Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York on Monday morning, 11 June, to begin a Middle Eastern trip aimed at pressing the Palestinians and the Israelis to implement the recommendations of the Mitchell Commission, which would eventually mean a return to the negotiating table.
Travel
Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Washington, D.C., in the afternoon of Thursday, 31 May, to deliver the keynote address at the Global Health Council Annual Awards Banquet.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday afternoon, 27 May, to receive a Doctor of Laws degree honoris causa awarded to him by Brown University, in recognition of his contribution to world peace.
On Thursday, 24 May, Secretary-General Kofi Annan went to Washington's Capitol Hill for a series of meetings with members of the United States Congress.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon, 19 May.
On Wednesday, 16 May, Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed Moscow to Geneva, stopping overnight in Amsterdam.
The Secretary-General and Mrs. Nane Annan travelled to Moscow from Brussels on Tuesday, 15 May.
The Secretary-General left New York for Belgium on Saturday, 12 May.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Washington in the afternoon of Wednesday, 9 May.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Annan travelled to Philadelphia on the morning of Monday, 30 April, where the Secretary-General was the keynote speaker at the 2001 Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations.