Brian Becker, national coordinator for the Answer Coalition, which is coordinating the event with the Arab-American group, said the Great Lawn was New York's equivalent of the Lincoln Memorial, and Judge Pauley wrote that gathering there was "part of their political message, namely acceptance and equality of Arab-Americans".
Mike Parkes of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is coordinating the firefighting in Southern California.
The Civil Protection Agency, which is coordinating Italy's response to the crisis, said the search was almost over.
Executives from City Opera are to meet today with John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is coordinating the rebuilding effort at ground zero.
Diplomats said Mr. Brahimi's appointment was welcomed by the United States and Britain, which is coordinating Security Council actions in the campaign against terrorism.
"I think there could be real frustration," Dr. Bruce Gellin, director of the National Vaccine Program Office, which is coordinating the meeting, said in an interview Thursday.
But the federal officials and leaders from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which is coordinating the initial investigation, all said a great deal remained to be done.
Safeguarding the gorillas' survival is essential, says Dr Georges Muamba Tshibasu, executive secretary at the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration, which is coordinating the survey.
Some people, for reasons we don't understand, are creating false hope," said Giorgos Kyritsis, spokesman of the SOMP agency, which is coordinating Athens' response to the refugee crisis.
Moreover, in the case of adjoining states, reports are sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is coordinating this investigation.
"Having a somber celebrity show doesn't really help anyone," said Amanda Lundberg, a partner at the public relations firm 42West, which is coordinating multiple Oscar campaigns.
