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25 March 2001

Amman - Remarks made by the Secretary-General upon his arrival

23 March 2001

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

Washington, DC - Remarks by the Secretary-General and George W. Bush in Photo Opportunity at the White House (unofficial transcript)

Washington, DC - Press encounter following meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, (unofficial transcript)

17 March 2001

Hyderabad - Remarks upon departure from Hyderabad Airport

Hyderabad - Remarks at the Public Gardens

16 March 2001

New Delhi - Media Encounter following talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, (unofficial transcript)

15 March 2001

New Delhi - Question and answer session after statement (SG/SM/7742) at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, (unofficial transcript)

New Delhi - Question and Answer session following statement (SG/SM/7741) at the United Services Institution of India, (unofficial transcript)

New Delhi - Press encounter upon arrival (unofficial transcript)

Dhaka - Statement to the press upon departure (unofficial transcript)

13 March 2001

Dhaka - Press Encounter on arrival at Zia International Airport, (unofficial transcript)

Kathmandu - Press Encounter on departure from Kathmandu Airport, (unofficial transcript)

12 March 2001

North West Frontier Province - Secretary-General's comments to Assembly of Afghan Elders, followed by question and answer session with the media, Shamshatoo Refugee Camp (unofficial transcript)

11 March 2001

Islamabad - Press encounter after meeting with the Chief Executive of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf (unofficial transcript)

Islamabad - Press encounter on arrival in (unofficial transcript)

28 February 2001

New York - Remarks after Security Council consultations on Iraq, (unofficial transcript)

27 February 2001

New York - Remarks upon arrival at UNHQ, - on Iraq (unofficial transcript)

26 February 2001

New York - Remarks upon departure from UNHQ, - on Iraq (unofficial transcript)

New York - Remarks upon arrival at UNHQ, - on Iraq (unofficial transcript)

20 February 2001

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

14 February 2001

New York - Press encounter with Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, (unofficial transcript)

02 February 2001

New York - Remarks upon entering UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

30 January 2001

Stockholm - Press encounter with Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh after meeting with Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden at the Prime Minister's office

29 January 2001

Davos - Summary of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and President of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, (unofficial transcript)

28 January 2001

Davos - Transcript of questions and answers by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and others at the World Economic Forum, following the Secretary-General's speech (unofficial transcript)

24 January 2001

Tokyo - Press Conference at the Japan National Press Club, (unofficial transcript)

22 January 2001

Tokyo - Remarks upon arrival at Narita Airport, (unofficial transcript)

21 January 2001

Beijing - Joint Press Encounter with Tang Jiaxuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, (unofficial transcript)

20 January 2001

Beijing - Press encounter upon arrival at Beijing International Airport (unofficial transcript)

08 January 2001

New York - Remarks upon entering UNHQ

New York - Remarks at the inauguration of the new offices of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

10 January 2000

Security Council - Address by Kofi Annan to the Security Council on The Situation in Africa: the impact of AIDS on peace and security

20 September 1999

General Assembly - Secretary-General presents his Annual Report to the General Assembly

28 June 1999

Oxford - Lecture by Kofi Annan to Centre for Islamic Studies on "The Dialogue of Civilizations and the Need for a World Ethic"

01 February 1999

Davos - Kofi Annan's address to World Economic Forum in Davos

16 December 1998

New York - Secretary-General Deeply Regrets That United Nations Efforts to Seek Peace in Iraq Have Proved Insufficient

15 June 1998

Rome - Secretary-General Opens United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court

10 December 1997

Tehran - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines and illuminates global pluralism and diversity, Says Secretary-General on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration

02 June 1997

Harare - Address by Kofi Annan to the Annual Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)

17 December 1996

General Assembly - Statement to the General Assembly by Secretary-General designate, Kofi Annan, 17 December 1996

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