24/9: European Parliament Labour Party (EPLP) Conference, Manchester
11/10: Schulz talks with Mehmet Ali Talat, President of Northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriots University Degree recognition in Europe
17/10: Announcement of retirement of Julian Priestley, European Parliament (EP) Secretary General
17/10: Dinner with Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Senior commission officials and Business leaders to discuss research and innovation
18/10: Discussions with Madeline Albright and Ken Wollack (President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI): democracy. Middle East. EU to support innovation and success. Rhetoric in EU institutions. Barroso management of Commission. Situation in Georgia
20/10: Conversation on Gordon Brown’s taking over from Tony Blair as British PM and his attitude towards Europe. Seen as the last European in the UK Labour Party
29/10 – 4/11: Harleys visit to Washington during mid-term elections: legislative process, legacy of George W. Bush: Ira. Meeting with T. Tilleman, Office of Senator Joe Biden: Iran, Darfur, African Union force along lines of NATO. Meeting with Tamera Luzzatto, Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff: Democrats must be open to coalition and consensus. Bush left record of debt and deficit. Need for civic leaders to set goals. Qualities of Obama. EU-US cooperation on security and climate change. Meeting with John Lawrence, Chief of Staff of Nancy Pelosi: Civility and ethics. Investigation into Iraq not on Pelosi’s agenda. Meeting with Gary J. Schmitt, American Enterprise Institute: Areas for EU-US cooperation – Iran, Energy/Russia, climate. Meeting with Kurt Volker, Deputy Assitance Secretary in the State Dept: main current issues – dialogue on environment, data protection, international humanitarian law, democracy protection, REACH – chemical industry in EU, home and security – Guantanamo: US have abided by article 3 of the Geneva Convention on treatment of prisoners, Javier Solana, EU High Representative, as face of EU in Washington
7/11: Conversations between Romano Prodi and Schulz on re-alignment of left in Italy, the birth of the Partito democratico and repercussions on PES

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