FBI Press Release
Atlanta Field Office
Gregory Jones, Special Agent in Charge

2635 Century Parkway Suite 400   
Contact:  SA Stephen Emmett
Atlanta, GA 30345  Desk:  (404) 679-6451
(404) 679-9000     Cell:    (404) 392-2506

For Immediate Release
May 7, 2008

Atlanta - Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, provides the following information:

The Atlanta office FBI has just completed its latest "FBI Citizens' Academy". This is a course, stretching over a ten week period, consisting of a curriculum that covers various issues and activities of the FBI. Its students include a diverse group of business, civic, religious and community leaders from around the Metro Atlanta area and beyond.

This classroom experience gives the "students" an inside look at the world of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and provides the business community with a learning opportunity regarding the many responsibilities of the FBI and the many issues that it faces. The goal of the "FBI Citizens' Academy is to foster relationships and understanding between the local FBI field office and the diverse community in which it serves.

A graduation dinner will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Petite Auberge Restaurant, 2395 North Druid Hills Rd., Atlanta, GA (Toco Hills Shopping Center).

In recognition of the importance of the above efforts, we are extending an invitation to the various Atlanta area Media outlets to cover this event.

Point of Contact at the dinner will be Teresa Westbrooks, Community Outreach Coordinator. POC prior to the dinner will be SA Stephen Emmett, Media Coordinator, FBI Atlanta, tel. (404) 392-2506.