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28 November 2001

Washington, DC - Press encounter with U.S. President George W. Bush, (unofficial transcript)

26 November 2001

New York - Remarks at the launch of Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma's book "Mille Fleurs: Poetry from around the world"

20 November 2001

New York - Remarks to FIFA/UNICEF event

17 November 2001

Ottawa - Press conference following a meeting between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Jean ChrTtien (Unofficial transcript)

14 November 2001

New York - Press encounter following adoption of Security Council resolution 1378 on Afghanistan, (unofficial transcript)

13 November 2001

New York - Press encounter following meeting with H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, Chancellor and Head of the Foreign Affairs Department of Switzerland, UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

12 November 2001

New York - Press encounter with Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

01 November 2001

Geneva - Press Conference

Geneva - Press encounter at ILO Headquarters (unofficial transcript)

30 October 2001

New York - Press encounter with CNN upon arrival at UNHQ, (unofficial transcript)

21 October 2001

New York - Press encounter before meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres, (unofficial transcript)

12 October 2001

New York - Secretary-General remarks to the staff of the United Nations

New York - Secretary-General Kofi Annan's press encounter at his residence following announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize

11 October 2001

New York - Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke to the American people via satellite as part of a national Town Hall meeting, sponsored by the Better World Campaign.

09 October 2001

New York - Secretary-General and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at Security Council stakeout

New York - Press encounter at Security Council stakeout

05 October 2001

New York - Press encounter outside Security Council meeting on Kosovo (unofficial transcript)

02 October 2001

New York - Excerpt from interview with Al Jazeera's Ghida Fakhri,

New York - Secretary-General on ABC'S "GOOD MORNING AMERICA", with anchor Diane Sawyer, (unofficial transcript)

01 October 2001

New York - Press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

28 September 2001

New York - Press encounter after Security Council formal meeting on Sudan,(unofficial transcript)

27 September 2001

New York - Remarks by the Secretary-General at a reception organised by the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the 8th PrepCom,

26 September 2001

New York - Remarks to CNN upon entering UNHQ

21 September 2001

New York - Comments to CNN outside a briefing on UN staff security, UNHQ, (as delivered)

19 September 2001

New York - Presentation of credentials by U.S. Ambassador, John Negroponte, UNHQ

18 September 2001

New York - Press Encounter with New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Governor George Pataki at the World Trade Centre Site, "Ground Zero"

17 September 2001

New York - Interview on CNN's "Larry King Live", (unofficial transcript)

16 September 2001

New York - Interview with Tom Brokaw of NBC (unofficial transcript)

14 September 2001

New York - Press encounter outside Islamic Cultural Center

12 September 2001

New York - Press encounter following adoption of Security Council Resolution 1368 condemning terrorist attacks in the USA

10 September 2001

New York - Encounter following Security Council meeting which lifted sanctions against Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (unofficial transcript)

New York - Remarks upon arrival to UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

06 September 2001

Stockholm - Press encounter after delivering the Dag Hammarskjold Lecture (unofficial transcript)

Stockholm - Press encounter after lunch with Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden (unofficial transcript)

03 September 2001

Kigali - Press conference with President Paul Kagame (unofficial transcript)

Kigali - Remarks upon arrival (unofficial transcript)

Kisangani - (unofficial transcript)

Kisangani - Address to Civil Society (unofficial transcript)

02 September 2001

Kinshasa - Press conference (unofficial transcript)

Kinshasa - Following meeting with President Joseph Kabila (text unavailable)

01 September 2001

Kinshasa - At airport upon arrival (unofficial transcript)

Lusaka - Press encounter at the airport (en route from South Africa to the Democratic Republic of the Congo) (unofficial transcript)

01 September 2001

Durban - Press conference at the World Conference Against Racism

30 August 2001

Durban (Kingsmead Cricket Stadium) - Transcript of Q&A session after Secretary-General's address at NGO Forum, (unofficial transcript)

28 August 2001

Vienna - (Press conference following meeting with Federal Chancellor Schuessel of Austria, Fuschl

27 August 2001

St. Gilgen - Press encounter with Foreign Minister of Austria, Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner

21 August 2001

Oslo - Press encounter following luncheon with the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Anne Kristin Sydnes

Oslo - Impromptu press encounter following meeting at Norwegian Parliament (unofficial transcript)

20 August 2001

Oslo - Press encounter following luncheon hosted by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thorbjorn Jagland (unofficial transcript)

Oslo - Press encounter following meeting with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, (unofficial transcript)

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