Thursday 9 September 2010

Washington Foreign Press Center
U.S. Department of State
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WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center On-The-Record Briefing



BRIEFER: Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples



BIO: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=111



TOPIC: "U.S. Naval Operations in Africa and the Mediterranean"



WHEN: Tues. Sept 14th at 1:30 PM



WHERE: 800 National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW



CONTACT: To RSVP for this event or request an interview please contact Andy Strike at StrikeAP2@state.gov. RSVP is not required to attend.



BACKGROUND:



Admiral Mark P. Fitzgerald, the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa, and NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean, will brief foreign media on Tues. Sept 14th at 1:30 PM. The Admiral's remarks will focus on:



(1) the results of the U.S. Navy's new Africa Partnership Station (http://www.naveur-navaf.navy.mil/apshome.html) and other aspects of the Navy's support to the U.S. Africa Command;



(2) U.S. and allied efforts to help counter piracy and other irregular and transnational threats;



(3) enhance stability and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations;



(4) support of the revised U.S. National Maritime Strategy; and



(5) conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations to mitigate human suffering.





The Admiral is able to answer questions on all aspects of U.S. Naval operations in Europe and Africa. The Admiral's Operational Objectives are available here:



http://www.naveur-navaf.navy.mil/Operational_objectives.html



TV/RADIO ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS: TV or radio media who wish to request a 1-on-1 interview with ADM Fitzgerald should please submit their bio, organization's audience figures, and sample questions to Andy Strike at StrikeAP2@state.gov. A limited number of interviews will be granted for foreign media that submit all the requested information. Media should bring their own cameras to the event.



Foreign Media Only

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