U.S. treasurer to unveil new Lone Star Note at Dallas Fed

For immediate release: April 29, 2002

U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin will unveil a new $1 Lone Star Note during a ceremony at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The Lone Star Note is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's latest currency product. The bill is printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth.

Marin was sworn in as the 41st treasurer of the United States in August 2001. She is the highest-ranking Latina in the Bush administration and the first foreign-born U.S. Treasurer.

Ceremony attendance by invitation.

Event:	Lone Star Note Unveiling
Time/Date:	10 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2002
Location:	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 2200 N. Pearl Street Dallas, TX 75201
Contact:	Members of the media are invited to attend but must register in advance by calling James Hoard, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, at (214) 922-5307.
Details:	Treasurer available for media Q&A immediately following the ceremony.

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Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org