ADVISORY/White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and 'West Wing' Chief of Staff John Spencer to Honor Nine Federal Employees at 1st Annual 'Service to America Medals' Awards Ceremony.Business Editors/Entertainment Editors/Political Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Nov. 13) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Director Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Congratulates "Heroes of 9/11" Medal Winner; Monster Founder and Chairman Jeff Taylor For the U.S. Attorney, see . For the wrestler, see . Jeff Taylor is a founder of the online jobs site Monster.com. He attended UMass Amherst and joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He worked as a DJ before working on the startup in the mid 90s. to Co-present "Call to Service" Medal Wednesday, November 13th - 6:00 PM EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy - Washington, D.C. On November 13th in the nation's capital, not one, but two White House chiefs of staff will come together to honor the groundbreaking achievements of federal government workers. Andrew Card, Chief of Staff to President Bush, and John Spencer John Spencer can refer to different people: Earls
in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. series "The West Wing," will headline the 2002 Service to America Medals, the first annual national awards ceremony created to change negative stereotypes of government "bureaucrats" by paying tribute to federal civil servants who have directly improved Americans' lives. This year's nine honorees include two FBI agents from Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. , who brought to justice two white supremacists for their roles in a nearly 40-year old church bombing case; a Coast Guard employee who directed the safe evacuation of 70,000 people from Lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks; and a Miami-based U.S. Customs agent developing innovative strategies to keep cocaine and other illegal narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. off the nation's streets. The Service to America Medals were created this year by the Atlantic Media Group and the Partnership for Public Service, a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to recruiting and retaining excellence in the federal civil service. Jeff Taylor, founder and chairman of Monster(R), will co-present the "Call to Service" medal during the ceremony. Monster recently announced a relationship with the Partnership for Public Service to promote careers in public service and increase the visibility of government jobs in a range of industries. More information is available at http://publicservice.monster.com.
WHAT: 2002 "Service to America Medals" dinner and ceremony,
hosted by the Partnership for Public Service and the
Atlantic Media Group
PLACE: Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, D.C.
DATE: Wednesday, November 13th
TIME: 6:30 - 7:00 pm EST Reception - OPEN PRESS
Pre-Set Time: 5:45 - 6:15 pm
7:00 - 10:00 pm EST Dinner/Ceremony in the East Hall
Pre-Set Time: 6:15 - 6:40 pm
MEDIA RSVP: Please call Bethany Hardy at 202-775-9111, ext. 27 -
credentials required
SPECIAL GUESTS:
- Judy Woodruff, anchor, CNN (Master of Ceremonies)
- Andrew Card, Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush
- John Spencer, Chief of Staff to "President Bartlett" on
NBC's "The West Wing"
- Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge
- Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
- U.S. Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio)
- U.S. Representative Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO)
- Kay Coles James, director, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management
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