Friday, September 7, 2001

For more information, contact:
Jen Waller, Communications Assistant
859-288-6154/ http://gov.state.ky.us/sga/index.htm

VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY TO ADDRESS SOUTHERN GOVERNORS

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Vice President Dick Cheney will address the nation’s southern governors at their 67th annual meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, regarding the Administration’s energy policy and the energy legislation that is presently before Congress. During the discussion, the governors will highlight their energy priorities as well by releasing an in-depth, comprehensive report on energy policy in the South.

“We look forward to talking to the Vice President about the unique needs of the South and how any energy policy will affect the future of the region’s economy and environment,” said SGA Chairman Governor Paul E. Patton of Kentucky.

WHERE: Marriott’s Griffin Gate Resort Hotel off Newton Pike in Lexington, Kentucky.

WHEN: September 10, 2001, from 11:15-12:15 a.m.

REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION: Visit the SGA Web site at www.southerngovernors.org for hotel and registration information. Onsite registration available.

CREDENTIALS AND FEES: All media equipment must be in place on later than 8:45 a.m. There is no registration fee for media to attend meeting sessions; however, media must be registered to receive credentials, which permit access to the sessions and press conferences only. Upon arrival, please check in at the registration desk in the pre-function area adjacent to the ballroom. You must have a photo id. Following registration, pick up press credentials in the media headquarters in the Lanes End/Dixiana Room. To receive credentials, media must show valid press identification.

KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION: For information on live video streaming, please visit the KET website: http://edit-www.ket.org/content/sga2001/

Founded in 1934, the Southern Governors' Association is the oldest and historically largest of the regional governors' associations. The mission of SGA is to support the work of the governors by providing a bipartisan, regional forum to help shape and implement national policy and to solve state and regional problems. The association's membership is composed of the governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia.