FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE NO. 01-07

USMA BOARD OF VISITORS – Jan. 23, 2007

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy will meet Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 8:30 a.m. in Room 236, Senate Russell Building, Washington, D.C. The board will review and receive updates on the academic, physical and military programs.

The Board of Visitors is appointed under the provision of Section 4355 of Title 10, United States Code. It is the duty of the board to inquire about the Academy’s morale and discipline, curriculum, instructions, physical equipment, fiscal affairs and academic methods. The board consists of presidential appointees and members of Congress.

Presidential appointees are the Honorable J.C. Watts, the Honorable Samuel Lessey Jr., Ms. Rebecca Contreras, Dr. Charles Younger, Mr. John S. Rainey and Mr. William H. Strong. The senators are Jack Reed, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Susan Collins and Mary Landrieu. Representatives include Maurice Hinchey, Ellen Tauscher and John McHugh.

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Editor's Note: Members of the media interested in attending should contact the public affairs office at 845-938-2006.