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CB02-CN.60
Contact: Decennial Media Relations
301-457-3691/301-457-3620 (fax)
(301) 457-1037 (TDD)
e-mail: 2000usa@census.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2002
U.S. Census Bureau Centennial Celebration
*** CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY ***
What:
The U.S. Census Bureau will commemorate its 100th birthday with a ceremony and reception on Wednesday, March 6. It was 100 years ago on that date that Congress enacted legislation establishing a permanent "Census Office."
When:
Wednesday, March 6; 2 p.m. EST
Who:
Kathleen B. Cooper, Commerce Department under secretary for economic affairs; William G. Barron Jr., acting Census Bureau director; Vincent Barabba, former Census Bureau director (1973-76; 1979-81), keynote speaker; Barbara Everitt Bryant, former Census Bureau director (1989-93); Martha Farnsworth Riche, former Census Bureau director (1994-98).
Where:
Morris Hansen Auditorium, Federal Office Building 3
4700 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland
4700 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland
Members of the media who plan to attend should contact the Public Information Office for clearance procedures at (301) 457-3691.
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