Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 14:39:35 EDT From: slong@osiris.elte.hu Following is the tentative itinerary of President Ion Iliescu's visit to Washington, D. C.; Seattle, Washington; and Los Angeles, California. The Bucharest Acceptance Group asks the help of American activists in reminding President Iliescu of his country's refusal to fully decriminalize consensual homosexual acts between adults! It would be particularly helpful for activists to contact the media figures Iliescu will be meeting (including Robert Erburn, of the Times-Mirror Corp.; Allen Boyle of the Seattle Post- Intelligencer; the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, NBC and Newsweek) to make sure they raise questions about Romania's record on gay and lesbian human rights. Note also Iliescu's meetings with Tom Daschle and Joe Biden, and his visits to Microsoft Corp. and UCLA! ILIESCU ITINERARY PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 19:15 arrival at Andrews Air Force Base; check-in at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 9:00 deposits a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, followed by meetings with President Clinton and National Security Adviser Anthony Lake 15:00 meeting with Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin 16:15 meetings with Senators Alphonse D'Amato and Chris Smith 17:30 speech on "Romania's Progress on the Road to Integration and Reconciliation: a Contribution to European Security," at the Institute for Strategic and International Studies 19:00 interview with the Washington Times 19:30 informal dinner at the Metropolitan Club WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 8:00 breakfast hosted by the American Jewish Committee and B'nai Brith 9:30 briefing organized by OPEC 11:00 meetings with Senators Jesse Helms, Richard Lugar, Joseph Biden, and Claiborne Pell 12:00 meetings with journalists at the National Press Club 15:00 meeting with Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle 17:30 visit to the Holocaust Memorial 20:30 reception at the Romanian Embassy THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 10:00 interview with World Bank officials FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 9:15 interview with the Washington Post 10:30 meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Strobe Talbott 11:30 press conference at the residence of the Romanian Ambassador to the U. S. (NBC, Newsweek, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe) 12:30 interview with Commerce Secretary Ron Brown 13:00 meetings with American corporate leaders at the residence of the Romanian Ambassador 16:00 departure for Seattle, Washington 17:15 arrival at Seattle, Four Seasons Hotel 19:30 reception hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations (?? Romanian: Consiliul Afacerilor Mondiale), at the Columbia Tower Club SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 8:00 breakfast with the president of Boeing Inc., at the Four Season Hotel 9:00 visit to the Boeing plant at Everett (by helicopter) 11:30 departure for Olympia, Washington, by helicopter 12:30 lunch hosted by Washington Governor Mike Lowry 14:00 visit to Microsoft corporate headquarters 15:30 return to the Four Seasons Hotel 16:15 meetings with Americans who have adopted Romanian children 17:00 interview with Allen Boyle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 18:00 dinner hosted by Boeing Inc. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 9:00 departure for Los Angeles 12:00 arrival in Los Angeles, Hotel Regent Beverly Wilshire 14:00 visit to Universal Studios 18:30 reception hosted by the Romanian Consul General MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 8:15 breakfast hosted by James Thompson, president of the Rand Corporation 12:00 lunch hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations (??) at the Four Seasons Hotel 15:00 meeting with Robert F. Erburn, executive director of the Times Mirror Corp. 16:00 interview with the Los Angeles Times 16:30 visit to the UCLA campus TUESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 9:00 tour of Los Angeles by helicopter 10:00 meeting at the Mayor's office 15:00 departure for Bucharest MAKE A PUBLIC SCANDAL! for further information contact: Scott Long at slong@osiris.elte.hu