Salazar,Washburn to Address National Congress of American Indians Convention in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—On Monday, October 22, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will deliver keynote remarks at the National Congress of American Indians’ 69th Annual Convention & Marketplace in Sacramento. Salazar is expected to discuss the Obama Administration’s progress in opening a new chapter in our nation-to-nation relationship with American Indian and Alaska Natives tribal governments.

Following his remarks, Secretary Salazar will introduce Interior’s new Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Kevin K. Washburn. Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and former Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, was sworn into his position on October 9, 2012.

WHO: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior

Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

WHAT: National Congress of American Indians’ 69th Annual Convention & Marketplace

WHEN: Monday, October 22, 2012 @10:30 AM PDT

WHERE: Sacramento Convention Center

1400 J Street (Exhibit Hall B)

Sacramento, CA