Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christy Mccampbell Holds a State Department News Briefing On the Release of the Annual Report On the Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2008

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Christy Mccampbell Holds a State Department News Briefing On the Release of the Annual Report On the Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2008

STATE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING ON THE RELEASE OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

SPEAKERS: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTY MCCAMPBELL, BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

ACTING STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN GONZALO GALLEGOS [*] GALLEGOS: Good morning. Today we have Christy McCampbell, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement. She's going to be delivering remarks on the release of the Annual Report on the Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2008.

MCCAMPBELL: Good morning, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. Again, I'm Christy McCampbell and I'm the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs here at Department of State. I think as all of you know, each time at this part of the year, the President designates what we call the Majors list of illegal drug transit and drug producing countries. I really appreciate the opportunity to talk with you about this this morning. And some of -- and to talk with you a little bit about our international aspects of our efforts to combat illegal drugs.

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