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Welcome Message |
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The National Coordinating Office would like to
welcome all delegates, permanent observers, special guests and members
of the press to the XXXV Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly. |
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The XXXV Regular Session of the General Assembly of
the Organization of American States
will be held from Sunday 5 to
Tuesday 7 June, 2005, at the
Fort Lauderdale/Broward County
Convention Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Tel.1-954-765-5900 |
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Housing Bureau |
National Coordinating Office |
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U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Tel.1-202-647-4000
Please contact us if you have any questions or comments. |
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TSA Adds Lighters to List of Items Prohibited Beyond Airport
Checkpoints |
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Lighters Added to Prohibited Items List TSA has
added all lighters to its
Prohibited Items List which means they will be prohibited past the
security checkpoints at the nation's airports. Lighters will be
treated as any other prohibited item and passengers will be asked to
surrender them to the TSA, return them to their vehicle or leave them
with someone who is not traveling. As in the past, lighters are still
considered hazardous materials and thus are not allowed in checked
baggage. Passengers are strongly encouraged to leave these items at
home to avoid delays. While passengers may be able to ship lighters
home using a private shipping company, there is usually a substantial
fee for doing so.
TSA is partnering with airport operators to provide
them latitude to identify potential ignition sources for smokers in
the secure areas of airports. Passengers are allowed to bring up to
four books of matches beyond the checkpoint. For more information,
please read the
press release announcing lighters being added to the prohibited
items list. |
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Useful links |
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Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Visitors Bureau |
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs |
Greater
Fort Lauderdale · Broward County Convention Center |
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