U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs DAILY TREASURY GUIDANCE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009

(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 11, 2009 ) Washington, DC - On Wednesday, Secretary Geithner will attend the Economic Daily Briefing at the White House. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of the meeting. Please contact the White House Press Office for additional coverage details.

Secretary Geithner will also attend a meeting of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board at the State Department. The meeting is closed press.

At 1 p.m., Secretary Geithner will hold a pen and pad press briefing in advance of this weekendÂ’s G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting. Press logistics information for the briefing is below.

Secretary Geithner and Foreign Minister Yang will meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the Strategic and Economic Dialogue and issues related to the G-20 Ministerial meeting this weekend. The meeting is closed press; Treasury will release an official photo following the meeting.

PRESS LOGISTICS FOR G20 PEN AND PAD BRIEFING:

WHO: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

WHAT: Pen and Pad Press Briefing in Advance of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

1:00PM

WHERE: U.S. Department of Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

SecretaryÂ’s Large Conference Room (3327)

Washington, DC 20220

A listen-in conference call line will be available for this briefing. For dial-in information, please email: Carmen.Alvarado@do.treas.gov

Media without Treasury press credentials planning to attend must contact Frances Anderson in TreasuryÂ’s Office of Public Affairs at (202) 622-2960 with the following information: name, Social Security number and date of birth. This information may also be emailed to Frances.Anderson@do.treas.gov.

Please note that this is a pen and pad briefing only; no cameras or recording devices for broadcast purposes will be allowed.

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U.S. Department of the Treasury
Frances Anderson
(202) 622-2960
Frances.Anderson@do.treas.gov