Visit of President Bush to the United Kingdom
November 18-21, 2003
12-11-03 Powell to Visit Brussels and London
Will attend US-EU ministerial in Brussels, then join Bush for UK state visit
Secretary of State Colin Powell will hold meetings in Brussels November 18 with his European counterparts and then travel on to London for President Bush's state visit to the United Kingdom.
Following is the State Department notice:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 12, 2003
Notice to the Press
SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL TO VISIT BRUSSELS, BELGIUM AND LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will travel to Brussels and London from November 17-21. On November 18 in Brussels, he will participate in the U.S.-European Union Ministerial. This will include an informal luncheon meeting with counterparts from the European Union and countries that will join the European Union in May 2004, as well as the traditional Ministerial meeting with the EU "Troika" of Italian Finance Minister Franco Frattini, EU Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten, and EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy Javier Solana.
Secretary Powell will then travel to London to join President Bush for his State Visit to the United Kingdom.
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