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 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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Material relating to President Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Argentina, Chile and Brazil, 19/03-02/04/1995, the first ever State visits by an Irish President to Latin America which to those participating on the ground was deemed a success but which was initially perceived in Irish media as a failure. Includes report from ND [Noel Dorr, Secretary Department of Foreign Affairs] refuting claims made in Irish media and noting "I had a minor disadvantage of being with the President as part of her delegation and seeing what actually happened rather than being at home to read what the Irish news media - in effect Conor O'Clery of The Irish Times and Eileen Whelan on RTE - felt they ought to report about it", 03/04/1995; copy of typed report prepared by Brian McCarthy [Assistant Secretary to the Government] "President's State Visits to Argentina, Chile and Brazil, 19 March - 2 April 1995", 05/04/1995; report by Noel Dorr of meeting he had with Director General of Chilean Foreign Ministry, sent to MR on 07/04/1995; draft reports on "Meeting between President Robinson and President Menem - 20 March 1995", with notations and correspondence between Peter Ryan and Irish Ambassador to Argentina, Bernard Davenport, 06-10/04/1995; draft report on "meeting with President Cardoso - 29 March 1995", with notations, 12/04/1995; typed copy of address to MR from "probably one of the longest serving Irish missionaries here in Brazil"; typed letter "Viewpoint for Peter M from John Horgan", refuting and critiquing article by Mary Ellen Synon in Sunday Tribune, [04?]/1995.

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Typed programme for visit of President Robinson to Rwanda, Zaire, Uganda, 9-13 October 1995

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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 visit to London, England, 25-27/10/1995 including official information handbook containing details of delegation, programme, protocols and contact numbers, official documentation from Lord Chamberlain's Office, 17/10/1995 on reception to mark the Sesquicentenary of The Queen's Colleges in Ireland, St James's Palace, 25/10/1995 with official envelope, and copy of typed address given by MR for the LSE [London School of Economics] Founders' Day Lecture, "The Academic Space: New Frontier or Black Hole", 27/10/1995.

[Archivist's note: both the envelope and the documentation therein from the Lord Chamberlain's Office repeatedly refer to President Robinson as President of the Republic of Ireland, instead of her correct title of President of Ireland].

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