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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Address America
Washington - Oct. 8, 2001 On October 11th, one month to the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington D.C., United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will speak with the American people via satellite from the U.N. in New York as part of a national Town Hall meeting. The event will be held October 11, 2001, 12 noon EDT. Simultaneous gatherings will take place in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Seattle, St Louis, and Tampa. The Dean of American journalism, Walter Cronkite, will act as national moderator for the event, appearing with Secretary-General Annan in New York. After delivering his remarks, Secretary General Annan will take questions from people in each city. Each individual city will host a panel of experts and a local moderator to facilitate ongoing discussion after the satellite portion of the broadcast concludes. Some of the moderators include NBC's Bob Costas in St. Louis, former Colorado Senator Tim Wirth in Boston, and Dr. Carolyn Jefferson- Jenkins, National President of the League of Women Voters in Denver. Local panels in each city will be composed of business, academic and government leaders. A sampling of local panelists includes Bruce Adair, President of the World Trade Center (St. Louis), Mike Astrue, President Bush's nominee for FDA Commissioner (Boston), and William Kennedy Smith, President of Physicians Against Landmines/Center for International Rehabilitation (Chicago). The invitation only audience will be comprised of business and civic leaders, elected officials, youth, community leaders, and clergy. The nationally broadcast event is designed to enable Secretary-General Annan engage the American people in a conversation, to reach them in their communities and communicate with them directly. His remarks will detail how the United Nations can support the global effort against terrorism. The local meetings will focus on the impact of these attacks on our nation and the world. This national address will be available via satellite for press downlink. The interactive Town Hall event is being produced by The Better World Campaign, a project of the Better World Fund, a sister organization to the United Nations Foundation. The Better World Fund was created from a portion of an initial gift of one billion dollars from philanthropist and businessman, Ted Turner. The organization is a bi-partisan, not-for-profit education and outreach initiative. Its mission is to enhance awareness and appreciation for the United Nations and the vital role it plays in international affairs. The Campaign, in particular, works to highlight the UN's diligent efforts to strengthen national security through multilateral cooperation. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links The Better World Campaign SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Space
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