Helsinki Commission to Hold Lebanon Briefing

WASHINGTON – Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Chairman of the United States Helsinki Commission, announced that the Commission will brief Members of Congress, their staffs and the media on the latest developments in Lebanon following the withdrawal of Syrian troops:

LEBANON: DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS
10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon
Thursday, May 5, 2005
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Providing analysis and discussion will be:

Mr. Joe Baini
President
World Lebanon Cultural Union
www.wlcu.org

Dr. Walid Phares
Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Delegate of the Lebanese Diaspora (WLCU) to the United Nations

Mr. Chadwick R. Gore
Staff Advisor
Secretary, U.S. Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe