NASA Kennedy Space Center To Host International Ambassadors

[KSC News Center <ksc@mediaservices.nasa.gov>]

Jan. 24, 2008

Allard Beutel 
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468 
allard.beutel@nasa.gov 

Andrea Farmer
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
321-449-4318
afarmer@dncinc.com

Drew Bailey
U.S. Department of State 
202-647-3455 
baileyac@state.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-12

NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO HOST INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA and the U.S. State Department will welcome 
ambassadors from more than 45 countries to the Kennedy Space Center, 
Fla. on January 31. The visit, one of the largest tours undertaken by 
the diplomatic corps, is part of the State Department's new 
Experience America program. It host tours of cities and towns across 
the United States in an effort to make exploring America more 
accessible to the Washington, D.C., diplomatic corps. 

NASA and State Department officials, and ambassadors will be available 
for brief media interviews during their tour at 12:55 p.m. Interested 
reporters should contact Andrea Farmer at 321-449-4318 or Jillian 
McRae at 321-449-4273. 

The international dignitaries will be provided an overview of the 
United States' space exploration programs and NASA's international 
cooperation in pursuit of exploration and scientific discovery. They 
will visit various locations at Kennedy, including the Space Station 
Processing Facility and Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Atlantis 
is being prepared for its upcoming mission to the International Space 
Station.

In addition to the media interview availability, photos of the tour 
will be posted on the Kennedy Media Gallery Web site, and video 
b-roll will air on NASA Television's Video File segment starting at 4 
p.m. 

For more information about the State Department's Experience America 
program, visit: 

http://www.state.gov  

Kennedy's Media Gallery can be found at: 

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/index.cfm  

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming 
video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv   

	
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