U.S. Department of the Interior

MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary Norton to Address the National Cattlemen's

Beef Association Annual Meeting in Nashville, Feb. 1

Interior Secretary to focus on land management
issues affecting ranchers and the cattle industry

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton will travel to Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, to address the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Convention. The Secretary's remarks will focus on the Interior Department's mission as it relates to stewardship, land management and policies issues affecting ranchers, cattlemen and the cattle industry.

Who: Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior, Wythe Willey, President, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

What: Keynote address, National Cattlemen's Beef Association Annual Convention

When: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003

Stakeholders Congress begins at 2:15 p.m. (CST)

Norton's Remarks: 3 p.m. (CST)

Media Availability: 3:45 p.m. (CST)

Where: Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Location: Governors Ballroom A, B, and E

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