26 June - 27 June
The Secretary-General will travel to San Francisco on Friday, 26 June, to take part in events marking the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter. In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the UN Conference on International Organization to draw up the Charter.
The Secretary-General will attend the Charter Commemoration Ceremony at City Hall, together with San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and United States House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. He is also expected to travel to Palo Alto to give a lecture at Stanford University, highlighting the 70th anniversary of the founding of the UN.
While in San Francisco, the Secretary-General will also participate in events focusing on the priorities of the UN, including sustainable development, climate change and human rights.
He is scheduled to participate in a roundtable discussion with Environmentalist Tom Steyer and other participants, on climate change and building momentum for action at the forthcoming Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris.
The Secretary-General is expected to receive the Harvey Milk Medal for launching the UN Free & Equal Campaign. Launched in 2013, the campaign raises awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence, and discrimination, and promotes greater respect for the rights of LGBT people everywhere.
He will attend a meeting with representatives from the private sector, including the Chief Executive Officer of Dell, Michael Dell, to discuss ways in which major tech companies in the Bay Area can contribute to advancing the global development agenda. He will also meet young entrepreneurs at a tech-focused start-up incubator.