
North American dial-in number: 1-888-265-0464
For more information, please contact:
Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874
www.international.gc.ca/index.aspx
www.afghanistan.gc.ca