Event
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 9:00 to Tuesday, September 24, 2019 20:00
AJC Engages World Leaders at the UN General Assembly
As the world gathered last week in New York for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, AJC held meetings with over 80 presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers, and other key officials to advocate for robust transatlantic ties, strengthen Israel's rightful place in the family of nations, and shine a light on the need to combat the growing threat of antisemitism and other forms of hatred.
On the sidelines of the General Assembly, AJC honored Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the "Architect of Peace" award in recognition of the Gulf nation's efforts to promote interfaith relations and regional security. Read on
Please find below a selection of highlights of meetings with leaders from Europe and the Middle East:
Meeting with Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Prime Minister of Romania
23 September 2019

Meeting with Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus
23 September 2019

Meeting with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal and Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
23 September 2019

Meeting with Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
25 September 2019

Meeting with Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia
26 September 2019

Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, receives AJC's "Architect of Peace" Award
23 September 2019

Meeting with Joseph Borrell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
23 September 2019

Meeting with Miro Cerar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia
24 September 2019

Meeting with Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
25 September 2019

Meeting with Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman
25 September 2019

Meeting with Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
25 September 2019

Meeting with Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia
25 September 2019

Meeting with Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
25 September 2019

Meeting with Linas Linkevičius, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Lithuania
26 September 2019

Meeting with Ekatarina Zaharieva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
26 September 2019

Meeting with Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
27 September 2019

Meeting with Nikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
27 September 2019

Meeting with Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
27 September 2019

Meeting with State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
23 September 2019

Meeting with Susanna Terstal, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
23 September 2019

Date and time
Date and time
08:00 - 19:00 WEST
09:00 - 20:00 CEST
10:00 - 21:00 EEST