[wanabidii] Press Releases: Pride at State: Secretary Kerry To Speak at State Department Pride Month Event

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Pride at State: Secretary Kerry To Speak at State Department Pride Month Event 06/17/2014 06:37 PM EDT Pride at State: Secretary Kerry To Speak at State Department Pride Month Event Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 17, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at the Department of State’s "Pride at State" event on Thursday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. Following his remarks, Russian-American LGBT activist and author Masha Gessen will discuss human rights issues facing LGBT persons in Russia and around the world. The event is jointly organized by the Department of State and GLIFAA, the officially recognized employee resource group representing LGBT+ employees of the Department of State, USAID, and the foreign affairs agencies. The event will be open to the press. Pre set for video cameras: 2:30 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance. Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 3:00 p.m .from the 23rd Street Entrance. Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport). For further event information, please contact GLIFAA Policy Director Selim Ariturk at policy@glifaa.org or 202-455-8875 or visit www.glifaa.org. For further press information please contact the Department of State Office of Press Relations at (202) 647-2492. # The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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