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OAS SECRETARY GENERAL TO ATTEND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will be in New York City from Tuesday, September 22, to Saturday, September 26, to attend the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Secretary General Insulza will attend plenary sessions where Heads of State and Government will speak, as well as several other events, including:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22:

- 8.00 EDT (12.00 GMT) – Launching of the Inter-American Social Protection Network, together with US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton; President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet; President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe; and New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, among other high-level officials.

- 9.00 EDT (13.00 GMT) – Opening of the United Nations High-Level Event on Climate Change

- 14.00 EDT (18.00 GMT) – Introductory remarks to Special Address by the President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez

- 18.00 EDT (22.00 GMT) – Meeting with President of Bolivia, Evo Morales

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:

- 7.45 EDT (11.45 GMT) – High-Level Meeting: “Towards the Tenth Anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Joining Forces for Bringing Real Change in the Area of Women, Peace and Security”.

- 13.15 EDT (17.15 GMT) – State Luncheon offered by the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon

- 15.00 EDT (19.00 GMT) – Meeting of the Presidium of the International Socialist about global warming and the financial crisis

- 17.00 EDT (21.00 GMT) – Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, José Antonio García Belaúnde

- 18.30 EDT /22.30 GMT) - Reception offered by the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama

- 19.15 EDT (23.15 GMT) – Public Gold Insigne Award Dinner of the Council of the Americas for President Michelle Bachelet of Chile

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24:

- 10.00 EDT (14.00 GMT) – Meeting with Ibero-American Secretary General, Mr. Enrique V. Iglesias

- 16.00 EDT (20.00 GMT) – Meeting with President of Guatemala, Mr. Álvaro Colom

- 17.30 EDT (21.30 GMT) – Meeting with the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Mr. Nicholas Liverpool

- 19.00 EDT (23.00 GMT) – Clinton Global Citizen Awards Ceremony

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25:

- 10.00 EDT (14.00 GMT) – Meeting of the Haiti Key Players Group

- 11.15 EDT (15.15 GMT) – COFCOR-CARICOM Meeting

- 12.30 EDT (16.30 GMT) – Private Lunch to honor Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago

- 17.00 EDT (21.00 GMT) – Meeting with Foreign Ministers to discuss the situation in Honduras

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26:

- 8.00 EDT (12.00 GMT) – Working breakfast with the Minister of Foreign Relations of Ecuador, Fander Falconí Benítez

Reference: AVI-062/09