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----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events----------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, MARCH 25
- WASHINGTON DC – Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila visits United States (to March 26).
- ABU DHABI - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits the United Arab Emirates (to March 26).
- ZAGREB - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind visits Croatia (to March 28).
- TBILISI - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attends alliance's joint drills with Georgia. NGERULMUD/YAREN/MAJURO - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visits the island's diplomatic allies of Palau, Nauru and the Marshall Islands during an eight-day trip (to Mar. 28) HANOI - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier to visit Vietnam (to Mar. 26)
WASHINGTON DC - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) holds its annual conference in Washington (final day). PARIS - Chinese President Xi Jinping to pay a 3-day state visit to France (to Mar. 27)
ULAANBAATAR - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will visit Mongolia (to Mar. 27)
MOSCOW - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will visit Moscow.
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for two days of talks at the White House (to Mar. 26) HAVANA - Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to visit Cuba as part of a 12 day tour of the Caribbean and Cuba. LONDON - OMFIF-World Trade Organization seminar.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 26
- SEOUL - Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to visit the National Cemetery in Seoul - 2330 GMT
- MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet Lebanese President Michel Aoun.
- PARIS - Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to meet in Paris to discuss climate change, trade and multilateralism - 0900 GMT WASHINGTON DC - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) holds its annual conference in Washington. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY MARCH 27
- DOHA - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe to visit Doha. HAWAII, US - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to visit Hawaii on her way back from a 8-day trip to Pacific allies.
HAINAN, China - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will visit China's tropical island of Hainan. WARSAW - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom visits Warsaw, where she will take part in a debate with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz.
CORDOBA, Argentina - Spain King Felipe VI and Argentina President Mauricio Macri inaugurate the VIII International Congress on Spanish Language.
BOAO, China - Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria speaks at the annual Boao Forum - 0600 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 28
- BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, will speak to reporters ahead of their meeting with a business delegation. - 1600 GMT. BISHEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.
Beijing - An American delegation led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will visit Beijing (to Mar. 29) SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Bolivia for two days to meet with Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (to Mar. 29). BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 29LONDON - Britain due to leave the European Union under the terms of its triggering of Article 50 of the bloc's constitution.
TUNIS - Arab foreign ministers gather for a preparatory meeting ahead of the Arab summit in the Tunisian capital.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 30
- SANTIAGO - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Chile (to April 2).
- RABAT - Pope Francis to visit Rabat. JAKARTA - Indonesia hosts a fourth presidential debate on state ideology, governance, security and international relations.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 31
- BEIJING - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will pay an official visit to China (to April 1).
- BEIJING - Mongolian Foreign Minister Damdin Tsogtbaatar will pay an official visit to China (to April 2). JERUSALEM - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will visit Israel (to Apr. 3).
KIEV - Presidential election.
BAGHDAD - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iraq.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 1IRAN - Independence Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 2
- BRUSSELS - The European Policy Centre think-tank to hold a Brexit debate with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier. ADDIS ABABA - Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will visit Ethiopia. THAILAND - 23nd ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting (to April 6)
GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 37th anniversary of start of Falklands war.
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- WASHINGTON DC - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to address a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress. - 1500 GMT. WASHINGTON D.C. - NATO foreign ministers to hold their regular April meeting in Washington, rather than Brussels, as they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-led military alliance (to Apr.4)
SOLOMON ISLANDS - Solomon Islander National Parliament election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 4GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 5SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (to April 15). PARIS - Foreign affairs and interior ministers of G7 nations to meet in French Brittany sea resort of Dinard (to Apr. 6)
BUCHAREST - European Union finance ministers and central bank governors to hold an informal two-day meeting (to Apr. 6)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 6MALDIVES - Maldivian People's Council election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 7KIGALI - Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will visit Rwanda GLOBAL - World Health Organization observes World Health Day.
ANDORRA - Andorran General Council
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 8
- MOSCOW - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - 8th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between the Russia and United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).
GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day. LUXEMBOURG CITY - EU Foreign Affairs Ministers to meet to discuss foreign affairs matters.
DUBAI - 27th Annual Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference will be hosted by Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and will feature speeches by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman & Chief Executive of Emirates Group), as well as the Omani Minister of Oil and Gas and other energy industry leaders (to Apr. 9)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 9ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 9th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland. BELIZE – Referendum election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 11AUGUSTA, United States - U.S. Masters Golf 2019 (to Apr 14)
FRANCE – 8th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.
ABIDJAN – 8th Anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 12GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 2019 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (to Apr 14).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 14FINLAND - Finnish Parliament election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 15BELFAST/NEW YORK – 106th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
BOSTON - 2019 Boston Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 16VATICAN CITY – 92st birthday of Pope Benedict.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17INDONESIA – President election.
INDONESIA - Indonesian Regional Representative Council election.
INDONESIA - Indonesian House of Representatives election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 18VIENNA - OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers' meet in Vienna. ALGERIA – President election.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 20UNITED STATES - 9th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 21LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 93nd birthday.
PARIS – 58th anniversary of the first manned mission to space.
MACEDONIA – President election.
COMOROS – President election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 22GLOBAL - Earth Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 23GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2019 (to April 30).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 25GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 28PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania - 21th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania.
LONDON - 2019 London Marathon.
BENIN - Beninese National Assembly election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 29LONDON – 8th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
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