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2020 Official Visits to the Director General and the IAEA

HE Sultan Salmeen Almansouri, Resident Representative of the State of Qatar to the IAEA, presented a congratulatory letter from HE Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on his appointment as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna, Austria, 10 January 2020.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with Dr. Hayat Sindi, Vice President/Chairperson and Chief Advisor to the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President, Science, Technology and Innovation, during her official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 16 January 2020.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with H.E. Mr Sedat Önal, Deputy Minister of Turkey, during his courtesy visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 16 January 2020.HE Ms Pirkko Hämäläinen, Resident Representative of Finland to the IAEA, presented a joint congratulatory and invitation letter from HE Mr Mika Lintilä, Minister for Economic Affairs and HE Mr Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on his appointment as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna, Austria, 16 January 2020.William Magwood IV, Director General, Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD/NEA) met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 24 January 2020.Alicia Buenrostro Massieu, Resident Representative of Mexico to the IAEA met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during her official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 27 January 2020.HE Hamad Al-Kaabi, Resident Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the IAEA, presented a congratulatory letter from HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on his appointment as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna, Austria, 29 January 2020.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with HE Mr Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Brahim Khlil, Resident Representative of Mauritania to the IAEA during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 7 February 2020.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Programme, Shannon Hader sign the Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the IAEA and The Joint United Nations Programme an HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Cooperation in the Area of Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control, at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 7 February 2020.HE Mr David Dondua, Resident Representative of Georgia to the IAEA, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during a courtesy visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 17 February 2020. HE Mr Sturla Sigurjónsson, Permanent Secretary of State of Iceland, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 17 February 2020.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with Alexander Schallenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria during a courtesy call at the Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs, Minoritenplatz 8, 1010 Vienna, Austria.Ms. Monika Froehler, CEO Ban Ki-moon Centre, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during her official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 18 February 2020.Dr. John Barrett, President, Portolan Global Inc., met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 18 February 2020.HE Mr. Igli Hasani, Resident Representative of Albania to the IAEA, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, on a courtesy call on his capacity as new Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) at the at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 19 February 2020.HE Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 21 February 2020.Hon. Senator Matthew Samuda of Jamaica, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 5 March 2020.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the International Gender Champions Vienna held at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria, 5 March 2020.HE Mr Nurlan Nogayev, Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan, met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 5 March 2020.Mr Muhammad Naeem, Governor to the IAEA Board and Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 10 March 2020. Ms Anne Lazar-Sury, Governor to the IAEA Board of France met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during her official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 11 March 2020.HE Mr Robert Dussey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Togolese Republic met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, 11 March 2020.Ms. Elena Maceiras, ABACC (Agencia Brasileño-Argentina de Contabilidad y Control de Materiales Nucleares Verificando el uso pacífico de la energía nuclear en Argentina y Brasil) met with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during her official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 12 March 2020 Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General and LI Yong, UNIDO Director General, signs the Practical Arrangements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on Cooperation in the area of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 12 June 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with Prof. Paolo Cotta Ramusimo, Secretary General of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and Sergey Batsanov, Director of the Geneva Office of Pugwash Conferences, Former Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament during their official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 22 June 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency together with the other Heads of the Vienna-Based Organizations, Ghada Waly, Director General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Li Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization and Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications and HE Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Resident Representative of Pakistan to the IAEA, welcomes His Excellency Mr Alexander Schallenberg, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria upon his arrival at the Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. 26 June 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with Brian H. Hook, U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State during his official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 1 July 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with Ambassador Susanne Baumann, Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arm Control and Head of the Directorate-General for International Order, the United Nations and Arms Control, Federal Foreign Office, during her official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 7 July 2020.Ambassador Baumann is accompanied by Gerhard Küntzle, Resident Representative of Germany to the IAEA and Jens Plötner, Political Director of the German Foreign Ministry.IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi delivers his opening remarks at the 2020 Online Latin American and Caribbean Nonproliferation and Disarmament meeting. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 6 July 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi delivers his remarks (via ipad) at the Virtual High-Level Dialogue at the Panel Discussion “Electricity Security and Sustainability”, during a virtual meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Transitions Summit, Towards a Sustainable Recovery. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 9 July 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Mr. Sherzod Asadov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Former Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the International Organizations in Vienna, during his official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 20 July 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, receives a hand-over letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon delivered by HE Mr. Ibrahim Assaf, Resident Representative of Lebanon to the IAEA during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 21 July 2020.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, receives the Letter of Gratitude to the IAEA regarding the technical assistance to fight COVID-19 provided by the Agency coming from HE Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, delivered by HE Mr Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, Resident Representative of Ukraine to the IAEA during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 29 July 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State during an official meeting held at the Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria. 14 August 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with HE Mr. Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 18 August 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, spoke with Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden during a video conference at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 21 August 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with HE Mr. Fu Cong, Director General of Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of China during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 31 August 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with HE Mr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 1 September 2020IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with the E3 Political Directors, Mr. Ajay Sharma, UK Deputy Political Director (far left), Mr. Philippe Errera, General Director for Political Affairs and Security at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (second from left), and Mr. Jens Plötner, Political Director, Federal Foreign Office, Germany (far right), during their official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 1 September 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Professor Atish Dabholkar, Director of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 8 September 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General met with HE Mohsen Baharvand, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Ms. Anne Lazar Sury, Governor to the IAEA Board of Governors,, and Director for International Affairs, French Alternative and Atomic Energy Commission, during her official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General met with HE Mr. Ousmane Issoufou Oubandawaki, Governor to the IAEA Board of Governors and President of HANEA from Niger, during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 18 September 2020 Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with HE Mr Cheikh Tidiane Sall, Resident Representative of Senegal to the IAEA, during a courtesy visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 28 September 2020HE Ms. Gankhuurai Battungalag, Resident Representative of Mongolia to the IAEA, handed a Letter of Gratitude from HE Mr. Khurelsukh Ukhna, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, for IAEA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 1 October 2020HE Mr. Haytham Shoja’aadin, Resident Representative of Yemen to the IAEA, delivers an appreciation letter coming from HE Mr. Mohammed Al-Hadrami, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen to Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, for the assistance provided to Yemen on Covid-19 at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 6 October 2020HE Ms. Mikaela Kumlin Granit, Resident Representative of Sweden to the IAEA, handed three pledge letters all signed by Carl Skau, Head of the Department for Conflict and Humanitarian Affairs of Sweden to Rafael Mariano Grossi at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 6 October 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General met with Axel Kenes, Director General for Multilateral Affairs at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs during his official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 9 October 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 14 October 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with HE Mr. Robinson Njeru Githae, Resident Representative of Kenya to the IAEA, as they discussed the Agency's Assistance on COVID-19 to Kenya and to further strengthen cooperation between the IAEA and Kenya. Vienna, Austria. 16 October 2020 Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Josep Maria Serena i Sender, Spanish Nuclear Safety Council during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 16 October 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with HE Mr Albert Hendrik (Aldrik) Gierveld, Resident Representative of the Netherlands to the IAEA, as they discussed the IAEA’s work to tackle COVID-19 around the world and peaceful uses of nuclear energy and non-proliferation during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 30 October 2020.HE Ms. Pirkko Hämäläinen, Resident Representative of Finland to the IAEA, presented to Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, a pledge letter of financial support to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme during his official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on 2 November 2020.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with HE Mr. Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands during his official visit at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria.5 November 2020.Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Stephan Klement, European Union Ambassador, Head of Delegation to the International Organisations in Vienna, during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 9 November 2020. Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, met with Zhang Jianhua, Vice Chairman, China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 12 November 2020.HE Mr. Sultan Salmeen Almansouri, Resident Representative of Qatar to the IAEA, hands over the Accession of the State of Qatar to the Convention of the Nuclear Safety document signed by HH The Emir of the State of Qatar to Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, during his official visit to the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 14 December 2020Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General and HE Mr Gerhard Küntzle, Resident Representative of Germany to the IAEA, met as they signed three agreements on voluntary extra-budgetary financial contributions. Germany's contributions will support activities in the field of nuclear verification, nuclear security and the implementation of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme. IAEA Vienna, Austria. 14 December 2020.
Last update: 14 December 2020

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