FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    2000-131

Washington, DC, September 15, 2000

                         Media Advisory

        Levitt to Deliver Speech on Accounting Profession

What:     Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur
Levitt will deliver a speech regarding changes in the accounting
profession and the need for greater independent oversight.  The
speech will be delivered at the National Association of State
Boards of Accountancy's annual meeting.

When:     Monday, September 18, 2000, 9:00 a.m. EDT

Where:    Westin Copley Place
      10 Huntington Avenue
      Boston, MA

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