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<p><strong>February 12, 2002 No. 25</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham will visit Washington, D.C. and New York,
from February 13 to 15, 2002.</p>
<p>On his visit to Washington on February 13 and 14, Minister Graham will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State
Colin Powell, for the first time since becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs. While in Washington, Mr. Graham will also
visit the Organization of American States (OAS) where he will meet with OAS Secretary General César Gaviria and other
international delegates. </p>
<p>On the New York leg of his trip on February 15, Minister Graham will visit United Nations Headquarters where he will
meet with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Mr. Graham and Mr. Annan will open a high-level symposium on <em>The
Responsibility to Protect</em>, the final report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty.
(<a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221042632/http://www.iciss.gc.ca/">http://www.iciss.gc.ca</a>)</p>
<p><strong>Media availabilities and a photo opportunity are scheduled as follows:</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Washington, D.C.</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>Joint media availability: Minister Graham and Secretary Powell</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong> Thursday, February 14, 2002<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 1:30 p.m. (approx.)</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> U.S. State Department</p>
<p>C Street Entrance</p>
<p><strong><u>New York</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>Photo opportunity: Minister Graham meets Secretary-General Annan</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date: </strong> Friday, February 15, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 12:00 p.m. (approx.)</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> UN Secretariat Building</p>
<p><strong>Media availability: Minister Graham</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday, February 15, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 12:40 p.m. (approx.)</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> UN Secretariat Building</p>
<p>Delegates Entrance</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
<p>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221042632/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></p>
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