FOREIGN PRESS CENTER BRIEFING ON PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. RELEASES NEW POPPY CULTIVATION DATA
October 27, 2008
October 27, 2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing:
MODERATOR: Welcome to the Washington Foreign Press Center, and thank you for joining us this morning. Today, we have Mr. John Walters, the Director of the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, here to discuss the U.S. release of the new poppy cultivation data. Mr. Walters will start off with some opening comments, so I'll go ahead and turn it over to him.
MODERATOR: Welcome to the Washington Foreign Press Center, and thank you for joining us this morning. Today, we have Mr. John Walters, the Director of the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, here to discuss the U.S. release of the new poppy cultivation data. Mr. Walters will start off with some opening comments, so I'll go ahead and turn it over to him.