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Director's Official Travel & Meetings 2009

January / Enero
14-24	Geneva, Switzerland.	124th Session of the WHO Executive Board [19-27 January 2009] Global Policy Group Meeting (WHO-GPG) [16 January 2009] 9th Mtg of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the WHO-EB (EBPBAC) [14-16 January 2009] PAHO Director's Newsletter Issue 01/2009 PAHO Director's Newsletter Issue 02/2009
26	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Courtesy visit of Minister Laura Albornoz, CIM/OAS President (read more in Spanish) (CIM: InterAmerican Commission of Women of the OAS)
27-29	Tegucigalpa, Honduras.	XXIV Reunión del Sector Salud de Centroamérica (RESSCAD) PAHO Press Release in Spanish
29-30	Panama, Panama.	UN Regional Directors Group (RDG) Meeting

February / Febrero
03	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Courtesy visit by Ms. Bersabel Ephrem, Director General of the International Affairs Directorate(IAD), Health Canada.
04	Washington, D.C.	Leadership Reception 2009 Latina Style 50
08-13	Asunción, Paraguay.	SRMM-Subregional Managers' Meeting Andean & Southern Countries [only staff members access] Paraguay's Official Visit Improving Public Health by addressing the SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH [Director's Newsletter]
19	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Report - State of the Region 2008 - for Central America and Dominican Republic Presentación por Sr. Miguel Gutiérrez Saxe, Coordinador del Programa Estado de la Región/Nación.
27	New York.	UN Regional Directors Team (RDT) Meeting on Haiti

March / Marzo
09-10	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Visit of Minister of Health of Guatemala (MOH GUT)
11	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Celebration of International Women's Day 2009 at PAHO HEALTH, GENDER, and CULTURE [Director's article]
11-13	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	* PAHO Subcommittee on Program, Budget and Administration (SPBA)
16-20	Cuba.	SRMM-Subregional Mangers' Meeting for the Central America, Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic and US/MEX Border Office Director's Newsletter
23-25	Albania	WHO Global Policy Group Meeting (WHO-GPG)
24	Washington DC.	DENGUE: CALL TO ACTION IN THE REGION PAHO Director Urges Intensified Efforts against Dengue
31	Canada	Canada Official Visit. Visit to Nunavut

April / Abril
01-03	Canada	Official Visit High-Level Canada Visit Highlights Cooperation, Indigenous Health
06-07	Washington D.C., PAHO HQ.	Visit of Belize Minister of Health (MOH BLZ)
07	Washington D.C., PAHO HQ.	Celebration of World Health Day 2009 at PAHO SAFE HOSPITALS and DISASTERS [Director's article]
14-17	Bahamas.	SRMM-Subregional Managers' Meeting for the Caribbean Bahamas Media Release Director's Newsletter
17-19	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.	Fifth Summit of the Americas (OAS) 'Securing our citizens future by promoting human prosperity, energy security and environmental sustainability' PAHO Director at the 5th Summit of the Americas
23-26	San Juan, Puerto Rico.	Convención Annual 2009 Academia de Médicos de Familia de Puerto Rico - Segunda Cumbre DIMF Wonca
23-27	Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina.	Vaccination Week in the Americas 2009 Message from PAHO Director
27-28	Buenos Aires, Argentina.	Official Visit
23-30	Washington, DC. PAHO HQ.	PAHO Task Force Influeza A (H1N1) virus Director's Newsletter April 29, 2009 Director's Newsletter April 27, 2009

May / Mayo
01-31	Washington, DC. PAHO HQ.	PAHO Task Force Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Director's Newsletter May 20, 2009 Director's Newsletter June 11, 2009 Director's Newsletter July 02, 2009
15	Washington, DC.	Passionate for Primary Health Care (PHC) [Director's interview]
13-27	Geneva, Switzerland.	WHO-WHA: 62nd World Health Assembly 125th Executive Board

June / Junio
01	San Salvador, El Salvador.	El Salvador Presidential Inauguration
02-03	San Pedro Sula, Honduras.	39th OAS General Assembly
04-06	El Paso, Texas.	67th U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association Annual Meeting USMBHA /AFMES HUMAN SECURITY: A Public Health Perspective [Director's presentation]
16	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Meeting with the OAS Ambassadors Permanent Council
18	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	PAHO Awards Ceremony 2009
22-26	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	PAHO Executive Committee ( Non-travel period)
24	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Memorandum of Understanding between the Alliance for Rabies Control and the Pan American Health Organization
29-30	Panama, Panama.	UN RDT/RDG: UN Regional Directors Group (RDG) Meeting

July / Julio
01	Panama City, Panama.	Panama Presidential Inauguration & Official Visit
02-03	Cancún, Mexico.	World Meeting on Influenza A/H1N1 PAHO Director closing remarks Highlights from the High-Level Cancun Meeting
08	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Sign of a Memorandum of Agreement between PAHO and the Washington College of Law (WCL/American University)
08	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	PAHO General Staff Meeting

August / Agosto
03-04	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Visit of MOH Paraguay
11-13	Washington, D.C., PAHO HQ.	Regional Advisory Committee on Health Statistics (CRAES) Directtor's welcoming remarks
13-17	Peru.	Peru, Official Visit Art as a Bridge to Health and Development, Belen Festival.
18-20	Argentina.	International Fair 'Healthy Municipalities'
20-21	Uruguay.	Uruguay, Official Visit
21	Argentina.	Closing of the International Fair 'Healthy Municipalities'

September / Septiembre
03-06	Port-au-Prince, Haiti.	High Level Inter-American Mission to Haiti
07-12	Carribean.	Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 celebration A Message from PAHO Director
17-18	New York.	UN Regional Director's Group Meeting (RDT/RDG) Strengthening the coordination among the UN and the Inter-American System [Spanish version]
23	Washington D.C., PAHO HQ.	Meeting with the OAS Ambassadors Permanent Council. Director's presentation
26-27	Washington D.C., PAHO HQ.	18th Meeting of the CARICOM Caucus of Ministers of Health CARICOM HEALTH MINISTERS LAUNCH REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR HIV AND SYPHILIS FREE GENERATIONS
28-30	Washington D.C., PAHO HQ.	PAHO 49th Directing Council**

October / Octubre
01-02	Washington D.C., PAHO HQ.	PAHO 49th Directing Council PAHO Director Newsletter*
05-06	Washington D.C., OPS Sede.	Visita del Ministro de Salud BAR & GRE
14-16	Pittsburgh, PA, USA.	Global Links Anniversary.
22-23	Oviedo, Spain.	Prince Asturia Award.
25-28	Cuba.	WHO-DG Official Visit.
28	Panama City, Panama.	X Conferencia Iberoamericana de Educación en Enfermería.

November / Noviembre
01-02	Ginebra, Suiza.	AMRO/WRs Meeting
02-05	Geneva, Switzerland	Global WHO Regional Directors Meetings
07-08	Philadelphia.	137th APHA Annual Meeting American Public Health Association
11	Panama.	Annual Meeting ot the Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR/CAIS)
23-25	Nicaragua.	RESSCAD & Official Visit to Nicaragua
25-26	Costa Rica	Official Visit

December / Diciembre
07-11	Washington, D.C., OPS Sede.	BPB Review (EXM) - Biennial Program Budget.
15	Washington, D.C.	PAHO HQ End of the Year celebration.

**** All other appointments are internal

    *** 2009 Extended Official Travel only for staff users [On Intranet]
    ** Non-travel periods
      Last Updating: 08-Dec-2009

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