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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Monday, April 28

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April 21 - 28. AAA - EARTH DAY — AAA implements its annual car battery recycling program in honor of Earth Day. Whenever a AAA member has a new car battery installed and the old battery recycled, the auto club will have a tree planted in one of Americas National Forests in association with the Arbor Day Foundation. Upon the completion of this years recycling program, AAA Mid-Atlantic says it will have planted more than 3,500 trees in the last five years. AAA Mid-Atlantic will be accepting old car batteries for recycling at its Car Care Insurance Travel locations.

Contacts: John Townsend (jtownsend@aaamidatlantic.com)

April 27 - 29. GRADNATION-SUMMIT — The annual event brings together more than 900 leaders in education, politics, business, and nonprofits with youth and community leaders from across the country to discuss progress and challenges in raising graduation rates. This year's Summit will include the release of the 2014 Building a GradNation Report, which will include the latest national and state graduation rates and what's behind the numbers. Opening remarks by America's Promise Chair Alma Powell. Additional speakers include: General Colin and Alma Powell, founding chairman and board chair, Americas Promise Alliance; Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education (Invited); Cory Booker, United States Senator from New Jersey; Dr. Pam Cantor, founder, president & CEO, Turnaround for Children; Darren Walker, president, Ford Foundation; John Gomperts, president and CEO, Americas Promise Alliance; John Bridgeland, president, Civic Enterprise; Dr. Robert Balfanz, Everyone Graduates Center, Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Jonathan Zaff, director, Center for Promise, Tufts University, Americas Promise Alliance; Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO, Lumina Foundation; Youth spokespeople from across the nation. Credentialled media RSVP: RSVP, please contact: Paul Allvin, America's Promise Alliance, at press@americaspromise.org or (202) 657-0682.

SOURCE America's Promise Alliance. http://www.americaspromise.org

Location: Marriott Wardman Park, Marriott Ballroom - 2660 Woodley Place NW.

April 28 - 29. ADL NATIONAL MEETING — Anti-Defamation League (ADL) annual meeting. Speakers include Secretary of Labor Tom Perez And FBI Director James Comey. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier to be honored for their service. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director and other ADL leaders and experts will be available for interviews upon request. For more information or to schedule an interview, contact ADL Media Relations at (212) 885-7749 or adlmedia@adl.org.

Highlights:

8 a.m. Keynote: Ambassador Ron Dermer, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. . Location: Grand Ballroom.

8:45 a.m. Presentation of the ADL Distinguished Statesman Award to William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary of State. Location: Grand Ballroom.

11 a.m. Workshop: Strategies Against Terrorism and Violent Extremism. Speakers: Michael B. Steinbach, Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counterterrorism Division; Hedieh Mirahmadi, President of the World Organization for Resource Development and Education; Oliver Wilcox, Director of Countering Violent Extremism Programs, US Department of State; Oren Segal, Co-Director, ADL Center on Extremism. Location: Chinese Room.

11 a.m. Workshop: Fighting Global Anti-Semitism: New Tactics. Speakers: Stacy Bernard Davis, Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, U.S. Department of State; Erika Schlager, Counsel for International Law, U.S. Helsinki Commission; Andrew Srulevitch, ADL Director of European Affairs. Location: Georgia Room.

11 a.m. Workshop: What's Next: Challenges in the Fight for Civil Rights and Equality. Speakers: Julie Fernandes, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Foundations; Marlene Sallo, Staff Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor and Legal Correspondent, Slate Magazine; Michael Lieberman, ADL Washington Counsel. Location: Pennsylvania room.

12:45 p.m. Keynote: Countering Terrorism, Domestic Extremism and Hate Crimes by James B. Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Location: Grand Ballroom.

6:30 p.m. Keynote: Unfinished Business from the Civil Rights Movement: The Fierce Urgency of Now byThomas E. Perez, U.S. Secretary of Labor. Location: Grand Ballroom.

7:30 p.m. Experts' Roundtable on Civil Rights. Panelists: Hilary Shelton, Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Advocacy, NAACP; Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Vanessa Cardenas, Vice President, Progress 2050, Center for American Progress; Deborah M. Lauter, ADL Director of Civil Rights. Location: Grand Ballroom.

Location: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW.

On the Net: http://www.adl.org

Notes: Media Credentials required: Contact: Todd Gutnick (212) 885-7755 David Robbins (212) 885-7715, adlmedia@adl.org

April 28 - 29. AIDS WATCH 2014 — Training will take place on Monday, April 28 at FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC Meetings with Congressional offices will take place throughout the day on Tuesday, April 29, and will be scheduled by regional/state coordinators. . http://www.aidsunited.org/policy-advocacy/aidswatch-2014/ For full agenda: http://www.aidsunited.org/uploads/2014\_AIDSWatch\_Agenda-4.13.pdf

Location: FHI360 Conference Center, 8th floor, 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW.

April 28 - 29. ATLANTIC COUNCIL - ENERGY PROWESS CONFERENCE — The Atlantic Council and the Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrad Group host a conference titled "American Energy Prowess in a Strategic Foreign Policy Perspective." The aim of the conference is to discuss and debate the strategic foreign policy aspects of the American shale gas revolution and its effect on the transatlantic relationship and the Central and Eastern European region.

Location: Day 1: Atlantic Council, 1030 15th St. NW. Day 2: Longworth House Office Building.

Contacts: RSVP (press@AtlanticCouncil.org)

Notes: Full agenda at: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/upcoming-events/detail/american-energy-prowess-in-a-strategic-foreign-policy-perspective

April 28 - 30. OAS - MARITIME SECURITY — The Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will organize, at its headquarters from April 28 to 30, the 1st Annual Workshop on Maritime Safety, which aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of member states in the area. http://www.oas.org/en/media\_center/press\_release.asp?sCodigo=AVI-065/14

Location: GSB Building, Organization of American States, 1889 F Street, NW.

Contacts: OASPress@oas.org (202-370-5437)

April 28 - May 1. OAS - MICROTRAFFICKING — The Drug Commissioners of the Americas will come together this week at the 55th Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss issues related to micro-trafficking and other emerging themes. http://www.cicad.oas.org/main/default\_eng.asp

Location: Ruben Dario Room of the OAS General Secretariat Building. 1889 F Street, NW.

On the Net: http://www.oas.org

8 a.m. - 3 p.m. BRAIN HEALTH SUMMIT — The Center for BrainHealth presents the inaugural Brain Health Summit, The Human Brain: Resilience and Regeneration. RSVP at BrainHealthSummit.EventBrite.com Agenda: http://images.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account6674/documents/TentativeScheduleofEvents.pdf

Location: Hays-Adams Hotel, 800 16th St. NW.

Contacts: Elizabeth Heaton eheaton@paengagement.com

Notes: Reception to follow.

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ACTUARIES - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND POLICIES — Academy Forum to Provide First Look at Actuaries' Scoring Framework for Retirement Systems and Policies. Speakers: Donald Fuerst, MAAA, FSA, FCA, EA, Senior Pension Fellow, American Academy of Actuaries; Leon "Rocky Joyner, MAAA, ASA, FCA, EA, Vice President and Actuary, The Segal Company; Michael Kreps, J.D., Senior Pension & Retirement Counsel at U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Robert Wylie, Executive Director/Administrator, South Dakota Retirement System. Media are asked to RSVP to David Mendes at 202.384.2075 or mendes@actuary.org so that they can be credentialed on-site. For more information: http://www.actuary.org/Retirement-for-the-AGES.

Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

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MORNING

8 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. ABA - FUTURE OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security holds a breakfast program on "The Future of Internet Governance" with Melissa Hathaway, president, Hathaway Global Strategies; Prateem Maloor, strategy and policy adviser for cybersecurity and Internet-related public policy at ITU; and Veni Markovski, vice president for global stakeholder engagement at ICANN. Opening remarks by Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda, deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of State.

Location: University Club, 1136 16th St. NW.

Contacts: Holly McMahon (holly.mcmahon@americanbar.org), 202-662-1035

Notes: RSVP to david.pulaski@americanbar.org

9 a.m. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - MCCARTHY — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver a keynote address to the National Academy of Sciences at their 151st annual meeting.. Seating is limited, so members of the media who wish to cover the event should RSVP to news@nas.edu. Those planning to bring a camera needs to arrive by 8 a. m. EDT for preset. Webcast at: http://www.nationalacademies.org

Location: National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW.

Contacts: press@epa.gov

9 a.m. - 10 a.m. CSIS - MARINE AVIATION PLAN — The Flight MAP: The Marine Aviation Plan Through 2040. Speakers: Brigadier General Matthew Glavy, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation, United States Marine Corps. Moderator: Dr. Maren Leed, Senior Adviser, Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies. http://csis.org/event/flight-map-marine-aviation-plan-through-2040

Location: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.

9:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL — Department of Energys National Science Bowl - Championship Rounds. More than 14,500 students from across the country competed in regional tournaments this year to make it to the Department of Energys National Science Bowl, and the final two high school teams and the final two middle school teams will compete to determine the champions on April 28 at the National Building Museum.

Location: National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW.

Contacts: Dirk Fillpot ((202) 287-6990)

9:30 a.m. CLIMATE GOALS AND NUCLEAR — The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) releases a new brief, "Climate Solutions: The Role of Nuclear Power, and hosts a discussion with government, industry, and policy leaders about the emerging risk that nuclear plant closures could "make it tougher to meet U.S. climate goals". Speakers will include: C2ES President Eileen Claussen, Center for American Progress Distinguished Senior Fellow and former EPA Administrator Carol Browner, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Peter Lyons, and Analysis Group Managing Principal Susan Tierney. Contact: Laura Rehrmann at rehrmannl@c2es.org or 703-516-0621.

Location: National Press Club, 13th Floor, Murrow Room, 529 14th St. NW.

10 a.m. DEPORTATIONS PROTEST RALLY — More than 1,000 people expected for a protest in front of the White House. Racial and economic justice group National Peoples Action will join the National Domestic Workers Alliance to organize the event alongside the White House Hunger Strike for Not1More deportation. Contact Molly Haigh at 907-750-1999 or molly@fitzgibbonmedia.com. Interviews are available in English or Spanish, both by phone and in person at the event.

Location: Lafayette Square.

Contacts: Molly Haigh molly@fitzgibbonmedia.com (907-750-1999)

On the Net: http://www.npa-us.org

http://www.domesticworkers.org

Notes: Time changed to 10 a.m.

10 a.m. FPI CONFERENCE CALL - IRAQ — Participants: Ahmed Ali, Research Analyst - Iraq Team Lead, Institute for the Study of War; Bilal Wahab, Assistant Professor of International Studies, The American University of Iraq - Sulaimani; Robert Zarate, Policy Director, Foreign Policy Initiative (Moderating) - http://www.foreignpolicyi.org/content/iraq-after-april-30th-general-election

Contacts: questions for call info@foreignpolicyi.org

Ryan Richardson rrichardson@foreignpolicyi.org (202-360-6959)

10 a.m. - 11 a.m. WILSON CENTER - OBAMA'S ASIA TRIP — Ground Truth Briefing on President Obama's Trip to Asia. articipants: Aileen Baviera, University of the Philippines, Manila and former Wilson Center Scholar; Nobuo Fukuda, Former Jakarta Bureau Chief and London Correspondent of Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, Japan; Park Jin, Former member of Korean National Assembly and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and Wilson Center Global Fellow. Moderator: Robert Daly, Director, Kissinger Institute, The Wilson Center. Toll-Free Conference Line: 888-947-9018 (Toll Free/Domestic) Conference Line: 1-517-308-9006 (Toll/International) Passcode: 13304. http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/ObamasTriptoAsia\_01272014SyrianNightmare.html

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. BROOKINGS - EURO-ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - CUTS — Preparing for Deep Cuts: Options for Enhancing Euro-Atlantic and International Security. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/04/28-preparing-deep-cuts-nuclear-weapons-options-enhancing-international-security-pifer

Location: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

Contacts: events@brookings.edu (202.797.6105)

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WH PRESS CORPS - DIVERSITY — The White House Correspondents' Association and the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs will explore diversity among the White House press corps. The discussion comes more than 70 years after Harry McAlpin of the Atlanta Daily World became the first black journalist to cover a White House news conference.. Panelists: Jim Avila, White House reporter, Fusion; Kevin Merida, managing editor, The Washington Post; David Nakamura, White House reporter, The Washington Post; Sonya Ross, race and ethnicity editor, The Associated Press; Ken Strickland, Washington bureau chief, NBC News; Kristen Welker, White House reporter, NBC News. Moderator: April Ryan, White House reporter, American Urban Radio Networks. RSVP: Media interested in attending should contact Nicole Carlotto at 202-994-6466 or nfcarlotto@gwu.edu

Location: The George Washington University, Media and Public Affairs Building, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St. NW.

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. GUN CONTROL RALLY — Weekly gun control rally by "concerned citizens." Weather permitting. CONTACTS: Helen Ramsey helen.ramsey1@gmail.com; Linda Finkel-Talvadkar linda.finkeltalvadkar@gmail.com; Barbara Elsas barbara.elsas@gmail.com.

Location: In front of the north side of the White House.

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AFTERNOON

12 p.m. CAP - THE TRUE AMERICAN — The Center for American Progress hosts discussion with Anand Giridharadas on his book "The True American. Speakers: Welcome remarks: Vikram Singh, Vice President, National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress; guest: Anand Giridharadas, author, The True American, and reporter, New York Times. Moderator: Matthew Duss, Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress. In his book, Giridharadas tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreamed of immigrating to America and working in technology. Days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Contact Anne Shoup at ashoup@americanprogress.org or at 202.481.7146. RSVP at: http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2014/04/22/88392/a-conversation-with-anand-giridharadas-on-his-book-the-true-american/?evlcrsvp

Location: Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor.

Contacts: Anne Shoup ashoup@americanprogress.org (202.481.7146)

12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. AEI - CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES - VAN HOLLEN — Discussion on Should anonymous campaign expenditures be allowed? An address by Rep. Chris Van Hollen. Contact John VerWey at John.VerWey@aei.org, 202.862.5839. http://www.aei.org/events/2014/04/28/should-anonymous-campaign-expenditures-be-allowed-an-address-by-rep-chris-van-hollen/

Location: AEI, Twelfth Floor, 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW.

12 p.m. - 1 p.m. MEI - EYPGT - CULTERAL RACKETEERING — Stolen Heritage: Cultural Racketeering in Egypt. http://www.mei.edu/events/stolen-heritage-cultural-racketeering-egypt

Location: Middle East Institute, 1761 N St. NW.

Contacts: (202) 785-1141x243 (programs@mei.edu)

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. BROOKINGS - U.S. DEFENSE POLICY — How Might U.S. Defense Policy Change in the Years Ahead? Speakers include: Mac Thornberry (R-Tex.), Vice Chairman, Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives @MacTXPress; Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), U.S. House of Representatives. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/04/28-future-of-us-defense-policy

Location: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW.

Contacts: events@brookings.edu (202.797.6105)

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. CSIS - EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTER — The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Statesmen's Forum will host His Excellency Nabil Fahmy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, to discuss his country's role in a changing Middle East. Moderator: Dr. Jon B. Alterman, Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy and Director, Middle East Program, CSIS. Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org Please note: This is a formal luncheon event. All camera crews must be set up by 12pm.

Location: Second Floor Conference Room, CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW.

On the Net: http://www.csis.org

H63tVUfSg&_hsmi12510213 ENERGY SECURITY CALCULUS — Turkeys Energy Security Calculus: Aspirations and Realities. Introduction: Muharrem Yilmaz, President, Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD). Speaker: Gareth Winrow, Independent Research Analyst. Discussants: Charles K. Ebinger; Senior Fellow and Director, Energy Security Initiative, Brookings Institution; Selahattin Hakman, President, Energy Group, Sabanc¾ Holding. Moderator: Kemal Kiri7/8ci, TUSIAD Senior Fellow and Director, Turkey Project, The Brookings Institution. http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-turkeys-energy-security?utm\_campaignbrookings-comm&utm\_sourcehs\_email&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_content12510213&\_hsencp2ANqtz--FJHA7Ua1fDX2rWB5mDPQIZVX1nf5OWi83RMmDE6cIjlkX0OKoWQeJMifSOuheTqK1W4z6UlWxZ\_Zn3KR3FH63tVUfSg&\_hsmi12510213

Location: The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW.

Contacts: 202.797.6105

3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CARNEGIE - INDIA - POST ELECTION FOREIGN POLICY — Indias Post-Election Foreign Policy. http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/04/28/india-s-post-election-foreign-policy/h8it

Location: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

3:30 p.m. HAGEL, DEMPSEY, WRIGHT - HUMAN GOALS CHARTER — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, and Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Jessica L. Wright participate in the 2014 Human Goals Charter Signing Ceremony. Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and a form of photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building.

Location: Pentagon Auditorium (BH-650).

4 p.m. - 5 p.m. WILSON - COLD WAR — Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptation, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War. Speaker: James Graham Wilson, Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. Contact: WHS@wilsoncenter.org or 202-450-3209http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/triumph-improvisation-gorbachevs-adaptation-reagans-engagement-and-the-end-the-cold-war

Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, 4th floor, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. OPEN SOCIETY - UKRAINE — The Maidan, Crimea, and the East: Evolving Human Rights Challenges in Ukraine. Speakers: Maksym Butkevych has worked in the media since 1999 as an international correspondent for Ukrainian TV channels "STB, 1+1, and "Inter. ; Alexandra Delemenchuk is one of the co-coordinators of Euromaidan-SOS; Oleksandra Matviichuk is board chair of the Center for Civil Liberties, a nongovernmental organization promoting democratic development and human rights. ; Volodymyr Shcherbachenko is head of the board of the East-Ukrainian Center for Civic Initiatives.; Jeff Goldstein (moderator) is the senior policy analyst for Eurasia at the Open Society Foundations. Contact: Judith Mazdra, Judith.mazdra@opensocietyfoundations.org, 202-721-5600. http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/events/maidan-crimea-and-east-evolving-human-rights-challenges-ukraine?utm\_sourceOpen+Society+Foundations&utm\_campaign944149e39c-events-20140421&utm\_mediumemail&utm\_term0\_d16374add2-944149e39c-49412709

Location: Open Society, 1730 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 7th Floor.

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EVENING

6 p.m. CFR - MAXIMALIST — Council on Foreign Relations hosts discussion on Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama. Speaker: Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the Former Soviet Union (1997-2001). Presider: James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R., Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations.

Contacts: cfr.org/maximalist

6 p.m. ODIERNO - OUTSTANDING CIVILIAN SERVICE AWARD — Army chief of Staff General Ray Odierno will deliver remarks at a A special Twilight Tattoo to recognize five American Citizens for their outstanding service in support of the United States Army and award them with the Outstanding Civilian Service Award. Awardees: awardees: Mike Duke, Wal-Mart; Roger Goodell, the National Football Foundation; Cheryl Jensen, Vail Veterans Program; Kevin Schmiegel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, the Give an Hour Program. Media interested in covering this event must register by 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 23. To be placed on the credentialed list, send an email to usarmy.mcnair.mdw.mbx.mediadesk-omb@mail.mil with the following information: your full name, media organization, assignment, contact phone number, email address, and vehicle info (tags, year, make, and model). contacts: U.S. Army Military District of Washington, Shaunteh D. Kelly, Chief, Media Relations, 202-685-4645; cell 202-497-2011 or shaunteh.d.kelly.civ@mail.mil; Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, Lt. Col. Kathleen Turner, Public Affairs Officer, 202-361-6263; or kathleen.t.turner.mil@mail.mil

Location: Fort Myer, Va., is located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery. The Hatfield Gate is located on Washington Blvd. at South 2nd Street.

Notes: Registered media must report to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall media entrance (Hatfield Gate) between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. on April 28. A public affairs officer will meet registered media at the gate and provide an escort to the event location. For details, contact MDW Public Affairs Office at 202-685-4645.

6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS — The Center for American Progress hosts live performance of the first-ever comedy sketch to be performed inside the U.K. Parliament "A Journey to the Dark Heart of Nameless Unspeakable Evil". The performance will be followed by a conversation on the issues.

Location: Center for American Progress 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor

7 p.m. FARMLAND SCREENING — Special screening of FARMLAND, a new documentary by Academy Award.and Emmy.-winning director, James Moll. " Most Americans have never stepped foot on a farm or ranch or even talked to the people who grow and raise the food we eat. Farmland will take an intimate look at the lives of farmers and ranchers in their '20's, all of whom are now responsible for running their farming business." http://www.farmlandfilm.com/ For more information on the event: http://press.org/events/farmland-screening

Location: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW.

Contacts: Joan Coyle jcoyledc@verizon.net

Notes: This is a ticketed event.

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. HAMILTON SOCIETY - UKRAINE — The Alexander Hamilton Society discussion on Crisis in Ukraine with Becky Lollar, George Mason University chapter president. http://hamiltonsociety.nationbuilder.com/crisis\_in\_ukraine

Location: George Mason University Chapter, Johnson Center, Room 219B.

Contacts: Rebecca Lollar rlollar@gmu.edu

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