Henry Paulson
Paulson in South America
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will make a trip to South America on Monday. He will visit Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, meeting with the presidents of all three countries as well as finance ministers and local business leaders. These will be Paulson's first trips to the countries.
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Jack Reed
Reed goes to Iraq
Sen. Jack Reed will embark Thursday on his 10th wartime tour of Iraq, returning in time to help lead Senate Democrats next week in a fresh attempt to push the Bush administration toward a strategic change of course.
IAEA
The IAEA go to Iran
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit Iran on Wednesday to discuss how to resolve questions about Tehran's disputed nuclear activities.
Yang Jiechi
Chinese Foreign Minister visits Russia
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is to pay an official visit to Russia.
Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General visits London
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is planning a visit to London to discuss recent terrorist activity in the United Kingdom with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Taiwan trade team
Taiwan trade team visit Karan Bhatia in Washington
Taiwan and US economic officials will meet in Washington DC on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be the sixth conference of the Taiwan-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). The U.S. Deputy Trade representative Karan Bhatia will be the chief negotiator for the US. Economic cooperation and intellectual property rights protection will be on the agenda.
Oil
Heavy oil moves from South Korea to North Korea
South Korea said Wednesday it will start sending promised heavy oil to North Korea next week as Pyongyang moves to carry out its nuclear disarmament pledges.
Valdis Zatlers
Latvian president-elect takes office
The Latvian president-elect, Valdis Zatlers, is scheduled to take office. He replaces Vaira Vike-Freiberga. In a poll on 31 May, Zatlers, the candidate of the governing coalition, defeated Aivars Endzins, of the Harmony Centre party.
Romano Prodi
Italian Prime Minister for Israel/Palestine talks
The Italian prime minister Romano Prodi is provisionally expected to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories. Talks are likely to focus on the situation in the Gaza Strip and a possible revival of the Arab-Israeli peace process.
Nicolas Sarkozy
French President visits North Africa
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to visit Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In Algeria, Sarkozy is due to meet the president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Talks are expected to focus on important common issues, such as fighting terrorism, security and judicial coordination and a friendship treaty. Following Sarkozy's recent election victory, Bouteflika said he hoped to boost the bilateral relations between Algeria and France. Sarkozy paid a visit to Algeria in November 2006 as French interior minister.
