[Greens-Media] 'Green' Brown keen to meet US Ambassador

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Monday, 28 August 2006

'Green' Brown keen to meet US Ambassador

Greens Leader Bob Brown welcomed new US Ambassador Robert McCallum's
intentions 'to reach out to a broad spectrum of different political
parties' and said he was looking forward to meeting Mr McCallum.

"I hold the American people in high regard, though I don't see
eye-to-eye with the Bush administration, and I'm very much looking
forward to visiting San Francisco in October," said Senator Brown.

"I am keen to meet Ambassador McCallum and I'll be inviting him to visit
Tasmania."

"And I will certainly be frank about the illegal incarceration of
Australian citizen David Hicks and the need for him to be brought home
to face Australian justice," Senator Brown said.

Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603


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Ebony Bennett
Media Adviser
Office of Greens Senator Bob Brown
Mobile: 0409 164 603
Ph: (02) 6277 3170
Fax: (02) 6277 3185
ebony.bennett at aph.gov.au