Strategy on Adolescent Girls Secretary Kerry to Launch U.S. Strategy on Adolescent Girls

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will launch the U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls in the Bill Burns Auditorium of the George C. Marshall Center at the U.S. Department of State at 10:00 a.m. on March 15.

Secretary Kerry will be introduced by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell. A panel discussion featuring representatives from USAID, Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and PEPFAR will follow the Secretary’s remarks. Assistant to the President, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, and Executive Director of the Council on Women and Girls Tina Tchen will offer closing remarks.

The strategy will bring together USAID, Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the State Department, including PEPFAR, to tackle issues facing adolescent girls, including health, safety, and education.

The event is open to the press.  The remarks will be streamed live on www.state.gov.

Pre-set time for video cameras: 9:30 a.m. from the 21st Street Entrance.

Final access time for still photographers and journalists: 9:45 a.m. from the 21st Street Entrance.

Follow @StateDept and @StateDeptLive using the hashtag #LetGirlsLearn during the Secretary’s remarks.

Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver’s license or passport). Please allow adequate time to process through security.