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Speeches: Secretary General César Gaviria Trujillo

IN THE VISIT BY US SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAIRMAN RICHARD LUGAR TO THE OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL
Washington, DC
June 21, 2004

AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Quito, Ecuador
June 6, 2004

CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTY TO THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURING OF AND TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIALS (CIFTA)
Bogotá, Colombia
March 8, 2004

MULTILATERAL EVALUATION MECHANISM-GOVERNMENTAL EXPERT GROUP
Washington DC
March 1, 2004

INAUGURATION OF THE THIRD INTER-AMERICAN FORUM ON POLITICAL PARTIES
Cartagena, Colombia
November 23, 2003

AT THE 59TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Chicago, US
October 13, 2003

VII ANNUAL CAF-OAS-INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAS
Washington, DC
September 11, 2003

WORLD SUMMIT OF INDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEURS
Toronto, Canada
August 18, 2003

AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA AND THE COORDINADORA DEMOCRATICA
Caracas, Venezuela
May 29, 2003

AT LE CONFERENCE DE MONTREAL “IN THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, IS IT REALISTIC TO EXPECT THAT THE FTAA CAN BE ON TARGET FOR 2005?”
Montreal, Canada
May 5, 2003

FINANCING DEMOCRACY IN THE AMERICAS: POLITICAL PARTIES, CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS CONFERENCE
Atlanta, Georgia
March 17, 2003

IN ACCEPTING THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE’S W. AVERELL HARRIMAN DEMOCRACY AWARD
Washington, DC
September 30, 2002

TO THE “REFLECTIONS ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CHARTER” CONFERENCE
Washington, DC
September 16, 2002

VI ANNUAL CAF-OAS-INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAS (EXTENDED VERSION)
Washington DC
September 6, 2002

VI ANNUAL CAF-OAS-INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAS (VERSION FOR DELIVERY)
Washington DC
September 6, 2002

INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE JOINT ICAC-WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON COTTON AND GLOBAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
Washington, DC
July 8, 2002

AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Bridgetown, Barbados
June 2, 2002

TO THE SPECIAL JOINT SITTING OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
St. Georges - Grenada
May 31, 2002

AT THE CONFERENCE LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN OAS PROJECTS
Washington, DC
May 22, 2002

AT THE INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Washington, DC
May 16, 2002

REPORT PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION CP/RES.811(1315/02) SITUATION IN VENEZUELA
Washington, DC
April 18, 2002

AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF JUSTICE OR OF MINISTERS OR ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE AMERICAS
Trinidad and Tobago
March 10, 2002

AT THE UNITED NATION’S COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE (CTC)
New York
February 28, 2002

ON THE BREAKING OFF OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN COLOMBIA
Washington, DC
February 21, 2002

ON THE OCCASION OF THE FIRST SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATES AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM
Belize City, Belize
February 5, 2002

INAUGURATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN THE CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE
Bridgetown, Barbados
January 20, 2002

WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON THE OCCASION OF THE CONFERENCE “FUTURE OF THE AMERICAS”
Washington, DC
January 16, 2002

AT THE SEMINAR: THE IMPACT OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE AGENDA FOR DEVELOPMENT
Washington, DC
December 11, 2001

AT THE CONFERENCE: “TERRORISM AND DEMOCRACY”
Washington, DC
December 10, 2001

“THE OAS AND TERRORISM: NEW OUTLOOK FOR THE HEMISPHERE AFTER SEPTEMBER 11”
Harvard University
November 15, 2001

AT THE TWELFTH INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR
Ottawa, Canada
October 17, 2001

PROTOCOLARY MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL IN HONOUR OF HIS EXCELLENCY RALPH EVERAD GONSALVES, PRIME MINISTER OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Washington, DC
October 1, 2001

AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF CONSULTATION OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Washington, DC
September 21, 2001

AT THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Lima, Peru
September 11, 2001

AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
San José, Costa Rica
June 3, 2001

AT THE PROTOCOLARY MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL TO RECEIVE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
Washington, DC
April 17, 2001

WELCOMING REMARKS TO THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
Washington, DC
March 28, 2001

WELCOMING REMARKS TO PRIME MINISTER JEAN CHRETIEN
Washington, DC
February 5, 2001

AT THE CEREMONY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF THE INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION BY THE UNITED STATES
Washington, DC
September 29, 2000

LAUNCHING OF TRADE UNIT BOOK: SERVICES TRADE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Washington, DC
September 28, 2000

FOR FORUM ON EDSAT-AMERICAS PROJECT
Washington, DC
September 20, 2000

LATIN AMERICA AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY - INAUGURAL REMARKS AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL ANDEAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAS
Washington, DC
September 8, 2000

ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF RONALD SCHEMAN AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTER-AMERICAN AGENCY FOR COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Washington, DC
July 6, 2000

AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE THIRTIETH REGULAR SESSION OF THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Windsor, Ontario
June 4, 2000

FOR EDSAT-AMERICAS BREAKFAST MEETING
Washington, DC
February 24, 2000

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S MEDAL RECEPTION ACT
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 22, 2000

AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE MULTILATERAL EVALUATION MECHANISM
Washington, DC
November 19, 1999

TO THE MEETING OF TRADE MINISTERS
Toronto, Canada
November 4, 1999

TRADE AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ON THE EVE OF A NEW CENTURY - TO THE AMERICAS BUSINESS FORUM
Toronto, Canada
November 2, 1999

AT THE THIRD ANNUAL AMERICAS CONFERENCE MIAMI HERALD
Miami
October 1, 1999

AT THE CONFERENCE RESPONDING TO THE LEGAL OBSTACLES TO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN LATIN AMERICA
Washington, DC
September 30, 1999

AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SECOND TERM AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Washington, DC
September 15, 1999

AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-NINTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Antigua, Guatemala
June 6, 1999

AT THE MONTREAL CONFERENCE, THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE AMERICAS
Montreal
June 2, 1999

AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE EXHIBIT "MASTERING THE MILLENIUM"
Washington, DC
May 9, 1999

WELCOMING REMARKS AT THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND TOBACCO
Washington, DC
March 18, 1999

AT THE SECOND INAUGURATION OF DIRECTOR GENERAL GEORGE ALLEYNE
Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC
February 8, 1999

REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE AMERICAS APPROACHING THE MILLENIUM: THE CHANGING PARAMETERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM THE 1999 JOHNS HOPKINS SYMPOSIUM ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Washington, DC
February 8, 1999

INTRODUCTION OF CANADA’S MINISTER OF TRADE SERGIO MARCHI AT CARIBBEAN /LATIN AMERICAN ACTION’S MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA
Miami
December 8, 1998

AT THE V CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Kingston, Jamaica
November 6, 1998

TO MEMBERS OF THE TRADE POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS
Nassau, Bahamas
October 6, 1998

TO THE BAHAMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TASK FORCE ON INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
Nassau, Bahamas
October 5, 1998

AT THE II ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAS
Washington, DC
September 11, 1998

AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE XXVIII GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Caracas, Venezuela
June 1, 1998

AT THE HISPANIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AT THE "SANTIAGO SUMMIT CONFERENCE"
Washington, DC
May 27, 1998

AT THE CONFERENCE ON MULTILATERAL AND REGIONAL TRADE ISSUES
Hall of the Americas, OAS, Washington, DC
May 26, 1998

AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN DEMINING
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
May 20, 1998

AT THE BARCLAYS BANK CONFERENCE OF EMINENT EXECUTIVES
Miami, Florida
May 17, 1998

AT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
Bogota, Colombia
April 30, 1998

TO THE PERMANENT COUNCIL ON THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND OAS-CARICOM GENERAL MEETING
OAS Headquarters, Washington, DC
April 23, 1998

FOURTH MINISTERIAL MEETING ON TRADE ON BEHALF OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE
Costa Rica
March 19, 1998

THE FTAA AND THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS
San Jose, Costa Rica
March 18, 1998

AT THE OPENING OF THE "CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS"
Washington, DC
March 5, 1998

AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES
San Salvador, El Salvador
February 25, 1998

AT THE FIRST HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL CARIBBEAN ISLAND STATES
San Salvador, El Salvador
February 25, 1998

"CHALLENGES FACING THE SUMMIT PROCESS" - BEFORE THE 5TH ANNUAL HEMISPHERIC POLICY FORUM FOR BUSINESS LEADERS
Washington, DC
February 17, 1998

AT THE MEETING OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Caracas
February 16, 1998

AT THE "INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PREVENTIVE STRATEGY"
Tokyo, Japan
January 13, 1998

AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION
Ottawa, Canada
December 2, 1997

AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Washington, DC
November 13, 1997

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CLUB OF ROME
Washington, DC
October 23, 1997

US-ANDEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS: THE POLICY ISSUES AND CHOICES
The Brookings Institution
September 3, 1997

TO THE 27TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Lima, Peru
June 1, 1997

TO THE XVII INTER-AMERICAN TRAVEL CONGRESS
San José, Costa Rica
April 10, 1997

AT THE SEMINAR ON THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Washington, DC
December 2, 1996

THE OPENING OF THE DIALOGUE OF THE AMERICAS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
New Jersey
November 7, 1996

OPENING OF THE MEETING OF SENIOR TELECOMMUNICATION OFFICIALS
Washington, DC
September 25, 1996

OPENING OF THE SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAFT INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION
Caracas, Venezuela
June 24, 1996

AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE XXVI ORDINARY SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Panama
June 3, 1996

AT THE 26TH WASHINGTON CONFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS
Washington, DC
May 7, 1996

AT THE INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON TERRORISM
Lima, Peru
April 26, 1996

AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY ING-BARINGS
Miami, FL
April 17, 1996

ON THE OCCASION OF THE DAY OF THE AMERICAS
Washington, DC
April 14, 1996

ADDRESS AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW
Washington, DC
April 9, 1996

AT THE BUSINESS FORUM OF THE AMERICAS
Cartagena de Indias
March 20, 1996

OPENING OF THE PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON TERRORISM
Washington, DC
February 27, 1996

REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON "THE ROLE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS" SPONSORED BY THE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND AND THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Miami
February 6, 1996

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL
Washington, DC
December 13, 1995

SIGNATURE FOR THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE IDB, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES AND THE OAS
Washington, DC
December 7, 1995

MIAMI CLAA CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA
Miami
December 4, 1995

LEADERSHIP 2000: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT: REGIONAL VS. GLOBAL OPTION
Washington, DC
December 1, 1995

MEETING OF EXPERTS ON ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES
Ottawa
November 14, 1995

PROTOCOLARY MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL IN HONOR OF THE HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Washington, DC
October 25, 1995

PROTOCOLARY MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL IN HONOR OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF DOMINICA
Washington, DC
October 13, 1995

XIX INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Washington, DC
September 29, 1995

WALL STREET JOURNAL CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAS
New York City, New York
September 28, 1995

TRADE MINISTERIAL SUMMIT
Denver, CO
July 2, 1995

WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN
Rio de Janeiro
June 13, 1995

SIGNING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE OAS
Washington, DC
May 15, 1995

OPENING SESSION OF THE THIRD GENERAL MEETING BETWEEN THE OAS AND THE UN
New York City, New York
April 17, 1995

OAS/UNESCO SYNPOSIUM ON SECURITY FOR PEACE
Washington, DC
April 3, 1995

CLOSING SESSION OF THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF CIES
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
March 21, 1995

CLOSING SESSION OF THE PROGRAMMING AND COORDINATION MEETING FOR THE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGION
Belize City, Belize
March 3, 1995

INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS: 1995 HEMISPHERIC POLICY FORUM
Washington, DC
February 28, 1995

BANKER’S ASSOCIATION FOR FOREIGN TRADE: TWELFTH MID-WINTER CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Washington, DC
January 19, 1995

THE FUTURE OF THE HEMISPHERE: INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE
Washington, DC
January 10, 1995

VISIT TO HAITI
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
December 16, 1994

THE EIGHTEENTH MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA
Miami, FL
December 13, 1994

VISIT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ALBERT GORE
Washington, DC
November 17, 1994

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
November 9, 1994

AT THE CEREMONY CELEBRATING THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
Fort Myer, VA
October 7, 1994

UPON ASSUMING OFFICE AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
Washington, DC
September 15, 1994


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