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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55722-55723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22978]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7326]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on September 15, 2011, in the Loy 
Henderson conference room of the State Department's Harry S Truman 
building at 2201 C Street, NW.
    The meeting will include the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs. The Commission welcomes Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Adam Ereli to brief the 
Commission, and the public, on the activities and direction of ECA.
    This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, 
the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other 
governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend or request 
further information, contact the Commission at (202) 203-7463 or 
pdcommission@state.gov by 5p.m. on September 12, 2011. Please arrive 
for the meeting by 9:45a.m. to allow for a prompt meeting start.
    As access to the Department of State facilities is controlled, 
members of the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify the 
Commission, not later than 5p.m., September 12, 2011, providing the 
information below. If notified after this date, the Department's Bureau 
of Diplomatic Security may not be able to complete the necessary 
processing required to attend the meeting. A person requesting 
reasonable accommodation should notify the Commission by the same date.
    Each member of the public wishing to attend the meeting should 
provide: His/her name, company or organizational affiliation; phone 
number; date of birth; and identifying data such as driver's license 
number, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, to the Commission. A 
RSVP list will be provided to Diplomatic Security. One of the following 
forms of valid photo identification will be required for admission to 
the Department of State building: U.S. driver's license, passport, U.S. 
Government ID or other valid photo ID. Personal data is requested 
pursuant to Public Law 99-399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 107-56 (USA PATRIOT 
Act); and Executive Order 13356. The purpose of the collection is to 
validate the identity of individuals who enter Department facilities. 
The data will be entered into the Visitor Access Control System (VACS-
D) database. Please see the Privacy Impact Assessment for VACS-D at 
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/100305.pdf for additional 
information.
    The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy appraises 
U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and 
influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies, 
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and 
disseminate information and issue reports and other publications, 
subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the 
Executive Director. The Advisory Commission

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may undertake foreign travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, 
sponsor, or oversee projects, studies, events, or other activities that 
it deems desirable and necessary in fulfilling its functions.
    The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall 
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, 
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and 
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any 
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the 
Commission.
    The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of 
Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; 
Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of 
Virginia; and, Mr. Sim Farar of California. Two seats on the Commission 
are currently vacant.
    The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but 
awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Anne Wedner of Illinois.
    The Advisory Commission was originally established under Section 
604 of the United States Information and Exchange Act of 1948, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 1469) and Section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 
2 of 1977. It was reauthorized pursuant to Public Law 111-70 (2009), 22 
U.S.C. 6553, and has been further authorized through September 30, 
2011.
    This announcement might appear in the Federal Register less than 15 
days prior to the meeting. The Department of State finds that there is 
an exceptional circumstance in that, given the pending expiration of 
this advisory committee's authorization and the availability of the 
speakers, the meeting must be held on the date scheduled.

    Dated: August 29, 2011.
Matthew C. Armstrong,
Executive Director, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-22978 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
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