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<p><font size="-1"></font>John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs will attend the 31st Organization of American States
(OAS) General Assembly in San José, Costa Rica from June 3 to 5, 2001. Minister Manley will
be accompanied by Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa) David Kilgour.</p>
<p><strong>MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Reception with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of member states of the OAS and official
delegates</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, June 3, 2001</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 7:45 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Costa Rican Centre of Science and Culture, First Floor</p>
<p>Centro Nacional de la Ciencia y la Cultura</p>
<p>Del Banco Nacional en San José, 150 metros norte</p>
<p>Antigua Penitenciaría</p>
<p>San José</p>
<p><strong>Minister Manley's visit to Canadian Children's Art Show on Human Rights</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, June 3, 2001</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 8:15 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Costa Rican Centre of Science and Culture, Second Floor</p>
<p>Centro Nacional de la Ciencia y la Cultura</p>
<p>Del Banco Nacional en San José, 150 metros norte</p>
<p>Antigua Penitenciaría</p>
<p>San José</p>
<p><strong>Peace Fund ceremony, Group announcement of contributions</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Minister Manley to make announcement</u></strong><u></u></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, June 4, 2001</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 9:00 a.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Conference Centre (Herradura Hotel, Salon Girasol)</p>
<p>Autopista General Cañas</p>
<p>Frente al Centro Comercial Real Cariari</p>
<p>San José</p>
<p><strong>Signing ceremony for follow-up mechanism of the Inter-American Convention Against
Corruption, Argentine Foreign Relations Minister Adalberto Rodriguez Gavarini and OAS
Secretary-General César Gaviria</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>Minister Manley to make announcement</u></strong><u></u></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, June 4, 2001</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 2:45 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Conference Centre (Herradura Hotel)</p>
<p>Autopista General Cañas</p>
<p>Frente al Centro Comercial Real Cariari</p>
<p>San José</p>
<p><strong>Signing ceremony for International Development Research Centre Project with Omar
Dengo Foundation</strong></p>
<p><strong>In attendance: Minister Manley and Omar Dengo Foundation officials</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, June 5, 2001</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. </p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Omar Dengo Foundation (Fundación Omar Dengo)</p>
<p>Barrio Tournón</p>
<p>Detrás del Centro Comercial El Puelo</p>
<p>Frente a oficina de RECOPE</p>
<p>San José</p>
<p><strong>N.B. All times are local.</strong></p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
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<tr valign="TOP"><td>Sanjeev Chowdhury
<p>Press Secretary</p>
<p>Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</p>
<p>(613) 995-1851</td>
<td>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</td></tr></table>
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<p>June 1, 2001 No. 38/Nº 38 Le 1<sup>er</sup> juin 2001</p>
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