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Media Advisory No. PENDING Contact: (202) 720-4623
UPDATED 3:00 PM TODAY: White House to Host Press Call on the President’s designation of Five Promise Zones with Secretary Vilsack, Secretary Donovan, and Secretary Duncan
**Today’s call will begin at 3:00 PM ET, not 2:45 PM ET.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Thursday, January 9, at 3:00 PM ET, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will participate in a call to discuss the President’s announcement of five Promise Zones.
This call will follow President Obama’s announcement at the White House regarding the first five Promise Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
The President first announced the Promise Zone Initiative during last year’s State of the Union Address, as a way to partner with local communities and businesses to create jobs, increase economic security, expand access to educational opportunities and quality, affordable housing, and improve public safety.
WHO: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
WHAT: On-the-record press conference call on the announcement of five Promise Zones.
WHEN: Thursday, January 9, 2014 3:00 PM ET
RSVP: Members of the media who wish to join this call should dial (800) 553-0288 and ask for the “White House Call.” No passcode necessary.
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