§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the visits outside Britain made by his Department's Permanent Secretary on official business since 1 January 1999, indicating the date and purpose of the visit in each case. [130492]
§ Mr. Robin CookThe information is as follows:
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Sir John Kerr, permanent under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has made the following official visits since 1 January 1999 Date South Africa To attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban 9–16 November 1999 Iran For talks with the Iranian Government in Tehran 27–29 November 1999 Italy To attend a meeting of EU Secretaries—General in Venice 17–19 December 1999 Finland To attend the European Council meeting in Helsinki 9–11 December 1999 Ireland For talks with the Irish Government in Dublin 18–20 February 2000 Turkey For talks with the Turkish Government in Ankara 18–21 March 2000 Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan To Tashkent, Almaty and Astana for talks with the Uzbek and Kazakh Governments 28 March-1 April 2000 Libya For talks with the Libyan Government in Tripoli 15–16 April 2000 Russia For talks with senior Russian officials in Moscow 29–31 May 2000 South America To Santiago, Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro for talks with senior officials 1–6 May 2000 Slovenia To deliver the opening address of the Wilton Park Conference in Slovenia, and for talks with the Government in Ljubljana 7–9 May 2000 Portugal To attend the European Council at Feira 18–20 June 2000 South East Asia For talks with the Government in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore 3–8 July 2000