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List of eventsFollowing the official launch of the WMDC Final Report, Weapons of Terror, on 1 June, 2006, when the WMDC Chairman Dr. Hans Blix presented it to Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, the Report has been presented to various state and non-state actors world wide. Along with other Commissioners, Dr. Blix has spent the past six months travelling across the globe to promote the fundamental messages of the Report and the results of the work of the WMDC.
2006
 1 June New York
Official launch of the WMDC Final Report: Weapons of Terror: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms. Dr. Blix presented the Report to UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
1 June New York
Dr. Blix presented the Report to the President of the General Assembly/Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson.
1 June New York
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the Indonesian Lounge at the United Nations and to the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC).
1 June - Geneva
Commissioner Dr. Patricia Lewis presented the Report to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze.
2 June - Philadelphia
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the World Council Affairs in Philadelphia.
3 June New York
Dr. Blix presented the Report to various non-governmental organizations accredited to the United Nations.
4 June New York
Dr. Blix appeared on the NBC television talks show Meet the Press with Tim Russert.
5 June - Toronto
Dr. Blix addressed the International Law Association Congress, Toronto.
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6 June - Ottawa
Dr. Blix presented the Report to the Canadian Ministry of External Relations.
7 June Washington DC
Dr. Blix presented the Report at a seminar in Washington, arranged by the Arms Control Association and the American Bar Association at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
7 June Washington DC
Dr. Blix presented the Report to United States Senators Warner, Graham and Nelson and Congressmen Markey and Shays.
7 June Stockholm
Commissioners Dr. Alexei Arbatov, Alyson Bailes, Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala and WMDC Secretary-General Ambassador Henrik Salander, presented the Report at a seminar arranged by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for Swedish non-governmental organizations in Stockholm.
8-9 June - Brussels
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament and the Committee on Foreign and Security Policy of the Ministerial Council; at the European Policy Centre as well as to EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Solana and to EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner.
12 June - London
Dr. Blix presented the Report to British members of Parliament and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
13 June - Rome
Dr. Blix presented the Report to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
14 June The Vatican
Dr. Blix presented the Report to Pope Benedict XVI and to the Vatican s Foreign Minister, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo.
15 June Geneva
Dr. Blix gave a presented the Report in the CD Chamber at the Palais des Nations, followed by a presentation to non-governmental organizations.
15 June Geneva
Dr. Blix presented the Report to the Associate Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches Mr. Yorgo Lemopolous.
16 June Moscow
Commissioner Dr. Alexei Arbatov presented the Report at a press conference at ITAR-TASS in Moscow, attended by a number of embassies and major media corporations.
19 June Jakarta
Dr. Blix presented the Report to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by Commissioner Dr. Fortuna Anwar.
21 June New Dehli
Dr. Blix and Commissioner General Vasantha Raghavan presented the Report to government officials in New Dehli.
22-23 June Moscow
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Dr. Alexei Arbatov presented the Report to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kisliak , as well as at a public seminar at the Moscow Carnegie Centre.
28 June Vancouver
Dr. Blix, along with Commissioners Ambassador Marcos de Azambuja and General Pan Zhenqiang, presented the Report at the World Conference of Peace.
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6 September New York
Dr. Blix addressed the DPI/NGO Conference at the United Nations.
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7 September New York
The WMDC hosted a stategy meeting for NGOs in New York to discuss the Report.
11-14 September Dublin
Dr. Blix presented the Report at various events in Dublin, including at a meeting with Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern.
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15 September Brussels
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the European Policy Centre to a large audience including diplomats, journalists, academics and NGO-representatives.
25 September Yale
Dr. Blix presented the report at Yale University.
26 September Washington DC
Dr. Blix testified in US Congress.
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27 September - Ottawa
Dr. Blix addressed Middle Powers Initiative s Article VI Forum.
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16 October New York
Dr. Blix addressed the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.
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17 October New York
Dr. Blix attended a meeting to discuss the Report, Civil Society Responds to Weapons of Terror: Assessing the Report of the WMD Commission meeting sponsored by Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy and Reaching Critical Will.
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23 October - Berlin
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Ambassador Cheikh Sylla presented the Report to German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
24 October - Copenhagen
Dr. Blix presented the Report at a working lunch attended by a large group of diplomats, journalists and NGO-representatives.
31 October Rio de Janeiro
Dr. Blix presented the Report at a seminar organized by the Brazilian Center of International Relations (CEBRI).
1 November - Brasilia
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Ambassador Marcos de Azambuja presented the Report to the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Brazilian Parliament, Aldo Rebelo, and to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2 November Santiago de Chile
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the research institute FLASCO.
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3 November Santiago de Chile
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Ambassador Marcos de Azambuja presented the Report to Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto Van Klaveren Stork.
6 November Buenos Aires
Dr. Blix addressed the World Federation for United Nations Associations at their 38th Plenary Assembly, which included an essay competition focusing on the WMDC Final Report.
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6 November Buenos Aires
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Ambassador Marcos de Azambuja presented the Report to Foreign Minister of Argentina, Jorge Taiana.
9-10 November Seoul
Dr. Blix presented the Report at various events in Seoul, including several meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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13 November Beijing
Dr. Blix and Commissioner General Pan presented the Report to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cui Tiankai, as well as at a number of Chinese Institutions.
14 November Shanghai
Dr. Blix presented the Report at Fudan University.
16 November Tokyo
Dr. Blix presented the Report to the Japanese Prime Minister s Special Assistant, Ms. Koike and at the Nakasone Institute. Dr. Blix was also interviewed by NHK and Asahi Shimbun.
17 November Tokyo
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Proffessor Masashi Nishihara presented the Report at the Japanese Institue of International Affairs.
27 November London
Dr. Blix addressed a wide audience at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law at an evening commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons.
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28 November Vienna
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the Renner Institute in Vienna.
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6 December Washington DC
Dr. Blix addressed the International Expert Symposium on Worldviews, International Relations and Globalization hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Washington.
12 December The Hague/Rotterdam
Dr. Blix presented the Report to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
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13 December The Hague
Dr. Blix presented the Report to Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter and to Dutch parliamentarians.
2007
12 January Madrid
Dr. Blix addressed a large audience at the conference 'Madrid - 15 years later' , commemorating the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference.
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22 January Alexandria
Dr. Blix presented the Report to a wide audience at Alexandria's Bibliotheca.
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24 January Cairo
Dr. Blix presented the Report to Egypt's Minister for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
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25 January Cairo
Dr. Blix gave a lecture at the Diplomatic Institute of Foreign Affairs.
8 February Uppsala
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the Faculty of Law at Uppsala University.
17 February Guthenburg
Dr. Blix presented the Report to a Swedish audience at a seminar on the threat of weapons of mass destruction and climate change, organized by the WMDC along with several Swedish NGO s.
26 February New York
Dr. Blix gave a speech of the Report at the New Century Foundation Conference Weapons threats and international security Rebuilding an unravelled consensus.
27 February New York
Dr. Blix (in his capacity as President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, WFUNA) met with UN Secretary-General Ki-moon and made a brief presentation the WMDC Report.
28 February Brussels
Dr. Blix discussed the Report with Anna-Lisa Giannella, the Personal Representative on Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction to EU High Representative Javier Solana.
1 March Brussels
Dr. Blix spoke at the Belgian Senate Symposium: The Establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in the Middle-East and the role of Belgium in this process.
5 March Berlin
Dr. Blix addressed the audience of the conference New Ways in Arms Control and Disarmament, organised by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
8 March Chigaco
Dr. Blix held a lecture, Time for a Revival of Disarmament? at Chicago University.
9 March Chigaco
Dr. Blix discussed the WMDC Report with members of the MacArthur Foundation.
14 March Harvard
Dr. Blix spoke of the Report at a lecture at Harvard.
14 March Stockholm
Secretary-General Salander presented the Report at a seminar focusing on the renewal of the Trident program, organized by several Swedish NGOs.
20 March Umeå
The Report was presented at Umeå University by Secretary-General Salander.
22 March Bergen
Dr. Blix spoke of the Report at a lecture arranged by the Bergen University Students society.
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25 March Princeton
Dr. Blix presented the Report to members of the Coalition for Peace Action.
26 March Princeton
Dr. Blix presented the Report at a lecture organized by the Woodraw Wilson School at Princeton.
28 March Washington D.C
Dr. Blix gave a dinner speech at the Project for Nuclear Awareness conference Beyond Nuclear Weapons.
30 March Vienna
Dr. Blix participated on a panel along with Dr. Borroughs on the topic Towards Security Without Nuclear Weapons: WMD Commission Recommendations , at the Article VI Forum organized by the Middle Powers Initiative.
2 April Paris
Dr. Blix presented the Report at the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), and spoke of the Report at a large press conference, as well as during seven separate interviews.
11 April Barcelona
The Spanish translation of the WMDC Final Report was launched in Barcelona, including a presentation by Dr. Blix.
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12 April Bilbao
The Spanish translation of the WMDC Final Report was launched in Bilbao, including a presentation by Dr. Blix.
13 April Madrid
The Spanish translation of the WMDC Final Report was launched at the Elcano Institute in Madrid, including a presentation by Dr. Blix.
13 April Stockholm
Secretary-General Salander presented the Report to an audience of Swedish military officials at the Swedish National Defence College.
16 April Stockholm
Dr. Blix presented the Report at a seminar organized by the Stockholm-based United Nations association.
19 April Brussels
Commissioner Evans presented the Report at a cconference on nuclear weapons at the European Parliament.
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24 April Uppsala
Secretary-General Salander presented the Report at the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation museum for peace.
1 May Bern
Dr. Blix presented the Report to Swiss Federal Councillor Schmid and to State Secretary Ambühl.
3 May Washington D.C.
Dr. Blix met with Senator Chuck Havel.
4 May Washington D.C.
Dr. Blix addressed the American Bar Association annual conference.
8 May Beijing
Commissioners Alyson Bailes and General Pan launched the Chinese translation of the Report in Beijing.
9 May Vienna
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Patricia Lewis discussed the Report at a seminar arranged by the Global Security Institute in Vienna during the NPT PrepCom.
14 May Åland
Dr. Blix presented the Report at Åland s Peace Institute.
17 May Moscow
Dr. Blix and Commissioner Alexei Arbatov launched the Russian translation of the Report at the Institute for World Economy and International Relations.
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24 May Luxembourg
Dr. Blix, Commissioners Arbatov, Dhanapala, Lewis, Pan, Perry and Raghavan participated at the Conference on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe in Luxembourg.
28 August Adelaide
The WMDC Final Report was presented by Dr. Blix to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.
28 August Sydney
Commissioner Gareth Evans and Dr. Blix presented the Final Report in Sydney at an event sponsored by the Australian Society of Labor Lawyers.
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30 August Wellington
Dr. Blix addressed the International Humanitarian Law Conference organized by the International Committée of the Red Cross.
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31 August Wellington
Dr. Blix presented the WMDC Final Report to New Zealand's Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control, Phil Goff.
31 August Wellington
Dr. Blix gave a public speech focusing on the WMDC Final Report, organized jointly by the United Nations Association of New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Disarmament.
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18 October - Seattle
Dr. Blix presented the Report to an audience exceeding 800 students at the University of Washington.
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22 October - New York
Charlie Rose hosted a TV-show where Dr. Blix spoke of the Report.
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23 October - New York
Dr. Blix addressed the meeting "Achieving a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: The Relevance of Int'l Law" hosted by the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy.
7-8 November - Sydney
Dr. Blix received the Sydney Peace Prize after the jury s unanimous choice for him to be recipient of the 2007 Prize. The Peace Prize lecture was held in Sydney s town hall.
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27 November - Brussels
Dr. Blix addressed a conference at the European Parliament focusing EU-UN relations where the audience included NGO-representatives, diplomats, parlamentarians etc.
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4 December - Geneva
Dr. Blix spoke at the seminar Nuclear Weapons: Governance and Accountability , organized by the Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces in collaboration with the United Nations Geneva office.
2008
26-27 February - Oslo
Chairman Blix and Secretary-General Salander participated at an international conference on nuclear disarmament, hosted by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
9 March Algiers
Dr. Blix launched the Arabic translation in Algiers and presented the Report to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
10 March London
Dr. Blix gave the 6th annual International Law Lecture hosted by UNA-Westminster in collaboration with SOAS and the Bar Council of England.
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11 March St. Andrews
The Report was presented by Dr. Blix at the University of St. Andrews.
26 March Helsinki
The Finnish translation was launched at the Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki and presented to Foreign Minister Illka Kanvera by Chairman Blix.
3 April Los Angeles
Dr. Blix presented the Report at UCLA s Burkle Center for International Relations.
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3 April Orange County
Dr. Blix addressed the World Affairs Council of Orange County.
4 April San Francisco
Former Secretary of State George Schultz and Dr. Blix participated in a dialogue presentation with Jane Wales as moderator at the World Affairs Council of Northern California.
8 April Washington DC
Dr. Blix participated in panel at the conference titled Breaking the U.S.-Iran Stalemate along with Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Dr. David Albright, held on Capitol Hill.
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9 April New York
The Report was presented by Dr. Blix at New York University after an introduction by Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament.
10 April New York
Dr. Blix and Dr. Grahame Allison took part in a discussion on Windows of Opportunity? Prospects and Challenges for Reversing Weapons Threats hosted by the Century Foundation.
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14 April Moscow
Dr. Blix presented the Russian translation of the Report to Yevgeni Primakov, President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
30 April Geneva
8 May Stockholm
Dr. Blix particiaped at the conference Global Democracy: A Global Assessment held at Stockholm University where Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali was one of the main speakers.
8 May Uppsala
The Report was presented at the Uppsala Association for International Affairs by Dr. Blix.
24 June Berlin
Dr. Blix gave a key note speech "Disarmament Visions" at a conference in Berlin.
25 June Stockholm
Dr. Blix addressed the Interaction Council at Stockholm City Hall
24 October New York
Secretary-General Salander participated in a panel discussion hosted by the East West Institute.
6 November Stockholm
Dr. Blix spoke at a Human Rights Conference, organized by the Swedish Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality.
24 November Abu Dhabi
Dr. Blix addressed a conference on Nuclear Energy in the Gulf.
4 December Bonn
Dr. Blix participated in a panel discussion regarding Iran.
9 December Moscow
Dr. Blix and Commissioners Arbatov and Perry participated at a meeting held by the Luxembourg Group.
2009
20 January Interlaken
Dr. Blix held a speech On war, veracity, violence, weapons at the International Alpensymposium.
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28 January Stockholm
Dr. Blix presented the Report at a conference hosted by the NGO Kvinna till Kvinna.
26 February Trondheim
Dr. Blix presented the Report to students at the University of Trondheim.
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17 April The Hague
Dr. Blix participated at Pugwash conference in The Hague.
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30 April Washington DC
The WMDC hosted its final meeting at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC.
1 May Washington DC
Dr. Blix, Secretary-General Salander and Commissioners Evans and Dhanapala participated in a panel discussion hosted by the WMDC.
Panel opening speech.
Panel points by Dr. Blix.
26 June Oslo
Dr. Blix addressed the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
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10 August - Seoul
Dr. Blix addressed WUFNA:s plenary session in Seoul.
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