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Advisory
Immediate Release

Secretary of Defense to Speak at Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Ceremony

May 6, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will give remarks and present awards to four of the five recipients of the inaugural Department of Defense Nunn-Lugar Trailblazer award at a ceremony commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program on May 9 at 11 a.m. EDT, in the Pentagon Center Courtyard. The ceremony will be followed by panel discussion participated by Dr. Bill Perry, Senator Sam Nunn and Senator Dick Lugar. The event will be live-streamed on www.defense.gov. Foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge only, or, if arriving at the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility, must contact 703-697-5131 a minimum of one hour prior to arrival. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing if coming by Metro. U.S. journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Visitors Entrance only. If arriving by Metro, please contact 703-697-5131 a minimum of one hour prior to arrival, and plan to arrive no later than 30 minutes before the event; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building.