Secretary-General visits Epcot



Secretary-General Kofi Annan traveled to Orlando, Florida for an official visit to Epcot at Disney World on October 18-19, 1998. The Secretary-General announced that the United Nations will be a participant in Disney's newly planned Millennium Village, along with some 50 other nations of the world. The village will celebrate the human spirit and common humanity of all people. The Secretary-General also answered questions from the press about the current work of the UN and world issues, and later addressed the Annual Convention of the American Association of Magazine Publishers and Editors. The following are highlights of his visit:



UN Photo No. 199459sm.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre) as he arrived at Epcot.
(UN Photo# 199459C)
UN Photo No. 199462sm.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (at podium) announcing that the United Nations will participate in Disney's new pavilion, the Millennium Village.
(UN Photo# 199462C)
UN Photo No. 199455sm.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan (centre) with Judson Green (left), President of Walt Disney Attractions and George Kalogrides (right), Vice President of Epcot. (UN Photo# 199455C)
UN Photo No. 199451sm.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan pose with Mickey Mouse and International Fellows from eleven countries that have pavilions at Epcot. Ten years ago the United Nations named Mickey Mouse, on his 60th birthday, a U.N. Emissary of Goodwill. (UN Photo# 199451C)
UN Photo No. 199458sm.jpg Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right at podium) addressing the 1998 American Magazine Conference held at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. (UN Photo# 199458C)
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