White House announces nuclear summit attendees
Ukraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovych scored a coveted one-on-one meeting with President Obama Monday on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the White House announced. That makes 10 bilateral meetings out of 46 countries attending (47 including the United States). Of those 47, 38 are represented by their heads of state or ...
Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych scored a coveted one-on-one meeting with President Obama Monday on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the White House announced.
Ukraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovych scored a coveted one-on-one meeting with President Obama Monday on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the White House announced.
That makes 10 bilateral meetings out of 46 countries attending (47 including the United States). Of those 47, 38 are represented by their heads of state or heads of government.
For the full roster of who is getting a meeting with Obama, read this.
And look here for a schedule of the summit’s events beginning tomorrow.
The White House also announced the names of all the delegations heads, including those from the European Union and the United Nations, after the break.
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
His Excellency Mourad Medelci
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Argentine Republic
Her Excellency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
President of the Argentine Republic
Republic of Armenia
His Excellency Serzh Sargsyan
President of the Republic of Armenia
Australia
The Honorable Senator John Faulkner
Minister for Defense of Australia
Belgium
His Excellency Yves Leterme
Prime Minister of Belgium
Federative Republic of Brazil
His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Canada
The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
Republic of Chile
His Excellency Sebastián Piñera
President of the Republic of Chile
People’s Republic of China
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China
Czech Republic
His Excellency Jan Fischer
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Arab Republic of Egypt
His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt
European Union
His Excellency Herman Van Rompuy
President of the European Council
Republic of Finland
Her Excellency Tarja Halonen
President of the Republic of Finland
French Republic
His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy
President of the French Republic
Georgia
His Excellency Mikheil Saakashvili
President of Georgia
Federal Republic of Germany
Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Republic of India
His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of the Republic of India
Republic of Indonesia
His Excellency Dr. Boediono
Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia
International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Yukiya Amano
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Israel
His Excellency Dan Meridor
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy of Israel
Italian Republic
His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi
President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
Japan
His Excellency Yukio Hatoyama
Prime Minister of Japan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Republic of Kazakhstan
His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
His Excellency Lee Myung-bak
President of the Republic of Korea
Malaysia
The Honorable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak
Prime Minister of Malaysia
United Mexican States
His Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
President of the United Mexican States
Kingdom of Morocco
His Excellency Abbas El Fassi
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco
Kingdom of the Netherlands
His Excellency Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Zealand
The Honorable John Key
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Federal Republic of Nigeria
His Excellency Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan
Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Norway
His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg
Prime Minister of Norway
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
His Excellency Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani
Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Republic of Philippines
Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President of the Republic of the Philippines
Republic of Poland
His Excellency Radoslaw Sikorski
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Russian Federation
His Excellency Dmitry A. Medvedev
President of the Russian Federation
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
President of the General Intelligence Presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Republic of Singapore
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Republic of South Africa
His Excellency Jacob Zuma
President of the Republic of South Africa
Spain
His Excellency José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
President of the Government of Spain
Sweden
His Excellency Fredrik Reinfeldt
Prime Minister of Sweden
Swiss Confederation
Her Excellency Doris Leuthard
President of the Swiss Confederation
Kingdom of Thailand
His Excellency Trairong Suwankiri
Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand
Republic of Turkey
His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
Ukraine
His Excellency Viktor Yanukovych
President of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
United Kingdom
The Right Honorable David Miliband, M.P.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
United Nations
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations
United States
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung
Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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