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U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
Press Statement
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Notice to the Press
July 14, 1999 

Children of War, Children of Hope Exhibition


The Leadership Council on Children in Armed Conflict, under the auspices
of The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, The
International Rescue Committee, and the State Department's Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration, will present an exhibition of
photographs and drawing in the Main State Exhibit Hall July 20 through
August 5, 1999. The exhibit opening will be held Tuesday, July 20, at
10:00 a.m. in the Exhibit Hall. 

Following welcoming remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for
Population, Refugees and Migration Affairs Julia Taft, Secretary of State
Madeleine K. Albright will deliver opening remarks. Observations from the
field will be given by Olara Otunnu, Special Representative for the UN
Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflicts and Dr. Gail Furman,
artist and child psychologist. Mary Diaz, Executive Director of the
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, will then deliver
closing remarks. 

The exhibition, titled "Children of War, Children of Hope," displays
photographs by various artists, including Tipper Gore, and actual drawings
by the children depicting experiences of children who are the victims of
war. 

The event is open for press coverage. Press who wish to cover the remarks
and attend the reception should contact Sandy Dean in the Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration Affairs at 202-663-1071. 

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