VISIT TO THE US OF H. E. ADRIAN NASTASE,

PRIME MINISTER OF ROMANIA

- 19 – 21 July 2004 -

MONDAY, JULY 19

09:00 Press Briefing on UN isssues

Location: Mission of Romania to the UN (573 3 rd Ave, New York)

10 :00 Visit to the UN headquarters by three Romanian students who won the competition « Romania at the UN », organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16:15 Meeting with Mr. Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy.

Signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the US Energy Department, the Nuclear Agency and the National Romanian Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities.

Location: Mission of Romania to the UN (573 3 rd Ave, New York)

Press Statements

17:00 Meeting with the Romanian media

18:00 Interview with Mr. Charlie Rose

19:15 Working Dinner with American business leaders under the aegis of the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU)

TUESDAY, JULY 20

• Presiding the UN Security Council Meeting

  Location: UN Security Council Room

• Bilateral meeting with the Chilean President, Ricardo Lagos .

  Location: UNSC President's Office .

• Live interviews of Mr. Adrian Nastase for the Romanian TV channels

  Location: UN building, UN TV

• Working lunch with the heads of the regional organizations, the members of the Security Council and the UN Secretary-General.

• Bilateral meeting with the UN Secretary-General kofi Annan

• Resuming of the Security Council meeting

  Address by the Head of the Romanian delegation; presentation of the Presidential Declaration.

• Press Conference / Individual interviews for the international media

  Location: UN building, room S 226

• Inauguration of the photo exhibition“Romania from above”

  Location: UN Building, 1B-Neck

• Participation at the first part of concert performed by the Children “ Alegretto” Choir

  Location: Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, UN Building

• Departure to JFK Airport

20:40 Arrival at the Dulles Airport, Washington DC

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21

10:30-11:00 Meeting with H.E. Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense

Location: The Pentagon

Press Statements

14:25–14:55 Meeting with H.E. George W. Bush, President of the United States

Location: The White House

NOTE: Secretary of State Colin Powell will attend the meeting

Press conference in the Oval Office

15:15 Press Conferences on the White House Lawn

16:00–16:45 Meeting with Rodrigo Rato y Figaredo, Managing Director of the IMF

Location: IMF, 700 19 th Street, NW ;

Press Statements

17:00-18:00 Live interview with CNN – The Wolf Blitzer Show – and CNN International

17:30-19:30 Inauguration of the Romanian Broadcasting Society Office in Washington D.C.

Location: First Amendment Room - National Press Club, 529 St. 14, et. 13, NW, Washington , DC

0:30 Departure/take off for Romania