(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)
Kofi Annan became the first Secretary-General to pay an official visit to Djibouti when he arrived there in the afternoon of Saturday, 2 May.
The Secretary-General arrived in San Francisco in the afternoon of Sunday, 19 April, to begin a short visit to California. In the evening, he attended a dinner hosted by former United States Secretary of State and Mrs. George Shultz.
The Secretary-General arrived in London from Beijing in the afternoon of Thursday, 2 April.
The Secretary-General arrived in Beijing from Moscow in the morning of Tuesday, 31 March. After a few hours rest, he met in the afternoon with Vice Premier Qian Qichen. The Vice Premier thanked the Secretary-General for the role he had played in defusing the Iraq crisis.
The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva from Jerusalem in the afternoon of Thursday, 26 March, having concluded his trip to the Middle East, where he visited Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, the Occupied Territories, and Israel.
The Secretary-General arrived in Moscow from Geneva in the afternoon of Sunday, 29 March. He was met at the airport by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yuri Ushakov.
The Secretary-General arrived in Beirut from Cairo in the morning of Friday, 20 March. He was greeted by Foreign Minister Fares Bouez. He met privately with the Foreign Minister, and then both Lebanese and United Nations delegations spent over an hour discussing Iraq, the Middle East Peace process and the situation in southern Lebanon.
The Secretary-General and his party travelled to Israel by road in the morning of Tuesday, 24 March, crossing at the Erez checkpoint, where they were greeted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Moshe Katzav.
