Good morning.
Here are a few Washington events of note for Friday, Sept. 1, as compiled by the Associated Press.
ALL DAY
Aug. 29 - Sept. 1. MINORITY BUSINESSES — The Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency will take part in the 24th National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference, a forum for executives from UPS, Tyco, FedEx, IBM and Wal-Mart to share with minority-owned firms information on strengthening their position in the global and domestic supply chain.
Highlights:
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Council of Economic Advisors member Matthew Slaughter.
12 p.m. Luncheon keynote address by Steven C. Preston, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration. Press availability follows.
7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The 24th Annual Awards Gala with Emcees Tim and Daphne Reid. Entertainment: Morgan State University Choir, Pan American Symphony Orchestra.
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW.
Sept. 1 - 3. AHMADIYA MUSLIMS — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds its 58th annual convention to discuss such topics as dispelling misconceptions about Jihad and reanalyzing the original teachings of Islam.
Location: Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, Va.
MORNING
9 a.m. PENTAGON-IRAQ — Army Col. Thomas Vail, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will brief live from Iraq to provide an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.
Location: DOD Briefing Studio, Pentagon 2E579.
11 a.m. JOBLESS NUMBERS — Acting Assistant Treasury Secretary Robert Stein holds an economic media briefing on the August jobless numbers, recent economic indicators and the state of the economy.
Location: Treasury Department.
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