Note to the Secretary-General Your December trip to Asia

Corinne has discussed with you the difficulty of scheduling your visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), , China and Vietnam. Due to previous commitments by the Prime Minister of Japan as well as the Foreign Ministers of both Japan and ROK, if all countries are to be visited in December, it will only be possible to spend a day and a half for official meetings in each country. DPA has suggested that it might be preferable, in these circumstances, to visit China and Vietnam only in December and postpone the trip to ROK and Japan for early 2006 when we can devote more time to each. Bob Orr, however, continues to stress the great importance of visiting Japan and ROK before the end of the year given present discussions in the two countries on reform and budgetary contributions to the organization.

We are therefore sending you two versions, one with a departure on 4 December and one with a departure on 7 December, of the following preliminary programme for your guidance. We have yet to approach the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to enquire whether a visit there would be feasible.

—>Kindly advise which scenario you would like us to pursue.

—^Suggested delegation

1. Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi (Senior Adviser, WTO Ministerial Conference only) 2. Mrs. Angela Kane (Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs); 3. Mr. Robert Orr (Assistant Secretary-General for Policy, ROK and Japan); 4. Mr. Carlos Lopes (Senior Adviser, China and Vietnam); 5. Ms. Corinne Momal-Vanian (Special Assistant to the Secretary-General and Trip Coordinator); 6. Ms. Marie Okabe (Spokesman); 7. Ms. Sally Burnheim (Senior Officer, EOSG); 8. Ms. Kyoko Shiotani (EOSG Notetaker); 9. Mr. name tbc... (DPA Notetaker); 10. Mr. Eskinder Debebe(Photographer); 11. Ms. Wagaye Assebe (Appointments Secretary) 12. Ms. Sara El-Sawy (Secretary); 13. Mr. Americo Canepa (Telecommunications Officer); 14. Mr. Mark Hoffman (Security Officer); 15. Mr. Thomas Bryant (Security Officer, Hanoi); 16. Mr. Vladislav Khamidov (Security Officer, , Hong Kong); 17. Mr. Arne Sperbund (Security Officer, Seoul, Beijing).

I NOV - 8 2005 8 G OFFICE —^Preliminary programme

Long version starts on Sunday 4 December

12:30 Depart New York

Monday 5 December

17:10 Arrive Seoul (proceed to hotel)

Tuesday 6 December

Official programme in Seoul including:

Meeting with H.E. President Roh Moo-hyun

Wednesday 7 December

Morning Official programme in Seoul continued including: Meeting with H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Minister for Foreign Affairs

11:45 Depart Seoul 14:00 Arrive Tokyo

Official programme in Tokyo including: Meeting with H.E. Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Short version (not including ROK and Japan) would have a departure from New York directly to Beijing on Wednesday 7 December, with arrival on 8 December in the afternoon. Official programme would start on the morning of 9 December

Thursday 8 December

Official programme in Tokyo, continued, including: Audience with His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Meeting with His Excellency Mr. , Prime Minister

Friday 9 December

8:55 Depart Tokyo 11:55 Arrive Beijing

Official programme in Beijing including Meeting with H.E. President Hu Jintao Meeting with H.E. Mr. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Meeting with H.E. Mr. Li Zhaoxing, Minister for Foreign Affairs Speech at Beijing University

Saturday 10 December

Private programme in Beijing

Sunday 11 December

Private programme in Beijing

Monday 12 December

Official programme in Beijing, continued.

Tuesday 13 December

08:05 Depart Beijing 11:45 Arrive Hong Kong afternoon Attend opening of WTO Ministerial Conference evening Attend dinner offered by Host Government for heads of delegation and Ministers Wednesday 14 December

14:55 Depart Hong Kong 15:55 Arrive Hanoi

Thursday 15 December

Official programme in Hanoi including: Meeting with H.E. President Tran Due Luong Meeting with H.E. Mr. Nguyen Dy Nien, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Friday 16 December

11:05 Depart Hanoi 13:55 Arrive Hong Kong 14:55 Depart Hong Kong 19:35 Arrive New York

Michael M011er 1 November 2005