Briefing book for President Mary Robinson's State visit to Poland, 20-24/06/1994, which contains details of programme, delegation and their CVs, notes on political and economic situation, notes on general, trade and cultural relations, including Avonmore project, notes on European issues (Corfu European Council, EU[European Union] relations with Poland and with Central and Eastern European Countries, European Security Architecture, former Yugoslavia, Russia and Ukraine), notes on International issues (UN reform and peacekeeping, Africa - South Africa, Rwanda), notes on Northern Ireland, and background information on Irish Community in Poland and on locations.

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Briefing documents for visit to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, 29 June 1994 containing details on programme and delegation accompanying President Mary Robinson and Mr Robinson, CVs of Assembly President Martinez and Secretary General Tarschys, speaking notes for meetings with Martinez and Tarschys, steering note on Parliamentary Assembly, background note on enlargement of the Council of Europe and follow-up to Vienna summit, background note on membership, structures and activities of Council, fact file on Council, and notes for meeting with Mayor of Strasbourg, Mme Catherine Trautmann.

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Department of Foreign Affairs briefing book for President Mary Robinson's visit to Canada, 20-29/08/1994, including notes on general political background, on current economic and political situation, on political structure in Canada, and on foreign policy, notes on Ontario, on Irish Communities in Ontario, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, notes on Grosse Isle, on International Fund of Canada, on EU[European Union]-Canada relations, on bilateral relations, on Canada's United Nations role, on International Fund for Ireland, on recent political developments in Northern Ireland and notes on cultural relations with Canada.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson's State visit to the Republic of Zambia, 25/09-01/10/1994, including ringbound briefing book containing programme and related material (delegation list, CVs, profile of Irish Community and notes on venues), general data, notes on history and culture, notes on political and economic situation, on relations with Ireland and on International political and economic issues of major local concern, notes on EU relations, and notes on the Official Irish Aid Programme including overall Irish Aid programme, Irish Aid programme in Zambia, and NGO Scheme/Fellowships/Emergency Aid, and official information handbook containing information on delegation, programme, protocols, telephone numbers and room allocations.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson's State visit to Republic of Zimbabwe, 01-07/10/1994, consisting of briefing book containing programme and related material (delegation list, CVs, profile of Irish Community and notes on venues), general data, notes on history and culture, on political and economic situation, on relations with Ireland and on International political and economic issues of major local concern, on EU [European Union] relations, and on the Official Irish Aid Programme including overall Irish Aid programme, Irish Aid programme in Zimbabwe, and NGO Scheme/Fellowships/Emergency Aid and photocopy of official information handbook containing information on programme.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson's State visit to United Republic of Tanzania, 07-13/10/1994, including ringbound briefing book containing programme and related material (delegation list, CVs, profile of Irish Community and notes on venues), general data, notes on history and culture, on political and economic situation, on relations with Ireland and on International political and economic issues of major local concern, on EU [European Union] relations, and on the Official Irish Aid Programme including overall Irish Aid programme, Irish Aid programme in Tanzania, NGO Scheme/Fellowships/Emergency Aid, note on Rwandan Refugee situation, and official information handbook containing information on delegation, programme, car plan, protocols and telephone numbers.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s State visits to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, her visit to Rwanda, and the refugee camps near Goma, and in Tanzania, her briefing of the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary[-General] Gharekhan, and her correspondence with heads of member states of the UN seeking "their assistance in having the U.N. address more urgently the need to bring to justice those who instigated and led the genocidal killings in Rwanda". It includes a photocopy of faxed security report on MR's proposed visit to Kigali [Rwanda] and Goma [Democratic Republic of Congo], Ronan Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Development Cooperation Division, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), 10/10/1994; typed key notes taken during meeting between MR and President Mwinyi, [United Republic of Tanzania] 11/10/1994; handwritten notes (extracts relating to Rwanda) of meeting between MR and Prime Minister Malecela, [Tanzania] 12/10/1994; typed memo re meeting between MR and representatives of various NGOs held under the auspices of UNHCR [UN Refugee Agency in Rwanda], Kigali, Rwanda, 13/10/1994; typed report/minutes of call on MR by Vice-President and Minister for Defence of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in Mille Collines Hotel, Kigali, 13/10/1994; typed report/minutes of briefing of MR by Ambassador Khan and Major General Tousignant, in UNAMIR [United Nations Assistance Mission For Rwanda] Headquarters, Kigali, 13/10/1994; typed report/minutes of call of MR with President Bizimungu in President's Residence, Kigali, 13/10/1994; letter from Brian McCarthy, Assistant Secretary to the Government, to Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, enclosing reports prepared by the DFA on MR's visit to Rwanda and Goma, 20/10/1994; typed CV for UN Under-Secretary-General Gharekhan; photocopy of fax from Irish Permanent Mission For UN (PMUN) to Bride Rosney with "Cover letter & Extract from interim report of the Commission of Experts re HR Abuses in Rwanda Just Recd", 21/10/1994; draft letter from MR to member states with cover letter from Peter Ryan to Frank Murray, Secretary to the Government and revised draft 07-10/11/1994; cards in appreciation of MR's historic visit from APSO Central Africa Field Office, and ARTCF, Kigali, 13/10/1994 04/10/1994; information pack with background information on Rwanda, on neighbouring countries concerned with Rwandan refugees, and on CONCERN's involvement, with cover letter from Aengus Finucane, Chief Executive, CONCERN, 23/09/1994; letter from James P Grant, Executive Director, UNICEF, in relation to her proposed visit to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Rwanda, 22/09/1994, and UNICEF emergency update on Rwanda 01/09/199 ;and fax from PMUN New York with latest situation reports ahead of MR's visit, 29/09/1994.

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Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1995, including to Switzerland (P143/4/5/3/5/1), Japan (P143/4/5/3/5/2,3), Argentina, Brazil and Chile (P143/4/5/3/5/4), Republics of Rwanda, Zaire [now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo] and Uganda P143/4/5/3/5/5), China (P143/4/5/3/5/6) and England P143/4/5/3/5/7.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland, 28-29/01/1995 including official information handbook containing details of programme and telephone numbers and larger bound information book with details of programme, more extensive contact names of attendees, note from Joe Brennan in relation to luncheon hosted by German President Herzog of several VIPS (MR, President Kuchma (Ukraine), President Menem (Argentina), President Karimov (Uzbekistan), President Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan), Prime Minister Dehaene (Belgium), Prime Minister Vaclav (Czech Republic), Prime Minister Goh (Singapore), President Santer (Commission of European Communities) and State Secretary Kaltenberger (Switzerland)), CVs and correspondence including cover letter from WEF on The Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders taking place annually every January. Also includes ringbound briefing book with political notes on Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Uganda and CVs for some of the presidents and prime ministers of these countries.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s State visit to Japan, 19-28/02/1995, including official information handbook with details of delegation, programme and programmes (2 copies), official information handbook with details of car plan, telephone numbers and room allocations, menu for dinner in honour of Robinsons, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, 22/02/1995, bag tags for several hotels, correspondence between Carol Baxter, Protocol Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Nick Robinson, and Mairead McAnallen, Crafts Council of Ireland in relation to gifts to be given in Japan (12/01-02/02/1995), memo from Bride Rosney (BR), Special Adviser to the President, to Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, relating to final details and points from MR ahead of trip to Japan, with note from BR to Nick Robinson re his request that a separate distinct programme was not required except for afternoon shopping opportunities in Tokyo, Matsue and Osaka, 15/01/1995.

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