{"id":105863,"date":"2017-06-10T17:35:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T21:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/?p=105863"},"modified":"2017-08-11T17:38:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T21:38:32","slug":"press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-washington-d-c-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2017\/06\/10\/press-release-president-of-the-un-general-assembly-to-visit-washington-d-c-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: President of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly to visit Washington, D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵITED NATIONS,\u00a0<em>New York, 10 June 2017\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 On 12 June, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, will visit Washington D.C. to address the 2017 Leadership Summit of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p><em>The President will be accompanied by Senior Adviser Tracy Raczek. 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