EVENT:
Please join us on at 09:30 EST, Wednesday, December 12 for an online video press briefing with the U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Nathan A. Sales. Ambassador Sales will recap a landmark ministerial conference on counterterrorism focused on the Western Hemisphere and hosted by the Department of State. He will discuss the threat that transnational terrorist groups, including ISIS, al-Qa’ida, and Lebanese Hizballah pose to the collective security and safety of citizens from countries across the Western Hemisphere.
Broadcast-quality video and audio files will be made available for clipping in media reports at the conclusion of the briefing.
DETAILS:
Speaker: Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Time: 09:30 Washington DC | 08:30 Mexico City | 11:30 Buenos Aires | 12:30 Brasilia
Language: English with Spanish interpretation; Portuguese interpretation available by phone
Ground rules: ON THE RECORD
URL: https://app2.sli.do/event/e5tkj26d or go to www.slido.com and enter the event code #SalesBriefing
Interpretation: Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available in the main web broadcast. Simultaneous Portuguese will be available via teleconference:
From outside the U.S.: (612) 234-9959
From inside the U.S.: (800) 230-1096
Name of conference: “Sales Briefing”
Please contact LiveAtState@state.gov if you require a dial-out to join the teleconference. Journalists will be able to ask questions in English, Spanish, or Portuguese in real time via Slido.com.
RSVP: To receive links to transcripts and audio/video files after the briefing, please RSVP to LiveAtState@state.gov
LOGISTICS:
- Participants should join the conference 10 minutes early.
- Questions may be left in advance at https://app2.sli.do/event/e5tkj26d in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Please note that advance questions may not appear immediately in the question queue due to moderation settings. Advance questions can also be submitted via e-mail to LiveAtState@State.gov or via What’sApp to 202-403-4134
- Participants can “up-vote” one another’s questions on Slido.com to indicate interest in seeing a specific question answered.
- If you experience technical difficulties, you may email LiveAtState@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues.
Ambassador Sales’ full bio can be found here.
