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Agenda
23 Sep
2026

Interview with Wall Street Journal

New York 15:15 - 15:35 Secretary General
23 Sep
2026

Interview with Newsweek

New York 14:30 - 15:00 Secretary General
23 Sep
2026

Meeting with Ms María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General on Cyprus

New York 13:30 - 14:00 Secretary General
23 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, U.S. Department of State

New York 12:30 - 13:00 Secretary General
23 Sep
2026

Interview with Al Jazeera English

New York 11:05 - 11:35 Secretary General
23 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia

New York 10:35 - 11:00 Secretary General
23 Sep
2026

High-Level Side Event “The Sixth Summit of the International Crimea Platform: A Test of Unity, a Call for Action”

New York 09:00 - 10:30 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Working dinner at the invitation of Mr Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg

New York 20:00 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Interview with Al Jazeera Arab Service

New York 17:30 - 17:50 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

New York 16:30 - 17:00 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Council of Europe of Side Event "Delivering Social Rights, Renewing Democracy: From Doha and Chișinău to a New Democratic Pact for Europe"

New York 15:00 - 16:15 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Nabil Fahmy, Secretary General of the League of Arab States

New York 14:00 - 14:30 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Mahmoud Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

New York 13:00 - 13:30 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic

New York 12:00 - 12:30 Secretary General
22 Sep
2026

Opening of the General Debate “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all"

New York 9:00 - 11:30 Secretary General
21 Sep
2026

Working dinner with Mr Margus Tsahkna, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia

New York 20:15 Secretary General
21 Sep
2026

P4M Summit: Partners for Multilateralism, International Law, Peace and Prosperity co-hosted by Mr António Costa, President of the European Council, Mr William Ruto, President of Kenya and Mr Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

New York 18:30 - 19:30 Secretary General
21 Sep
2026

Inauguration of the Council of Europe Office in New York, followed by a reception on the occasion of the opening of the Council of Europe Observer Office to the United Nations in New York

New York 16:00 - 18:00 Secretary General
21 Sep
2026

Pull aside with Mr Andrii Sybiha, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

New York 15:45 - 15:55 Secretary General
21 Sep
2026

Meeting with Mr Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General

New York 14:50 - 15:15 Secretary General
Alain Berset

 

Alain Berset is the 15th Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

The Secretary General has the overall responsibility for the strategic management of the Organisation. Mr Berset was elected in June 2024.
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