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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENCY. Ambassador Lauro L. Baja Jr., Permanent Representative to the United Nations, meets with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday, 31 August, at his 38th Floor office at the UN Headquarters in New York, to discuss the program of work during the Philippine presidency of the Security Council, which starts tomorrow, 1 September. With Ambassador Baja are Ambassador Bayani S. Mercado, Deputy Permanent Representative (in photo on right), Minister Anacleto Rei Lacanilao III, Political Coordinator, Minister Leslie B. Gatan, Alternate Representative and Third Secretary Elmer Cato, Alternate Representative.




TURNOVER. Ambassador Lauro L. Baja Jr., Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, thanks Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, shortly after their bilateral meeting at the Security Council on Thursday, 1 September. Ambassador Oshima was the first among the 14 envoys from the member states that make up the Security Council whom Ambassador Baja met during the first day of its presidency. The Philippines will be president of the most powerful organ of the United Nations for the month of September. (ELMER CATO)

UN PRESS CONFERENCE. Ambassador Lauro L. Baja Jr., Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations and this month's president of the Security Council, announces the holding of a summit of leaders of the 15-member countries of the Council during a news conference on Friday, 2 September. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be presiding over the summit which will be held on 14 September at the UN Headquarters in New York. Also in photo are Ambassador Bayani S. Mercado, Deputy Permanent Representative, and Minister Anacleto Rei Lacanilao, Political Coordinator.