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    April 25, 2003



    Of Note
    May 2 President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia visit to Washington
    May 2-3 Prime Minister John Howard of Australia visit to Crawford, Texas
    Next Week
    April 27-29 Council of the Americas Annual Conference, Washington
    April 28-29 International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial, Paris
    April 29-30 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial, Paris
    May 2 President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia visit to Washington
    May 2-3 Prime Minister John Howard of Australia visit to Crawford, Texas
    Currently Underway
    April 24-26 WIPO Summit on Intellectual Property and the Knowledge Economy, Beijing
    Looking Ahead
    May
    May 3 World Press Freedom Day
    May 5
    POSTPONED
    President Bush visit to Canada
    May 5-24 14th World Meteorological Congress, Geneva
    May 6 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore visit to Washington
    May 12-June 27 Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
    May 13-22 UN Center for International Crime Prevention (CICP) and Criminal Justice Governing Body Meeting, Vienna
    May 14 President Roh Moo-Hyun of the Republic of Korea visit to Washington
    May 19 2003 Hispanic Business Conference, Washington. Hosted by the U.S. Department of State.
    May 19-21 Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics in Europe, Paris
    May 19-28 World Health Assembly Geneva
    May 20-23 11th OSCE Economic Forum Trafficking in Human Beings, Drugs, Small Arms and Light Weapons: National and International Economic Impact, Prague.
    May 21-20 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SOM II and related meetings, Khon Kaen
    May 21-23 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Environment Ministerial, Kiev
    May 25-28 11th International Anti-Corruption Conference, Seoul
    June
    June 1-3 G-8 Economic Summit, Evian-les-Bains
    June 1-3 OAS 33rd General Assembly, Santiago
    June 2-3 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade, Khon Kaen
    June 3-4 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministerial, Spain
    June 3-19 International Labor Conference, Geneva
    June 5 World Environment Day
    June 8-10 Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly, Santiago
    June 11 Extraordinary Meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Doha
    June 11-13 World Economic Forum Africa Economic Summit 2003 -- Harnessing the Power of Partnership, Durban
    June 16-17 36th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Phnom Penh
    June 18 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Phnom Penh
    June 19-20 ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference, Phnom Penh
    June 20 World Refugee Day
    June 23-25 Agricultural Science and Technology Ministerial Conference, Sacramento. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
    June 24-27 Fourth Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit, Washington. Sponsored by the Corporate Council on Africa.
    June 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
    June 26-27 Brazil Competitiveness Meeting 2003 Competitiveness as the Key to Growth and Employment, Sao Paulo. Sponsored by the World Economic Forum.
    July
    July 5-9 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE 12th Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session, Rotterdam
    July 9-11 UNCTAD Expert Meeting: Environmental Goods and Services in Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva
    July 9-11 Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications, San Francisco. Organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
    July 12-19 Leon H. Sullivan Summit, Abuja
    July 13-16 Second IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Paris
    July 23-26 Sister Cities Annual Conference, St. Louis
    July 30-Aug. 3 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Eighth Women Leaders' Network (WLN), Chiang Mai
    August
    Aug. 3-6 South African AIDS Conference 2003, Durban
    Aug. 7-8 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SME Ministerial Meeting, Chiang Mai
    Aug. 14-15 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SOM III and related meetings, Phuket
    Aug. 28-29 International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation, Almaty. Sponsored by the United Nations.
    September
    Sept. 4-5 Tenth Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers Meeting, Phuket
    Sept. 9- Dec TBD UN General Assembly, New York
    Sept. 10-14 Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference, Cancun
    Sept. 15-19 International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference, Vienna
    Sept. 18 OSCE Conference on Human Rights and Combatting Terrorism, The Hague
    Sept. 21 International Day of Peace
    Sept. 21-26 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs (ICASA), Nairobi
    Sept. 22-Oct. 1 Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO, Geneva
    Sept. 23-24 World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting, Dubai
    Sept. 23-26 UNESCO's Seventh International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, Rhodes
    October
    Oct. 9-12 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Religious Freedom, Rome
    Oct. 12-14 World Economic Forum East Asia Economic Summit, Singapore
    Oct. 12-18 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World 2003, Geneva
    Oct. 13-18 Third Central American Congress on STD/HIV/AIDS, Panama City
    Oct. 16 World Food Day
    Oct. 17-18 15th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting, Bangkok
    Oct. 20-21 11th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting, Bangkok
    Oct. 24 United Nations Day
    Oct. 26-31 11th International Conference for People Living with HIV/AIDS, Kampala
    November
    Nov. 23-25 World Economic Forum India Economic Summit, New Delhi
    Nov. 27-Dec. 1 Seventh International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), Kyoto
    December
    Dec. 1 World AIDS Day
    Dec. 3 International Day of Disabled Persons
    Dec. 10 Human Rights Day
    Dec. 10-12 The World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva
    Scheduled Elections

    April 27 Yemen Legislative
    April 27 Paraguay Presidential/Legislative
    April 27 Argentina Presidential/Legislative
    April 29 Nigeria Presidential -- Second Round
    May 10 Iceland Parliamentary
    May 11 Montenegro Presidential
    May 18 Belgium Parliamentary
    May 25 Armenia Legislative
    June 17 Jordan Parliamentary
    July 6 Mexico Legislative
    July 27 Cambodia Parliamentary
    Sept. 14 Sweden Referendum
    Sept. 14 Estonia Referendum
    Oct. 14 Liberia Presidential/Parliamentary
    Oct. 19 Switzerland Legislative
    Dec. 14 Russia Parliamentary



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