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19 February 2003

Text: Powell To Visit Korea, Japan and China February 21-25

(State Department February 19 press release) (180)
Following is the text of a February 19 State Department press release
concerning Secretary of State Colin Powell's planned trip to Asia,
February 21-25:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 19, 2003
STATEMENT BY RICHARD BOUCHER, SPOKESMAN
Travel by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to Asia
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will travel to Seoul to head the
U.S. delegation to the February 25 inauguration of Roh Moo-hyun as
President of the Republic of Korea.
The Secretary will also stop in Japan and China during his February
21-25 trip. He will hold discussions with senior officials in the
three capitals on global, regional, and bilateral matters of interest,
including Iraq and North Korea.
The Secretary will depart on February 21 and will be in Tokyo February
22-23, Beijing February 23-24, and Seoul February 24-25.
The Press Office will notify those news organizations being offered a
seat under the permanent rotation system.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)