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| https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-pushes-for-washington-dc-to-host-next-ias-conference | Barbara Lee Pushes for Washington DC to Host Next IAS Conference | 2009-06-12 | 2009 | 2009-06 | Democrat | House | CA | Barbara Lee | L000551 | lee.house.gov | legacy | 06.12.09 Barbara Lee Pushes for Washington DC to Host Next IAS Conference Washington, D.C. Following The International AIDS Society's (IAS) announcement of its interest in convening the International AIDS Conference in 2012 (AIDS 2012) in Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) released this statement in support of having the world's largest health conference in the United States. "I'm pleased that the IAS has decided to move ahead and explorethe possibility ofbringing the International AIDS Conference back to the United States, pending the removal of the 22-year old ban on the entry of foreigners living with HIV into the United States," said Congresswoman Lee. "As the original author of legislation to remove the travel and immigrationban, I have long argued that we must remove the ban so that the conference can come back to the United States." The statutory ban was finally removed upon passage of landmark global AIDS legislation last July in Congress. Following its passage, Congresswoman Lee attended the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City last August and forcefully made the case to the IAS that they bring the conference back to the United States now that that statutory ban had been lifted. "I applaud this first step by the IAS and I look forward toworking with the Administration to ensurethe full regulatory reversal of the travel and immigration ban in the coming months." The IAS is the world's leading independent association of HIV professionals, with over 13,000 members in 188 countries working at all levels of the global response to HIV/AIDS. IAS members represent scientists, clinicians, public health, policy experts and community practitioners on the frontlines of the epidemic. The IAS is the lead organizer of the International AIDS Conference and the IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. ### For Immediate Release June 12, 2009 Contact: Nicole Y. Williams (202) 225-2661 Next Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |