UNAIDS Press Release - October 19, 2004

"The collaboration between UNAIDS and the Woodrow Wilson Center seeks to engage foreign policy experts more actively in the global fight against AIDS," said Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS. "I am very pleased to join President Hamilton and the Wilson Center in this important endeavor."

"The AIDS pandemic is more than a health issue; it is a critical foreign policy problem for the United States and the rest of the world," said Lee H. Hamilton, President of the Woodrow Wilson Center. "I look forward to welcoming Dr. Piot and his UNAIDS colleagues to Washington, DC, for this significant series."

The series will be part of a broader effort to raise awareness and encourage action on global AIDS within the U.S. foreign policy community. The briefing program is as follows:

* Confronting the Crisis: Women and AIDS - November 10, 2004, 9:00-11:00am, Dr. Kathleen Cravero, Deputy Executive Director

* The Next Agenda: AIDS and the Way Forward - November 30, 2004, 10:00- 11:00am, Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS; and Lee Hamilton, President, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

* Threatening Global Stability: AIDS and Security - January 20, 2005, 10:00am- 12:00pm, Ulf Kristoffersson, Director of Security and Humanitarian Response, UNAIDS

All series briefings will take place at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, located in the Ronald Reagan Building at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Additional high-level panelists appearing at each session will be announced shortly. For more information, please contact: Phyllis Cuttino, U.S. Communications Officer, UNAIDS, Washington, DC, +1 202 390 5449; or Sharon McCarter, Director of Outreach and Communications, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC, +1 202 691 4016 or mccarters@wwic.si.edu.

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UNAIDS is the leading advocate for worldwide action against AIDS, bringing together ten United Nations organizations. It leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response to the epidemic that will prevent the spread of HIV, provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease, reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to AIDS, and alleviate the impact of the epidemic. www.unaids.org.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the living national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs. The Center establishes and maintains a neutral forum for free, open, and informed dialogue.

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