Arafat to Make Special Presentation at Rice’s Baker Institute

Contact: Michael Cinelli
Phone: (713)
831-4794

ARAFAT TO MAKE SPECIAL PRESENTATION AT RICE’S BAKER
INSTITUTE

Yasir Arafat, president of the Palestine National
Authority, will make a special presentation dealing with the prospects for peace
between the Israelis and Palestinians at an event on March 5 hosted by Rice
University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.

Reporters and photographers covering Arafat’s talk will have to be in
position in the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center by 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 5. The program is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.

News media outlets should submit the names of their representatives assigned
to the event to the Rice University News Office by noon on Monday, March 3. The
News Office can be reached at (713) 831-4795 or 4794, or by Email at mcinelli@rice.edu or jbob@rice.edu.

Reporters and photographers will have to show a picture identification (press
card or driver’s license) when signing in at the registration table on March 5.

A brief press availability with Arafat will be held at the media platform in
the Grand Hall immediately after the event. Arafat will be escorted to the
platform for this session.

Any questions concerning media coverage of this event should be directed to
Michael Cinelli, director of the Rice University News Office, at (713) 831-4794.

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