Contact: Jenni Brockman
Telephone: 804-443-3357
Fax: 804-443-6781

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Former Secretaries of State to Speak on Foreign Policy

Tappahannock (April 1, 2002) - Thanks to a local partnership, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula residents can still get seats for a Richmond Forum presentation by former Secretaries of State Madeleine K. Albright and James A. Baker III on Saturday, April 13, 2002. The Bank of Essex, Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation and St. Margaret's School have sponsored ticket and transportation packages from Tappahannock for the often sold-out Forum's 2001-2002 season. This is the final Richmond Forum program until fall.

Albright and Baker will discuss the evolution of US foreign policy over the last 20 years, as well as the challenges that we face today. Their remarks are anticipated to be especially timely in light of the post-September 11 diplomatic climate. Moderating the session will be journalist Gwen Ifill, managing editor and host of the television program Washington Week in Review.

A Forum ticket and round-trip transportation from Tappahannock to Richmond is just $45. The chartered coach will drop ticket-holders off in the popular Shockoe Slip area for dinner on their own, take them to the Landmark Theater for the Forum program, then on to Tappahannock at the evening's conclusion. The bus leaves St. Margaret's School at 4:15 p.m. and returns at approximately 11:30 p.m.

Reservations are accepted with payment on a first-come, first-served basis. Make checks out to the Bank of Essex. For more information or to reserve a ticket, contact Jenni Brockman at St. Margaret's School, (804) 443-3357.

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