Press Release

SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON TO DELIVER NAVAL ACADEMY LECTURE

NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: Media who wish to cover this event should contact the Naval Academy’s Public Affairs Office at 410-293-2292 no later than Apr. 10 at 11 a.m. for media coverage instructions. Secretary Clinton will not be available for interviews.

Satellite trucks should arrive at 3 p.m.; plan to bring about 900 feet of cable. Pre-set for cameras at 4:30 p.m.; throw from camera to stage, 175-200 feet. Reporters and photographers need to arrive by 6:45 for a mandatory media brief at 7 p.m.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will present the Forrestal Lecture to the Brigade of Midshipmen Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the 2012 Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference.

Secretary Clinton is a Chicago native and was appointed Secretary of State after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and senator. Since her appointment, Clinton has traveled to more than 80 countries representing the United States, advocating for human rights, democracy and civil society.

The Forrestal Lecture Series at the academy was established in 1970 in honor of James V. Forrestal (the first Secretary of Defense) in order to enhance the education, awareness and appreciation of the members of the Brigade of Midshipmen in the social, political and cultural dimensions of the nation and the world.

For more information about Secretary Clinton, please visit www.usna.edu/NAFAC/clinton.html. For more information about the Naval Academy, please visit www.usna.edu or our Facebook page.

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