******MEDIA ADVISORY******

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT CITIZENS FOR EFFORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN

WASHINGTON – Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden will honor law enforcement and concerned citizens for their efforts to recover abducted children and to protect children from exploitation at the Department of Justice’s annual National Missing Children’s Day ceremony THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009 at 2 P.M.

WHO:	David W. Ogden, Deputy Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs Ernie Allen, President, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Erin Runnion, mother of Samantha Runnion, a 5-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered in 2002
WHAT:	Remarks followed by awards ceremony
WHEN:	THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009 2 P.M. EDT
WHERE:	The Department of Justice’s Great Hall 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.  20530 OPEN PRESS

NOTE:  All media MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO ID (such as a driver’s license) as well as VALID MEDIA CREDENTIALS. Pre-set will be at 1:30 P.M., final escort will be at 1:45 P.M.  A mult-box will be provided.  All press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at 202-514-2007.

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