FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  99-34
                              
Washington, D.C., March 31, 1999

                       Media Advisory
                              
   SEC Director of Enforcement Richard Walker to Speak at
                     National Press Club

What:     Richard Walker, the Director of the Division of
          Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange
          Commission, will deliver a speech about the
          Commission's efforts to fight fraud in the
          securities markets.  The speech will be given at a
          luncheon sponsored by Corporate Crime Reporter.
       
When:     Monday, April 5, 1999; 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
       
Where:    National Press Club
          14th and F Streets, NW
          Washington, D.C.
       
Contact:  Russell Mokhiber -- (202) 737-1680


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