Material relating to visit to the Netherlands, 14-16 April 1992, including draft programme, biography of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, promotional booklet for Het Loo Palace and Gardens, and Curriculum Vitae for President Robinson.

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Material relating to State visit to France 25-27 May 1992 including correspondence between Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, Frank Murray, Assistant Secretary, Dept. of the Taoiseach, Noel Dorr, Secretary, Dept. of Foreign Affairs and the French Ambassador in relation to invite from President of France to President Robinson (MR), 23-27/03/1992; correspondence re protocol and draft programme 30/04-18/05/1992; programme and briefing notes; invitation lists and correspondence relating to receptions in honour of MR and Nick Robinson at the Irish embassy and the Irish College, Paris 23-25/05/1992; briefing book (Nick's copy) including notes on political situation, bilateral relations, Maastricht, Delors II package, enlargement, European Confederation, conference on security and cooperation in Europe (CSCE), nuclear weapons and non-proliferation, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yugoslavia, Middle East, GATT negotiations, Anglo-Irish relations, background information and CVs of the President's interlocutors.

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Material relating to State visit to France 25-27 May 1992 including green leather handbook with gold emboss "Visite D'Etat En France De Son Excellence Madame Mary Robinson Président D'Irlande Et Monsieur Nick Robinson 25-28 mai 1992", with two bookmark ribbons in colours of Irish and French flag; official invite from President and Nick Robinson to reception in honour of President and Mrs Mitterand, at the Irish embassy, Paris, 26/05/1992 with note attached giving instructions including to reply before 15/05/1992; correspondence between Professor Davis Coakley and Nick Robinson on European Medical links to Ireland, which includes text of talk Coakley gave to the Corrigan Club at Trinity College Dublin 16-24/04/1992; background research in relation to Art and Architecture in Ireland and France and connections between them along with correspondence between Eddie [McParland?], University College Dublin, and Nick Robinson 18/05/1992; letter to Nick Robinson from Aimé Guibert, Mas De Daumas Gassac, thanking the Robinsons for their visit and enclosing photocopy of effusive article from Midi-Libre reporting of visit, 29/05-24/06/1992; photocopy of faxed press summary from Department of Foreign Affairs which includes mention of coverage of state visit, 27/05/1992.

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Programme for visit to Scotland 01-03/07/1992 including details of delegation, programme, car plan, protocols and telephone numbers; Itinerary for State Travel to New Zealand and India, 15/09-03/10/1992; itinerary and draft programme for President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Somalia 01-08/10/1992 and report of meeting of MR with representatives of Aid Agencies operating in Somalia including Fr Angus Finucane, Concern, Fr Jack Finucane, Concern, John O'Shea, GOAL, Martin Goode, Irish Red Cross, 11/10/1992 (report by Peter Ryan, also present); print out of programme for visit by MR and Nick Robinson (NR) to Berlin, Germany, 04-06/12/1992, with post-it from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to NR, 03/12/1992, and handwritten Limerick poem, [composed by NR] about visit.

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Faxed press articles relating to State visit to France, May 1992.

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Press cuttings relating to President Robinson's visit to Somalia, October 1992.

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Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1993, including to Scotland (P143/4/5/3/3/1), Spain (P143/4/5/3/3/2,11), United States of America (P143/4/5/3/3/3,11), England (P143/4/5/3/3/4, 10), Northern Ireland (P143/4/5/3/3/5,12), Sudan (P143/4/5/3/3/6), New Zealand, Hong Kong and India (P143/4/5/3/3/7,13), Hungary (P143/4/5/3/3/8), and Wales (P143/4/5/3/3/9).

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Material relating to visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, 16-17/01/1993 including letter from Dermot Nally, Secretary to the Government, to [Peter Ryan], Secretary to the President informing him of Government approval for President Robinson (MR) to leave State to attend Scotland v Ireland International Rugby match, and other social functions, 17/12/1992; correspondence from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to the President] to MR on seating in the Royal Box at Murrayfield for the Rugby match, and information on Princess Anne, including how to address her and details of her patronages, 15/01/1993; note on conversation between Ambassador Joseph Small and Mr Ian Lang, MP Secretary of State for Scotland which covered topics such as Scottish devolution, Scottish Select Committee, comparisons with Northern Ireland, use of Scots Gaelic, the EC Edinburgh summit and Mr Lang's own constituency, along with note from Small on Lang's background and comment on Lang's views "He is suave and bland and gives the impression of being more English than Scottish. His attitude to Scots Gaelic betrayed this as did his whole approach to the aspirations of many Scots for greater autonomy", 13/01/1993; information booklet with details of programme, car plan, protocols, guest lists, telephone numbers and biographical notes along with menu for dinner in Bute House, 16/01/1993, and match ticket for Nick Robinson; letter from Mary [?] to MR enclosing newsletter from Kenya (Dec 1992) which included article on MR's visit to Somalia, 17/01/1993; draft programme for visit to Strasbourg for conference "Human Rights at the Dawn of the 21st century" (organised by the Council of Europe ahead of the World Conference on Human Rights) 29-31/01/1993, sent to Nick Robinson, from Peter Ryan, 28/01/1993.

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Material relating to State visit to Spain 04-07/05/1993 including correspondence between Frank Murray, Secretary to the Government and Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, re draft programme for State visit, 28-29/01/1993 and fax from Embassy of Ireland, Madrid, to Chief of Protocol with further information, 03/02/1993; fax letter from J Willis to Nick Robinson (NR) querying possibility of visit to the Special Olympics Centre for to draw attention to movement, 12/04/1993; document on ceremonial order from Adjutant-General's Branch, Defence Forces Headquarters, 20/04/1993; itinerary with wardrobe notes for NR written in margin; note to NR from Joe Brennan, Deputy Secretary to the President (JB) about schedule while Mary Robinson is talking with Prime Minister Gonzales, 23/04/1994; correspondence re suggested list of gifts between NR from JB, 23-30/04/1993; handwritten text of caption [for photograph] in Spanish of the Robinsons at Palacio Real de El Pardo; photocopies of articles on Spanish architecture.

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Material relating to President Robinson (MR)'s visit to USA 11-20/05/1993 including official ringbound information handbook for visit with details of delegation list, programme, car plans and contact numbers (3 copies); official handbook on protocols (3 copies); list of gifts for presentation with post-it note from Joe Brennan, Deputy Secretary to the President, 11/05/1993; reception programme, Washington, 14/05/1993; CARE Foundation Humanitarian Awards Luncheon programme [MR awarded CARE Humanitarian Award for Relief for her work raising awareness of the crisis in Somalia]; welcome letter from Robert C. Wilburn, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia and two complimentary tickets for MR and Nick Robinson (NR), 15-17/05/1993; ticket as "President's Guest" for Columbia University Commencement Exercises, New York, 19/05/1993; background documentation on The Irish American Partnership; correspondence between Alan K Simpson, United States Senator, and NR, 28/05-23/06/1993; photocopy of official White House Photograph taken 04/05/1993 of MR, President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore.

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