GA President in Washington

United Nations, New York, 15 December 2009 - H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly is in Washington today where he met several US officials. Dr. Ali Treki attended the Second Global South-South Development Expo. On this occasion, he received an award for his tireless efforts to promote South South cooperation. The award was given by the High Level Committee on South South Cooperation. Dr. Ali Treki will be in Washington DC until 17 December. Separate meetings mainly with members of the Congress and State Department officials will be organized as follows: Congressman Chris Smith (R New Jersey) Ranking Member, African Affairs Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D Ohio) Chairman, Domestic Policy Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Congressman Dan Burton (R Indiana) Ranking Member, Middle East Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee Congressman John Boozman (R Arkansas) Africa and Global Health Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee Congressman Donald Payne (D New Jersey) Chairman of African Affairs Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee Senator James Inhofe (R Oklahoma) Foreign Relations, Armed Services Committees Congressman Joe Pitts (R Pennsylvania) Energy and Commerce Committee Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D New York) Whip, Congressional Black Caucus Congressman Hank Johnson (D Georgia) Congressional Black Caucus Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D Nevada) Middle East Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee Maxine Waters (D California) Congressional Black Caucus State Department Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador-at-large Melanne Verveer, Office of Global Womens Issues Ronald Schlicher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Curtis Reitsma, Food Security Initiative, Office of the Counselor, and William Craft, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Trade Policy and Programs, Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Gerald Anderson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environments and Science Thats the official in charge of Climate Change [at the State Department]. Dr. Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Deborah Graze, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and Suzanne Nossell, International Organizations Deputy Assistant Secretary Another meeting on 17 December, yet to be confirmed, would be with Congressman Bill Delahunt (D Massachusetts), Chairman, EuropeanSubcommittee. GA President website: http://www.un.org/ga/president/64/