Calendar of International Events 

last update 12 December, 2003

 

January 2003

Date Location Event
01   EU-Presidency passes to Greece
01 New York Germany assumes seat in UN-Security Council
02 - 07 Hyderabad, India Asian Social Forum 2003
11 Hannover, 
Germany		 British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets Chancelor Schröder 
14 Paris Chancelor Schröder meets President Chirac 
14 - 17 Honolulu, Hawaii  OECD-APEC Global Forum: Policy Framework for the Digital Economy
15 Czech Republic Presidential Elections 
17 Iraq 12th Anniversary of the Second Gulf War 
19 Cuba Legislative Elections 
20 West Bank/Gaza Presidential/Legislative Elections 
20 - 28 March Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, first part 
22 Netherlands Parliamentary Elections 
22 - 23 Paris/Berlin Franco-German Summit celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Elysée Treaty 
22 - 23 Russia U.S.-Russia Working Group on Counter-Terrorism  
 23 - 28  Davos, Switzerland World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting 2003
23 - 28  Porto Alegre World Social Forum, Annual Meeting 2003
27 New York UN Security Council's report on weapons inspections
28 Washington US State of the Union speech  
27 - 28  Brussels 14th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) 
29 New York UN Security Council discusses report 
27 - 31 Strasbourg First part of the 2003 sessions Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
28 Israel Parliamentary Elections 
30 Kiribati Presidential Elections 
31 Camp David British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets President Bush 


 
 


February 2003

Date Location Event
- 28 March Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, first part 
01 New York Germany assumes Chairman position in the UN-Security Council
05 New York UN Security Council, meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell presenting U.S. evidence of Iraq's non-compliance with UN disarmament resolutions. 
05 Washington Prime Minister Leszek Miller of Poland visit to Washington
07 - 09 Munich Annual Munich Security Conference (Münchner Konferenz für Sicherheitspolitik) 
08 & 09 Baghdad, Iraq Hans Blix, UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) executive chairman, and Mohamed AlBaradei, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director, meet with Iraqi officials. 
09 Berlin Russian President Putin visit Germany  
09 Monaco Parliamentary Elections  
09 Montenegro Presidential Elections - second round 
11 Washington President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador visit to Washington  
11 Washington U.S.-Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hearing on Iraq without Saddam Hussein. 
12 Vienna International Atomic Energy Agency, emergency meeting of board of governors to discuss North Korea. 
 12 - 21 Chiang Mai Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SOM I and related meetings
14 New York UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) give second report to the UN Security Council on their work in Iraq. 
15   Mass anti-war protests planned across Europe
16 Cyprus Presidential Elections - first round 
17 Brussels Extraordinary Summit of the EU 
17 - 07 March Vienna CTBTO: Twentieth Session - Working Group B
18 - 19 Paris G-8 Political Directors Meeting 
18 & 19 Berlin Egyptian President Mubarak to visit Germany 
19 Washington NATO Secretary General Robertson to visit President Bush  
19 Armenia Presidential/Legislative Elections 
 20 - 21 Vienna OSCE - Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting
22 Camp David President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain meets President Bush 
21 - 25 Korea, Japan and China Secretary of State Powell visit to Korea, Japan and China 
23 Cyprus Presidential Elections - second round 
24 & 25 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council  
25 Guinea-Bissau Presidential/Legislative Elections 
25 Washington Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria visit to Washington 
26 Washington President Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan visit to Washington  
26 Washington Center for Defense Information and Physicians for Social Responsibility, conference on past and present nuclear doctrine 
27 Washington President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan visit to Washington 


 
 


March 2003

Date Location Event
01 New York UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) give a quarterly report to the UN Security Council on their work in Iraq 
01   Iraqi deadline to begin destroying its long-range missiles and equipment 
02 Estonia Parliamentary Elections  
04 Micronesia Legislative Elections 
04 Washington President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda visit to Washington 
08 Malta Referendum to join the European Union 
week of 10 New York United States and United Kingdom push for a vote on an enforcement resolution in the UN Security Council 
10 - 13 Vienna International Atomic Energy Agency, U.S. Energy Department, and Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, International Conference on Security of Radiological Sources ("Dirty Bombs" Conference). 
14 - 15  Beijing  World Economic Forum China Business Summit 2003 
14 - 15 Athens Informal EU Defence Council  
16 Azores Iraq crisis meeting with US President Bush, President Aznar of Spain and British Prime Minister Blair
16 Finland Parliamentary Elections  
16 El Salvador Legislative Elections  
17   Deadline proposed by United States, United Kingdom, and Spain for Iraq disarmament or war 
17 Vienna International Atomic Energy Agency, Board of Governors meeting. Vienna, Austria (Iraq and North Korea are expected to be on the agenda.) 
17 - 25 April Geneva UN Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) Session
18 - 19 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council  
21 Brussels European Council 
23 Slovenia Referendum to join the European Union 
24 - 26 China Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali of Pakistan will visit China
27 New York Hans Blix, chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission, and Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, report to the UN Security Council defining the "key remaining disarmament tasks" and what Iraq must do to complete them  (tentative)
- 28 March Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, first part 
28 Washington Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali of Pakistan visit to Washington 
30 Benin Legislative Elections  
30 Argentina General Elections 
31 - 04 April Strasbourg Second part of the 2003 sessions Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
31 - 17 April New York UN Disarmament Commission annual meeting.


 
 


April 2003

Date Location Event
01 - 03 Ankara & Brussels Secretary of State Colin Powell visitl to Ankara and Brussels to discuss post-war issues with Turkish officials and members of the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
02 Washington President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines visit to Washington  
- 04 Strasbourg Second part of the 2003 sessions Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
05 Lisbon EU-Africa Summit 
06 Turkmenistan Parliamentary Elections  
06 - 12 Santiago de Chile / Chile 108th Inter-Parliamentary Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 
07 & 08 Belfast Iraq crisis meeting with British Prime Minister Blair and US President Bush
08 - 09 Warsaw NATO Conference "BI-SC Psychological Operations Conference 2003" 
09 - ? London, Berlin, Paris & Moscow UN-Secretary-General Kofi Annan travel to London, Berlin, Paris and Moscow to discuss Iraq and a possible UN role with British, German, French and Russian leaders
11 Saint Petersburg President Putin meets German Chancelor Schröder and France President Chirac 
11 New York International Atomic Energy Agency gives a report on its work in Iraq to the UN Security Council
12 Malta General Election
12 Nigeria Parliamentary Elections  
12 Hungary Referendum to join the European Union 
12 - 13 Washington International Monetary Fund (IMF) / World Bank Meetings
14 - 15 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council  
15 Hannover, 
Germany		 British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets Chancelor Schröder 
- 17 April New York UN Disarmament Commission annual meeting. 
19 Nigeria Presidential (first round) 
20 Guinea-Bissau General Elections  
22 - 25 Vienna CTBTO: Advisory Group , Twentieth Session, Part I 
23 Washington President Jorge Batlle of Uruguay visit to Washington
- 25 April Geneva UN Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) Session
27 Yemen Legislative Elections 
27 Paraguay Presidential/Legislative Elections 
27 Argentina General Elections 
27 - 29 Pyongyang, North Korea South and North Korea hold ministerial talks 
28 - 29 Paris International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial
29 Nigeria Presidential (second round) 
 29 - 30 Paris Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial
28 - 09 May The Hague, Netherlands First Chemical Weapons Convention review conference 


 
 


May 2003

Date Location Event
01 Wales Parliamentary Elections   
01 Scotland Parliamentary Elections   
01 - 03 Spain, Albania, Syria and Lebanon Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to Spain, Albania, Syria and Lebanon
02 Washington President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia visit to Washington
02 - 03 Crawford, TX Australian Prime Minister John Howard meets with President Bush as his ranch. 
02 - 05 Athens EU - Informal Ministerial meeting on Environment (Athens)
04 & 05 Washington German Defense Minister Struck visits US Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld
05 Canada US President Bush vistit to Canada 
06 Washington Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore visit to Washington
- 09 May The Hague First Chemical Weapons Convention review conference 
09 - 16 Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Bulgaria and Germany Secretary of State Powell visit to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Bulgaria and Germany 
10 Iceland Parliamentary Elections  
10 - 11 Lithuania Referendum to join the European Union 
11 Montenegro Presidential Elections 
12 - 16 The Hague Eighth Session of the OPCW Conference of the States Parties
16 Washington Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of Norway visit to Washington
12 - 27 June Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, second part 
14 Washington President Roh Moo-Hyun of the Republic of Korea visit to Washington
14 - 16 Bern Third OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Conference on Sub-regional Co-operation 
16 - 17 Slovakia Referendum to join the European Union 
18 Belgium Parliamentary Elections   
19 Washington President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines State visit to Washington 
19 & 20 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations + Defence Council (EU + non-EU European NATO members and other countries candidates for accession EU or non-EU European NATO members)
19 - 21 Paris Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics in Europe
20 Washington President Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Republic visit to Washington  
20 Paris Afghan Security Working Group Meetings 
20 - 21 Khon Kaen /Thailand Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SOM II and related meetings
20 - 23 Prague 11th OSCE Economic Forum Trafficking in Human Beings, Drugs, Small Arms and Light Weapons: National and International Economic Impact
21 - 23 Kiev United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Environment Ministerial
22 Paris Afghan Counter Narcotics Technical Meeting / Afghan Minister Counter Narcotics Meeting 
22 - 23 Warsaw Force Contribution Conference for Mission to Iraq 
22 - 23 Ohrid / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ohrid Regional Conference on Border Security and Management 
24 - 26 Rome Second Annual Globalization Conference
24 - 28 Prague NATO Parlimentary Assembly
25 Armenia Legislative Elections 
25 - 28  Seoul 11th International Anti-Corruption Conference
26 - 06 June Vienna CTBTO: Twenty-First Session, Part I - Working Group B
27 - 30 Vienna CTBTO: Advisory Group , Twentieth Session, Part I 
28 Athen EU - Canada Summit
30 St Petersburg Joint G-8-European Union summit 
30 May - 05 June Poland, Russia, France, Egypt, Jordan & Qatar President Bush visit to Poland, Russia, France, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar
31 St Petersburg EU - Russia Summit
31 St. Petersburg G-8 Presidential Summit, St. Petersburg 


 
 


June 2003

Date Location Event
- 05 June Poland, Russia, France, Egypt, Jordan & Qatar President Bush visit to Poland, Russia, France, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar
- 06 June Vienna CTBTO: Twenty-First Session, Part I - Working Group B
- 27 June Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, second part 
01 Togo Presidential Elections 
01 - 03 Evian-les-Bains, France G-8 Summit 
02 - 03 Khon Kaen / Thailand Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Trade Ministers Meeting
02 - 04 Paris Assembly of the WEU
03 - 04 Madrid North Atlantic Council (NAC), Foreign Ministers
06 Washington Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso of Portugal visit to Washington
08 Poland Referendum to join the European Union 
10 Germany Franco-German Summit 
10 - 13 Vienna CTBTO: Working Group A, Twenty-Third Session 
11 Doha /Qatar Extraordinary Meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
11 Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Germany US-Defense Minster Donald Rumsfeld meets German Defense Minister Struck 
11 - 13 Durban, 
South Africa		 World Economic Forum Africa Economic Summit 2003 
12 - 13 Brussels NATO Defence Ministers Meeting, NATO HQ, 
15 - 16 Czech Republic Referendum to join the European Union 
16 - 23 Cambodia, Bangladesh and Jordan Secretary of State Powell visit to Cambodia, Bangladesh and Jordan 
16 - 18 Paris First Plenary Session of International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Meeting at UNESCO 
17 Jordan Parliamentary Elections  
17 & 18 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council  
18 - 20 Ulaanbator Fifth International Conference on New or Restored Democracies
19 - 20 Vienna Conference on Anti-Semitism. Hosted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 
20 Washington President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva of Brazil visit to Washington 
20 - 21 Thessaloniki / Greece European Council 
20 - 27 Vienna CTBTO: Preparatory Commission, Twentieth Session 
21 - 23 Jordan World Economic Forum "Aligning Visions for a Shared World" Extraordinary Annual Meeting 
23 - 27 Strasbourg Third part of the 2003 sessions Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
24 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council (poss) 
24 Washington President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan visit to Washington 
25 Washington EU -US Summit
24 - 27 Washington Fourth Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit


 
 


July 2003

Date Location Event
01   EU-Presidency passes to Italy
04 - 12   African Union Summit
 05 - 09 Rotterdam 12th OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session
07 - 12 Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda &  Nigeria President Bush visit to Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, and Nigeria 
09 - 10 New Dehli Dialogue Among Civilizations--Quest for New Perspectives International Ministerial 
10 - 12 Putrajaya World Conference of Islamic Scholars  
14 Washington United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan visit to Washington
15 Washington Prime Minister Vladimir Spikla of the Czech Republic visit to Washington 
15 - 16 Washington German Foreign Minister Fischer visits Washington
17 Washington Prime Minister Tony Blair visit to Washington 
20 - 21 Crawford, TX Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy visit to Crawford, TX
21 & 22 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council  
22 - 23 Dakar Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ministerial
23 Washington President Nestor Kirchner of Argentina visit to Washington  
24 Bermuda General Elections 
24 - 25 Geneva WTO General Council Meeting  
25 Washington Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas visit to Washington  
27 Cambodia Parliamentary Elections 
28 - 29 Rome "Eu Conflict Prevention and Africa", EU-Seminar  
28 - 10 September Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, third part 
29 Washington Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel visit to Washington  


 
 


August 2003

Date Location Event
- 10 September Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, third part 
03 North Korea Parliamentary Elections 
 07 - 08 Chiang Mai Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SME Ministerial Meeting
 14 - 15 Phuket Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SOM III and related meetings
25 Rwanda Presidential Elections 
27 - 29 Beijing Six-Party Talks (U.S., China, Russia, Japan, South and North Korea)


 
 


September 2003

Date Location Event
01 - 05 Rabat International Conference on National Infrastructures for Radiation Safety: Towards Effective and Sustainable Systems.
01 - 12 Vienna CTBTO: Twenty-First Session, Part II - Working Group B
03 Washington Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of The Netherlands visit to Washington
03 - 05 Vienna Conference on the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty 
 04 - 05 Phuket Tenth Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers Meeting
05 Riva del Garda Informal EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council   
08 - 12 Vienna International Atomic Energy Agency board of directors meeting. (Iran's and Israel's nuclear programs will be on the agenda)
- 10 September Geneva UN - Conference on Disarmament, third part 
10 Washington Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait visit to Washington 
10 - 12 Ulaanbator Fifth International Conference on New or Restored Democracies  
10 - 14 Cancún, Mexico The Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference 
13 Geneva Tentative UN meeting to discuss the way forward in Iraq
14 Sweden Referendum for membership of the monetary union
14 Estonia Referendum to join the European Union 
14 - 24 Israel, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan & UAE Department of US- Treasury Secretary John Snow visit to the Middle East to include Israel, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and UAE 
 15 - 19 Vienna IAEA General Conference
18 The Hague OSCE Conference on Human Rights and Combatting Terrorism
18 & 19 Camp David King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan visit to Camp David  
20 Latvia Referendum to join the European Union 
20 Berlin Chancelor Schröder meets President Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair 
21   United Nations Day of Peace
22 - 23 New York President Bush to participate in the 58th UN General Assembly
22 - 26 Vienna CTBTO: Advisory Group , Twenty-First Session
23 New York German Chancelor Schröder meets US-President Bush
23 - 24  Dubai  World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Annual  Meeting 
29 Rwanda Parliamentary Elections 
29 & 30 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council  
29 - 03 October Strasbourg Fourth part of the 2003 sessions Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
29 - 03 October Vienna CTBTO: Working Group A, Twenty-Third Session 


 
 


October 2003

Date Location Event
    United Nations Iraq Donors' Reconstruction Conference (estimate) 
01 Washington Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali of Pakistan visit to Washington 
01 - 02 Rome Missile Defense Conference (Aspen Institute Berlin) 
- 03 Strasbourg Fourth part of the 2003 sessions Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
- 03 Vienna CTBTO: Working Group A, Twenty-Third Session 
03 Yalta EU-Ukraine Summit 
03 - 04 Rome Informal EU-Ministerial Meeting on Defence 
04 - 07 Egypt, Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates German Chancelor Schröder visits Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
05 Chechnya Presidential Elections 
06 Washington President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya State visit to Washington  
08 & 09 Colorado Springs, CO NATO defense ministers informal meeting. Colorado Springs, CO  
09 - 12 Rome OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Religious Freedom
12 Guinea-Bissau Parliamentary Elections
12 - 14 Singapore World Economic Forum East Asia Economic Summit
13 & 14 Luxembourg EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council    
14 Liberia Presidential/Parliamentary Elections 
15 Azerbaijan Presidential Elections 
16 & 17 Brussels European Council  
16 - 18 Kuala Lumpur Organization of the Islamic Conference Summit 
17 - 18  Bangkok 15th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting 
18 Rome Minsterial Meeting EU+5 (Bulgaria, Iceland, Norway, Romania and Turkey) on ESDP 
18 - 23 Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Singapore & Australia US-President Bush visit to Thailand for the APEC Leaders Meeting, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, and Australia 
19 Switzerland Legislative Elections 
20 - 21 Bangkok 11th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting 
20 - 21 Dublin World Economic Forum's European Competitiveness Summit From Rhetoric to Action
20 - 22 Rome International Conference on Training for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management - the Role of the EU
23 - 24 Madrid Iraq Donors Conference 
26 - 27 Morelia, Mexico G20 Ministerial 2003 
28 Washington President Ion Iliescu of Romania visit to Washington 
29 New Dehli EU-India Summit 


 
 


November 2003

Date Location Event
02 Georgia Parliamentary Elections 
03 - 04 Panama, Nicaragua & Honduras Secretary of State Powell visit to Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras 
04 Washington Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka visit to Washington 
07 - 11 Orlando NATO Parlimentary Assembly
09 Guatemala Presidential/Legislative Elections
10 - 14 Vienna CTBTO: Preparatory Commission, Twenty-First Session 
10 - 14 Geneva Biological Weapons Convention annual meeting
14 Washington President Carlo Ciampi of Italy visit to Washington 
16 - 18 South Korea US-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits South Korea
17 & 18 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council    
17 - 21 Belgium & United Kingdom Secretary of State Powell visit to Belgium and the United Kingdom 
18 Brussels U.S. - EU Ministerial 
18 - 21 London President Bush visits to United Kingdom
20 - 21 Vienna International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting. (On the agenda: Iran's nuclear program) 
21   United Nations' Supervision of the Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq ends and responsibility transferred to the Coalition Provisional Authority 
23 Croatia General Election  
23 - 25 New Delhi World Economic Forum India Economic Summit
26 Northern Ireland Assembly Election 


 
 


December 2003

Date Location Event
01 - 02 Brussels North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Ministers Meeting   
01 - 02 The Netherlands Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Meeting  
01 - 03 Paris Assembly of the WEU
01 - 05 Netherlands, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco & Belgium US-Secretary of State Powell visit to The Netherlands, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Belgium 
02 - 03 Naples Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
02- 06 Geneva 28th International Conference Protecting Human Dignity of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, Geneva 
04 - 05 Brussels North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers Meeting 
07 Russia Parliamentary Elections
08 Washington President Rolandas Paksas of Lithuania visit to Washington  
08 & 09 Brussels EU – General Affairs & External Relations Council    
09 Brussels Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the EU and of the Western Balkans 
10 - 12 Geneva World Summit on the Information Society, part 1 
12 & 13 Brussels European Council 
24 Pitcairn Parliamentary Elections


 

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