Meetings: Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board,

[Federal Register: January 30, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 20)]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice #3543]

Secretary of State's Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board; Notice of Closed Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app 2 Sec. 10(a)(2) (1996), the Secretary of State announces a meeting of the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board (ACNAB) to take place February 1-2, 2001, at the Department of State, Washington, DC.

Pursuant to section 10 (d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app 2 Sec. 10 (d) (1996), and in accordance with Executive Order 12958, in the interest of national defense and foreign policy, it has been determined that this Board meeting will be closed to the public, since the ACNAB members will be reviewing and discussing classified matters.

The purpose of this Advisory Board is to advise the President and the Secretary of State on scientific, technical, and policy matters affecting arms control. The Board will review specific arms control and nonproliferation issues. Members will be briefed on current U.S. policy and issues regarding negotiations such as the Convention on Conventional Weapons and the Chemical and Biological Weapons Convention.

For more information concerning the meetings, please contact Avis T. Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, at (202) 647- 9610.

Dated: January 25, 2001. Avis T. Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Department of State.

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