Queen Rania's schedule during her US trip
Queen Rania on US working trip
Amman, May 31 (Petra)-- Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah
will be in the US May 31 through to June 3 in Washington, DC and New
York.
During her trip, Queen Rania, an Emissary for the 2005 United
Nations Year of Micro credit, will deliver a speech at the
International Finance Corporation in Washington, DC, where she will
address the Forum of Microfinance in the Middle East so as to urge
the international community to commit to the challenge of expanding
microfinance services in the Arab world.
She will also visit one of child centers of a program of the
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) site in Washington, DC. The
organization has been a provider of quality educational and family
support services for the last 18 years and has received national
recognition as a leader in early childhood education.
For her commitment to children worldwide, Queen Rania will be
honored with the Sesame Workshop Award, at the 35th anniversary of
the Sesame Workshop Awards Benefit event.
During her trip, Queen Rania will also receive the Academy of
Achievement Golden Plate Award, at the 44th Annual International
Achievement Summit in New York.
In 2004, His Majesty King Abdullah received the award.
Their Majesties are amongst several other world leaders to have
received the award, including former US presidents, Bill Clinton and
Jimmy Carter.
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