Material relating to President Robinson's official visit to Britain (Oxford and London), 26-28/05/1993 including correspondence from Frank Murray, Secretary to the Government, and Peter Ryan, Secretary to the President, relating to possibility of courtesy call being paid to Queen Elizabeth II during visit, as agreed by Taoiseach and Tánaiste, 15/02/1993; ceremonial order from Adjutant-General's Branch, Defence Forces Headquarters, 17/05/1993; print out of delegation list, programme, car plan, protocols, seating plans and list of telephone numbers (Nick's copy); lists of attendees at "Annual dinner 1993" including ambassadors, architects, church, actors, armed forces, artists and designers, journalists, writers, musicians, state officials and academics; Department of Foreign Affairs Brief.

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Folder labelled "Sudan" relating to possible Presidential visit to Sudan which was postponed. Includes Amnesty International report "Sudan Patterns of Repression", 19/02/1993; poem from Betty Lynch and letters referring to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Somalia as well as crisis in Sudan, 01-18/05/1993; letter to MR from John O'Shea, Director, GOAL, referring to her potential visit to South Sudan and enclosing GOAL report on emergency feeding and relief operations, 21/05/1993; photocopy of communications from Embassy of Ireland, Lagos, Nigeria, to Secretary of Foreign Affairs on Abuja Talks on Sudan Conflict, 21-28/05/1993; correspondence between Noel Dorr (ND), Secretary Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Frank Murray (FM), Secretary to the Government, Dept of the Taoiseach, and Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President (21-25/05/1993) on the possible visit of MR which includes detailed reports from Éamon Ó Tuathail (EÓT), Irish Ambassador in Cairo, (7-14/01/1993) and points for MR to consider; photocopy of fax from Justin Kilcullen, Trócaire (Catholic Agency for World Development), to MR about possible visit, 27/05/1993; briefing material from ND, sent by FM to PR including reports on the situation in Sudan and on the Abuja peace process from EÓT, 23/05-01/06/1993; photocopy of handwritten letter from David Manning, Merseyside, England, to MR discussing airlift of food and medicine which he had organised using "the world's largest transport aircraft the Russian [Antona?] 124" through a UK company, 02/06/1993 and requesting a meeting with her to draw media attention to his fundraising and airlifts, 02/06/1993; correspondence between ND, FM and PR relating to paper stating pros and cons of visit to Sudan drawn up by Ronan Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Development Cooperation Division, DFA, and telex from Ambassador EÓT, 23/05-03/06/1993; correspondence relating to the presentation of credentials by the new Sudanese Ambassador Mr Ali M Yassin on 9th of July including from Tom Kitt, TD, Minister of State, Dept. of Foreign Affairs who could not attend, 07/06/1993, a note from Joe Brennan stating Joan Burton, Minister of State, Dept of Social Welfare would attend, 08/07/1993, background notes including briefing note on Ireland's bilateral Aid Programme to Sudan, and itinerary of events at the presentation; letter from FM to PR stating that DFA had recommended MR should not visit Sudan at that time because "of situation there, the danger and the difficulty of arranging such a visit" along with challenges of the rainy season, and recommending instead that "position should be reviewed again in the Autumn when a formal invitation is expected to have been received from the Sudanese President", 16/07/1993, with reports enclosed including from Ambassador in Copenhagen on visit to Sudan by Troika of EC [European Community] Development Ministers and follow-up letter from FM to PR, 20/07/1993 with note of conversation between Ronan Murphy and Ambassador Yassin referring to human rights issues and need for "linkage between any expansion of Development Aid and an improvement in the Human Rights situation there".

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s official visit to New Zealand (NZ), visit to Hong Kong (HK), and State visit to India, 15 September - 3 October 1993, including briefing book for NZ and HK covering political situation, economic relations (NZ), trade relations (HK), GATT [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade], cultural relations and historical links (NZ), International Fund for Ireland (NZ), CVs (NZ) and Irish Community in HK; briefing book for India, covering political situation, trade and economic relations, GATT, cultural relations and historical links, Irish community in India, background on locations and organisations to be visited, Irish Development Cooperation projects in India and CVs; briefing book on general political issues covering Former Yugoslavia, Russia, Somalia, Middle East, Nuclear Non-proliferation, EC [European Community] issues (Maastricht, enlargement, EMU [Economic Monetary Union]), Anglo-Irish relations and United Nations reform and peacekeeping; paper "Trinity and the Commonwealth", prepared by Bill Vaughan, Trinity College Dublin, for the Secretary General of the Commonwealth in 1992, and which Vaughan sent to Nick Robinson for MR ahead of visit, 24/08/1993; text of address by MR to The Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club, 24/09/1993, "Irish Identity within Europe"; CAC 34th anniversary coupon for Chinese Arts and Crafts (HK), Silvercord branch; correspondence relating to gifts being given and received including note that gifts are not exchanged directly in India but via protocol locally, list of gifts received by MR's party from India, list of items which came in three boxes from New Delhi at end of trip, and fax from Kate Slattery, Protocol Division, to Joe Brennan, relating to gifts being delivered that afternoon, 12/10/1993; menu for luncheon in honour of MR hosted by Jamshyd N Godrej, President of Confederation of Indian Industry, 1/10/1993, The Oberoi Towers.

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Material relating to official visit to Wales, 29/11-01/12/1993 consisting of printout of information book including details of delegation list, programme, car plan, protocols and telephone numbers, and brief covering programme, CVs of dignitaries of the University of Wales, background note on the Irish in Wales, draft speaking points for Irish community reception, and list of invitees to reception as of 23/11/1993.

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Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1994, including to France (P143/4/5/3/4/1), United States of America (P143/4/5/3/4/2, 13), United Kingdom (P143/4/5/3/4/3), South Africa (P143/4/5/3/4/4, 13), Switzerland (P143/4/5/3/4/5), Poland (P143/4/5/3/4/6), Council of Europe, France (P143/4/5/3/4/7), Canada (P143/4/5/3/4/8), Republic of Zambia (P143/4/5/3/4/9, 12), Republic of Zimbabwe (P143/4/5/3/4/10, 12), United Republic of Tanzania (P143/4/5/3/4/11, 12) and Rwanda (P143/4/5/3/4/12).

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Ringbound briefing book for visit of President Mary Robinson to Manchester 17-19/4/1994 containing details on programme, history of Irish Community in Manchester, Manchester Irish Community Care, biographical notes, Northern Ireland background note, description of treasures from the John Rylands Library, and contact numbers.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to China for conference [UN Fourth World Conference on Women?] which may or may not have taken place, including UN Fourth World Conference on Women branded postcard and envelope from Maire Bradshaw, Cork Federation, referencing group of women from Rwanda who had approached them hoping to speak to MR, 03/09/1995; memo from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to the President, in relation to call from Lorna Siggins referencing her attempts to find out if MR was attending conference; background material including from International Campaign for Tibet, report "The Future of China in the Context of Asian Society", policy recommendations, Tokyo 01/1995, and annual report 1994, The Japan Forum on International Relations Inc., flyer for All India Women's conference and business card for its President Shobhana Ranade, and flyer "The Marrakesh Declaration", Mediterranean and European Women's Conference, Women and Peace, May 1994. Also includes photocopy of letter to Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs from Ambassador Seán [Ó Broin?], [Irish Embassy to the Holy See?], re call on Pope by UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, where Beijing conference was discussed, 19/12/1994.

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s State visit to United States of America, 11-15/06/1996, including official information handbook detailing delegation, programme and protocols, 6 copies of programme hosted by President and Mrs Clinton at the White House, of performance by Mary Chapin Carpenter and Mary Black, 13/06/1996, 4 copies of menu for dinner honouring President and Mr Robinson, at White House, 13/06/1996, with 5th copy signed by Bill Clinton to MR; table placeholder marked "President and Mrs Clinton", official booklet with floor plan for Blair House, The President's Guest House, at which the Robinsons were staying, and official visitor luggage tag for same, and letter of thanks from Joseph and Carol Hassett to Robinsons for including them in the "very special events of [your] memorable State visit to Washington", 19/06/1996. See P143/4/7/7/4

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Material relating to President Mary Robinson's visit to Federal Republic of Germany (FDR), 29/09-02/10/1996, including official information handbook embossed with FDR emblem detailing programme, delegation, order of cars, aircraft seating plan, allocation of rooms and telephone numbers, and official translation of advance text of speech by FDR President, Roman Herzog at dinner in honour of President Robinson, Schloss Belleview, Berlin, 30/09/1996, in commemorative booklet embossed with FDR emblem; (Irish) official information handbook detailing delegation, programme, protocols, contact numbers and room allocations, with visit to Berlin (29-30/09/1996) marked as official, and visit to Frankfurt (01-02/10/1996) marked as normal visit.

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Material relating to visits by Mary Robinson abroad in 1997, including to United Kingdom (P143/4/5/3/7/2), Malta (P143/4/5/3/7/3), Republic of Rwanda (P143/4/5/3/7/4), Italy and the holy See (P143/4/5/3/7/5) and Sweden (P143/4/5/3/7/6).

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