WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will honor law enforcement officers and an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for their efforts to find missing children and prevent child sexual exploitation during the 40th Annual National Missing Children’s Day commemoration at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, in Washington, D.C. In addition, the Department will recognize the winner of the National Missing Children’s Poster Contest, a fifth grader from Brooklyn, N.Y.
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day in memory of Etan Patz, a six-year-old boy who disappeared from a New York City street corner on May 25, 1979. On this day each year, we honor his memory and the heroic and exemplary efforts of individuals, agencies, and organizations that protect children.
Who: Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Vanita Gupta, Associate Attorney General
Amy L. Solomon, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs
Liz Ryan, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Michelle DeLaune, President & CEO,
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Paul Jack Fronczak, Author and Advocate
What: 40th Annual National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony National Missing Children's Day | OJJDP to Commemorate National Missing Children's Day | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (ojp.gov)
When: Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 2 p.m. EDT
Where: Great Hall, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (between 9th and 10th Streets) Washington, D.C.
ENTRY DETAILS: All media must present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver’s license) and valid media credentials. Media must RSVP to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Media must enter the Department at the visitor’s entrance on Constitution Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets. Media may begin arriving at 1 p.m. EDT. All cameras must be pre-set by 1:30 p.m. EDT. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Kara McCarthy at [email protected].
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and enhance the rule of law.
More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs