Press Release

Tobacco Agreement Action Center Launched

June 30, 1997
Effort Will Serve As Clearinghouse for Settlement Information

Washington, DC - The CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS has opened an Action Center at its headquarters to take media interview and information requests, and disseminate information about the tobacco agreement. By contacting the Action Center, media can get current information about the agreement, and be connected with CAMPAIGN spokespeople – including President Bill Novelli, Executive Vice-President Matt Myers, and Communications Director Kathryn Kahler Vose. The Action Center can also link media with other spokespeople in the public health community. Agreement Information also will be available through the CAMPAIGN’s web site, at $1$2www.tobaccofreekids.org$3$4. The Action Center can be reached daily and on Saturday at (202) 296-5469 ext.3036. For this Saturday evening and Sunday, media needing assistance can call Kathryn Kahler Vose at (804) 435-0948 (after 5 p.m. on Sunday: (202) 966-1301). WHAT: TOBACCO AGREEMENT ACTION CENTER WHO:SPOKESPEOPLE AVAIL.: BILL NOVELLI, PRESIDENT -- and MATT MYERS, EXECUTIVE V.P. -- and KATHRYN KAHLER VOSE, COMM. DIR. -- and OTHERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY WHEN: DAILY: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. THIS SATURDAY: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: PHONE: (202) 296-5469, ext.3036 WEB SITE: $1$2www.tobaccofreekids.org$3$4

Latest Press Releases

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Welcomes Appointment of Andrew Black as Head of the Secretariat to the WHO Tobacco Control Treaty
Washington, D.C. – The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is pleased to welcome Andrew Black as the new Head of the Secretariat to the WHO Framework Conve...
August 10, 2026
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids celebra el nombramiento de Andrew Black como Jefe de la Secretaría del Convenio Marco de la OMS para el Control del Tabaco
Washington, D.C. — Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids celebra el nombramiento del Sr. Andrew Black como nuevo Jefe de la Secretaría del Convenio Marco de...
August 10, 2026
New Reporting Reveals Big Tobacco Threatened Spain with Multibillion-Dollar Suit to Block Lifesaving Plain Packaging for Cigarettes
Washington, D.C. – Investigative reporting from Spain has revealed that the world’s largest tobacco companies including Philip Morris International an...
August 7, 2026