WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY --
WHAT: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) annual
board meeting.
WHO: ICMP Chairman James V. Kimsey, Chairman Emeritus of AOL, and
Commissioners: Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan; Former
Minister of Defence of Great Britain Rt. Hon. Michael
Portillo; Former Foreign Minister of Denmark Uffe Ellemann-
Jensen; Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Kok;
and The Directors of ICMP will meet with officials from the
State Department of the United States
WHEN: Monday, October 7
WHERE: Interviews: Reception:
12:30pm-2pm 6pm-7pm
The Kimsey Foundation Cafe Milano Restaurant
1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 3251 Prospect Street, NW
Suite 900 Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Why: The ICMP Board will discuss the status of current ICMP
programs, its future role, and the establishment of the
Missing Persons Institute, the arm of ICMP focusing on civil
society initiatives.
The United States government has been one of the primary
supporters -- through both financial contributions and
diplomatic support -- of ICMP since its inception in 1996.
The governments of the Netherlands, Great Britain,
Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Holy See (the
Vatican), Sweden and Finland, as well as the United Nations,
have also contributed to ICMP.
Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. Please contact Andrea Fisher to RSVP and to arrange interviews with the Chairman and Commissioners. Tel: 703-522-0703/Fax: 703-522-0093/E-mail: andrea@lindarothpr.com
ICMP was created in 1996 at the G-7 Summit, in Lyon, France. Its primary objectives include: to intensify government efforts to release information on the missing; to assist in building a regional capacity to accelerate the process of recovery and identification of mortal remains that incorporates the use of state-of-the-art DNA technology; and to strengthen the capability of associations of families of missing persons to address the issue. The current chairman of ICMP is Mr. James V. Kimsey. Mr. Kimsey is the Founding CEO and Chairman Emeritus of America Online Inc (AOL), as well as a Philanthropist and Vietnam war veteran.