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- TOKYO - The World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gives the keynote speech on day two of the International Olympic Committee's 138th Session in Tokyo just days before the Olympic Games begin – 0230 GMT.
- PARIS - French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire and German economy minister Peter Altmaier hold a news conference on the space industry in Paris – 1300 GMT.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jordan's King Abdullah II left for the United States for a three-week visit. (To July 22) WASHINGTON D.C - Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez visits the United States on an official trip to promote Spanish economy and investment (to July 24) . LONDON - British Brexit minister David Frost to speak about the Northern Ireland part of the Brexit deal.
TOKYO - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister, Takeo Mori, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, and Vice Foreign Minister, Choi Jong-kun, hold a trilateral meeting for the first time in four years in Tokyo – 0200 GMT.
JERUSALEM/NICOSIA – Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Dendias will visit Israel and Cyprus. LISBON - Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa and government ministers hold State of the Nation's debate in Parliament with lawmakers KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – 10th anniversary of conclusion of NASA's space shuttle program after the successful completion of mission STS-135.
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- KYIV - Minister of Foreign Economy and Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto will pay a working visit to Ukraine at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
NAPLES, Italy - G20 climate and environment ministers meet in Naples for 2 days (to July 23).
MANILA - Philippines finance and trade ministers at a forum on the digital shift - 0800 GMT.
KRANJ, Slovenia – EU Informal meeting of the European Affairs ministers. (To July 23)
OSLO – 10th anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island where 77 people were killed.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 23ARLINGTON, VA., United States - U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Arlington, Va., to participate in campaign event for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. GENEVA, Switzerland - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.
TOKYO - French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Japan as the Tokyo Olympics kick off. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 24PAPEETE, French Polynesia - French President Emmanuel Macron participates in an official visit to French Polynesia. (To July 27)
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- GENEVA, Switzerland - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON DC - Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi visits Washington and meets with U.S. President Joe Biden. The two officials are meant to discuss shared interests in education, health, culture, energy, and climate initiatives, as well as joint efforts in defeating ISIS. BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers meet by video conference to approve more national recovery plans (provisionally Lithuania, Croatia, Cyprus, Slovenia and maybe Ireland) BRUSSELS - Informal video conference of EU economic and financial affairs ministers. MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his final State of the Nation Address.
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- NEW DELHI - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be on a two-day visit to India. (To July 28)
PARIS - OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2021
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28WASHINGTON DC - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Banco de México Gov. Alejandro Díaz de León speak at 2021 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture. - 1330 GMT. GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day. GLOBAL – 107th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1. PERU - 200th anniversary of independence.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 30GENEVA, Switzerland - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. PARIS - OECD Economic Surveys: Hungary 2021
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 1GLOBAL – World Breastfeeding Week (to Aug. 7).
WARSAW – Poland marks 77th anniversary of its war-time Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation.
CHINA – 94th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 2BRUNEI - 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (to August 7). BRUNEI - 22nd APT Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (APT FMM) (to August 7). BRUNEI - 11th EAS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (EAS FMM) (to August 7). BRUNEI – ASEAN Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM) (To Aug. 4).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3SINGAPORE - APEC Business Advisory Council (Virtual Meeting).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 6EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2021 (To Aug 30) HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Commemorations 76th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 9NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 76th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 12Zambia - Presidential election. Zambia - Zambian National Assembly election.
GLOBAL - International Youth Day.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 14PAKISTAN – 74th Anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15JAPAN – 76th Anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two. INDIA – 74th Anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule. LIECHTENSTEIN – 215th Anniversary of Independence.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 16WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Food Security Ministers' Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 19GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day. MOSCOW – 29th Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 21SYRIA – 8th Anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighbourhoods on the edge of Damascus.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 23BALTIC WAY – 32nd anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 24POLAND - Poland marks the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989. UKRAINE – 30th Anniversary of Independence. WASHINGTON – 209th Anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day. PARIS – 77th Anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 28DUSHANBE - Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Dushanbe. (To Aug. 29)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31PALESTINE - Palestinians hold National Council Elections
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU defence ministers (to Sept 2).
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 17th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.
MEXICO - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds his third state of the union address. VENICE, Italy - 78th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept 11).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2KRANJ, Slovenia - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Sept. 3)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5MUNICH, Germany - 49th anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6INDIA/BANGLADESH – 10th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9BRUNEI - 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers(AEM) Meeting. TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (to Sept 18).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10SOUTHAMPTON – Southampton International Boat Show 2021 (to Sept 19).
KRANJ, Slovenia – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Sept 11)
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11UNITED STATES – 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12BRATISLAVA - Pope Francis visits Slovakia (to Sept 15).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13NORWAY - Norwegian Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15GLOBAL - International day of Democracy. GUATEMALA – 200th anniversary of Independence. EL SALVADOR – 200th anniversary of Independence. COSTA RICA – 200th anniversary of Independence. HONDURAS – 200th anniversary of Independence. NICARAGUA – 200th anniversary of Independence.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19RUSSIA - Russia hold parliament election
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- WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Woman in Economy Forum.
VIENNA - IAEA 65th General Conference (to Sept 24).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23ISLE OF MAN - Isle of Man House of Keys Election.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 48th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25ICELAND - Icelandic Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26GERMANY - German Federal Diet Election. BERLIN –BMW Berlin Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29BRUNEI - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM)
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