|
 Addresses
and Speeches by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa Ms Sue van
der Merwe
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
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YEAR 2008
DATE |
EVENT OF SPEECH |
| 2008/07/15 |
Statement delivered by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe at the Celebration of the National Day of France, Monday 14 July 2008, Pretoria |
| 2008/07/15 |
Remarks by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Sue van der on the Occasion of the Celebration of Rwandan Liberation Day, 4 July 2008, Pretoria |
| 2008/07/03 |
Congratulatory Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe, on the occasion of the 232nd Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America, Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria, 3 July 2008 |
| 2008/07/03 |
Remarks delivered by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe at the Farewell Luncheon for the Ambassador of Iceland, Dr Sigridur Dύna Kristmundsdottir, 2 July 2008, Pretoria |
| 2008/06/20 |
Opening remarks by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ms Sue van der Merwe at the Workshop on Xenophobia and Migration, 20 June 2008, Parliament South Africa |
| 2008/06/10 |
Statement delivered by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe at the Workshop on the IEE Report and South Africa’s Engagement Strategy with Rome based Food Agencies Organisation, Monday 9 June 2008, St Georges Hotel |
| 2008/05/14 |
Statement by Ms Susan van der Merwe Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Role of the Security Council in Supporting Security Sector Reform Security Council, United Nations, New York, 12 May 2008 |
| 2008/05/14 |
Statement by Ms Susan van der Merwe Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa at the Special Event to Commemorate the Entry into Force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, General Assembly, United Nations, New York, 12 May 2008 |
| 2008/02/26 |
Opening Remarks by Minister Sue van der Merwe at the Seminar of Special Representatives and Envoys dealing with Burundi: Cape Town 22 February 2008 |
| 2008/01/31 |
Congratulatory Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the National Day Celebration of the Republic of Lithuania, Thursday 31 January 2008, Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria |
| 2008/01/21 |
Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe at the occasion of the Opening of the World Council for Hellenes abroad Middle East Africa Reginall Office, 21 January 2008, Pretoria |
| 2008/01/21 |
Notes following South Africa – Greece Joint Media Briefing
Media Centre, Union Buildings, Pretoria, Monday 21 January 2008 |
| 2008/01/16 |
Farewell remarks on the occasion of the Farewell lunch for HE Haider, High Commissioner of Bangladesh, 16 January 2008 |
| 2008/01/08 |
Congratulatory remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the Finland National Day Celebrations, 6 December 2007, Pretoria |
YEAR
2007
|
DATE | EVENT OF SPEECH |
| 2007/12/06 |
Congratulatory Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the Finland National Day Celebrations, 6 December 2007, Pretoria |
| 2007/10/26 |
Address by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the Commemoration of UN Day, 25 October 2007, Diplomatic Guest House, Pretoria |
| 2007/10/09 |
Opening Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the NEPAD Projects Conference: Strengthening Partnerships for Implementation, 8th October 2007 |
| 2007/10/08 |
Press Commnets made by South African Deputy Foreign Minister Sue van Der Merwe and Polish Counterpart Under-Secretary of State Witold Waszczykowski Union Buildings, Pretoria Monday 8 October 2007 |
| 2007/10/01 |
Congratulatory Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the 41 st Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Botswana, 28 September 2007, Pretoria |
| 2007/09/20 |
Address by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Sue van der Merwe, to the Pretoria Diplomatic Association, on the occasion of the Seminar on Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations – Trends and Challenges: Experiences from West Africa, Sandton Convention Centre, 20 September 2007 |
| 2007/09/17 |
Keynote Address by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion of the Workshop on the Development in South Africa’s Arid Areas, 13 September 2007, Sutherland |
| 2007/09/10 |
Congratulatory Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on occasion of Saudi Arabia National Day Celebration, Sheraton Hotel, 10 September 2007 |
| 2007/08/26 |
Address by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the WESGRO African Business Networking Forum, 24 August 2007, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2007/08/16 |
Opening Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Workshop to prepare for the Africa-Europe Political Dialogue, Diplomatic Guesthouse, 14 August 2007 |
| 2007/08/14 |
Remarks by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, on the occasion of a farewell luncheon in honour of outgoing Mauritanian Ambassador OULD LEBATT on Tuesday, 14 August 2007, Villa Sterne, Pretoria |
| 2007/08/06 | Congratulatory
Remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the National Day
of the Republic of Jamaica, 6 August 2007, Pretoria |
| 2007/08/01 |
Briefing by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cape Town, 1 August 2007 |
| 2007/07/16 | Briefing
by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe to the Heads of Mission
accredited to South Africa on the Outcomes of the 9th Ordinary African Union Summit,
CSIR Convention Centre, 16 July 2007 | | 2007/07/10 | Opening
Address by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion
of the Sub-Regional Workshop for States parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention,
in the Southern African Development Community Region and of the Celebration of
the 10th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Convention, Kievietskroon,
09 July 2007 | | 2007/07/10 | Congratulatory
Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion
of the 45th Anniversary of the Independence of Burundi, Sunday, 01 July 2007,
Burgers Park Hotel | | 2007/06/12 | Address
by Mrs Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of
the National Day Celebration of the Russian Federation, held in Pretoria on 12
June 200 | | 2007/06/11 | Address
by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe on the Occasion of
the National Day of Portugal, Sunday, 10 June 2007 | | 2007/06/05 | Opening
Remarks by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion
of the 7th Annual ICRC Regional Seminar on International humanitarian Law (IHL),
Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria, 05 June 2007 | | 2007/05/29 | Address
by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Occasion of
the Budget Vote Debate of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2007, National
Assembly, Cape Town | | 2007/05/16 | Farewell
remarks by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the occasion of the farewell cocktail
in honour of Ambassador Mauricio de Marioy Campos of Mexico, 14 May 2007 | | 2007/04/16 | Remarks
by Deputy Minister Sue Van Der Merwe at the Farewell Function in Honour of the
Departing Ambassador of Rwanda, His Excellency Mr James Kimonyo, Sheraton Hotel,
Pretoria, 12 April 2007 | | 2007/03/29 | Statement
by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe on the Occasion of the Debate in the National
Assembly on: The deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe and its political, economic
and social consequences for Zimbabwe, South Africa and the Southern African region,
28 March 2007 | | 2007/03/28 | Debate
on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of Ghana, National
Assembly, 15 March 2007 | | 2007/03/09 | Keynote
Address by the South African Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der
Merwe on the occasion of the Growth and Development Summit of the Central Karoo
District Municipality, Beaufort West, 09 March 2007 |
YEAR
2006
|
DATE | EVENT
OF SPEECH | | 2006/12/13 | Address
on the occasion of the International Seminar on "Informal Institutions And
Development: What Do We Know And What Can We Do?" OECD Development Center,
Paris, 11 December 2006 | | 2006/11/27 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the occasion of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania's National Day on
27 November 2006 | | 2006/11/14 | Opening
Remarks on the occasion of the France-South Africa Forum, Sandton, Monday, 13
November 2006 | | 2006/11/14 | Welcome
Address on the occasion of the Ninth International Fair at the Union Buildings,
City of Tshwane, 11 November 2006 | | 2006/10/24 | Address
on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2006, Diplomatic Guest House,
Pretoria | | 2006/10/17 | Address
at the Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) Cocktail Reception | | 2006/09/29 | Address
on the occasion of the South African Chamber of Business Luncheon, Johannesburg
Country Club, 28 September 2006 | | 2006/09/18 | Notes
for the Address to the outgoing Heads of Mission, Monday, 18 September 2006, Foreign
Service Institute | | 2006/09/12 | Address
on the occasion of the Ethical Leadership through Women and Men, University of
Cape Town, 12 September 2006 | | 2006/08/11 | Remarks
on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch for His Excellency Mykhailo Skuratovskyi,
Ambassador of Ukraine, 11 August 2006, Union Buildings, Pretoria | | 2006/08/10 | Speech
on the occasion of the Farewell for outgoing High Commissioner of Malawi, Mr.
Kamphambe-Nkhoma, 10 August 2006 | | 2006/08/02 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the occasion of 46th Anniversary of Republic of Benin's Independence
Celebrations, Pretoria, 02 August 2006 | | 2006/07/25 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the Occasion of the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Pretoria,
24 July 2006 | | 2006/07/14 | Speech
at the Graduation Ceremony of the Foreign Service Institute on Friday 14 July
2006 | | 2006/07/14 | Briefing
to the Heads of Mission accredited to South Africa on the Outcomes of the 7th
African Union Summit, CSIR International Convention Centre, 14 July 2006 | | 2006/07/13 | Farewell
Remarks on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch in honour of Ambassador Pierre Labouverie
of the Kingdom of Belgium, 13 July 2006 | | 2006/07/11 | Farewell
Remarks on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch in honour of High Commissioner Maduwegedera
of Sri Lanka, Diplomatic Guest House, 11 July 2006 | | 2006/07/06 | Opening
Remarks on the occasion of the Briefing of the South African Observer Mission
to the DRC Elections, 6 - 7 July 2006, Police College, Pretoria West | | 2006/07/01 | Remarks
on the occasion of Canada Day and Farewell to the Canadian High Commissioner,
HE Ms Sandelle Scrimshaw, Marimba Restaurant, International Convention Centre,
Cape Town, 01 July 2006 | | 2006/06/14 | Address
by Ms Sue van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the South African
Institute of International Affairs, Western Cape Branch, Centre of the Book, Cape
Town 14 June 2006 | | 2006/06/12 | Opening
Address on the occasion of the Sixth ICRC/Department of Foreign Affairs Regional
Seminar on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law, Sheraton Hotel,
Tshwane, 12 June 2006 | | 2006/06/12 | Address
on the occasion of the Ambassador's Night, Sandton Inter-Continental Hotel, 10
June 2006 | | 2006/05/29 | Address
by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa, Ms Sue van der Merwe
on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Cape
Town, 29 May 2006 | | 2006/05/22 | Remarks
on the occasion of the DFA HIV and AIDS Candlelight Memorial, Monday, 22 May 2006 | | 2006/05/18 | Speech
during the Opening Session of the First IOR-ARC Ambassadorial Working Group Meeting,
Diplomatic Guesthouse, Pretoria, South Africa, 18 May 2006 | | 2006/04/21 | Closing
Address at the South African Naitonal NEPAD Strategy Workshop, Johannesburg, 21
April 2006 | | 2006/04/19 | Address
on the occasion of the Opening of the UNIDO Sub-Regional Office in Pretoria, 19
April 2006 | | 2006/03/16 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the Occasion of the Celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Waterkloof, 16
March 2006 | | 2006/02/21 | Statement
at the General Debate (Agenda Item 5) during the Sixth Meeting of the Council
of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC),
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 21 February 2006 |
YEAR 2005
| DATE |
SPEECH | | 2005/12/12 | Remarks
on the occasion of the Farewell Lunch in honour of Ambassador Roberto Magnacca
of Argentine, Villa Sterne, 12 December 2005 | | 2005/12/11 | Opening
Remarks on the Occasion of the Planning Seminar to prepare for the South African
Chairship of the Group of 77 in 2006, Pretoria, 11 December 2005 | | 2005/12/09 | Speaking
Notes for the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe, at the
DFA Year End Function, 9 December 2005 | | 2005/12/06 | Remarks
on the Occasion of the Farewell Function of Ambassador Marko Županic, Tuesday,
06 December 2005 | | 2005/11/29 | Keynote
Address on the Occasion of the Departmental Launch of the 16 Days of Activism:
No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 29
November 2005 | | 2005/11/21 | Message
of Support to the Fourth Ordinary Session of the PAP on the Occasion of the Formal
Opening of the New Temporary PAP Chamber at Gallagher Estate, 21 November 2005 | | 2005/10/20 | Closing
Remarks at the National Conference on Climate Change, Midrand, 20 October 2005 | | 2005/10/06 | Building
a Global Progressive Movement and Developing a Global Progressive Agenda by Deputy
Minister Aziz Pahad, (Abridged presentation by Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe),Thursday,
06 October 2005 | | 2005/09/15 | Remarks
at the Farewell Function in Honour of the Departing Ambassador of the Sahrawi
Arab Democratic Republic, His Excellency Sadafa Mohamed Bahia, Pretoria, 15 September
2005 | | 2005/09/12 | Remarks
at the Farewell Function in Honour of the Departing High Commissioner of Singapore,
His Excellency Mr Winston Choo, Villa Sterne, Pretoria, 12 September 2005 | | 2005/09/12 | Address
on the Occasion of the Training Programme for Heads of Mission of the Democratic
Republic of Congo, 12 September 2005 | | 2005/08/30 | Address
on the Occasion of the Celebration of Women's Month by the Department of Foreign
Affairs, 30 August 2005 | | 2005/08/24 | Address
on the Occasion of the Farewell Dinner in Honour of Ambassador Jendayi Frazer,
24 August 2005 | | 2005/08/18 | Address
to Senior Students at Fuller Hall, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 11 August
2005 | | 2005/06/30 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the Occasion of the 45th Anniversary of the National Day of the DRC
on 30 June 2005, Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria | | 2005/06/28 | Remarks
at the Farewell Function in Honour of the Departing Ambassador of Gabon, His Excellency
Mr Paul Bie Eyene, Cynthis's Restaurant, Pretoria, 28 June 2005 | | 2005/06/06 | Remarks
on the occasion of the Farewell Function in honour of High Commissioner Akbar
Zeb of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - 6 June, 2005 | | 2005/04/27 | Address
on the Occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Tanzania | | 2005/04/21 | Address
delivered on the Occasion of the Briefing to Members of the Diplomatic Corps of
Missions Accredited to South Africa. | | 2005/04/19 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the Occasion of Zimbabwe's 25th Anniversary Celebration, Pretoria,
18 April 2005 | | 2005/04/15 | Address
on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Cape
Town, 15 April 2005 | | 2005/04/14 | Farewell
Message at the Function to Bid Farewell to the Delegation of the Sudanese People's
Liberation Movement, Burgers Park Hotel, 8 April 2005 | | 2005/03/30 | Address
at the Dinner in Honour of Heads of Mission of the West and Central African Regions
accredited to South Africa, Pretoria, 30 March 2005 | | 2005/03/08 | Opening
Remarks to the Women Heads of Mission Workshop, Pretoria, 8 March 2005 | | 2005/02/22 | Statement
on the Launch of South Africa's participation in the World Expo, 2005, in Aichi,
Japan | | 2005/01/28 | Opening
Remarks at the Breakfast Meting Organised by the Monique and Kallie Strydom Trust
for the Tsunami Disaster Volunteers of the Department of Foreign Affairs, 28 January
2005 | | 2005/01/27 | Remarks
at the Tsunami Benefit Dinner of the National Independent Halaal Trust, Lenasia,
26th January 2005 | YEAR
2004
|
DATE | EVENT OF SPEECH | | 2004/12/12 | Address
on occasion of Kenya's National Day, Pretoria Country Club, 12 December 2004 |
| 2004/12/10 | Remarks
at the Function to Commemorate the 16 Days of Activism: No Violence against Women
and Children Campaign, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 9 December 2004 | | 2004/11/30 | Remarks
at the Birthday Celebrations for his Majesty the Emperor of Japan, 30 November
2004 | | 2004/10/05 | Address
to the Pretoria Diplomatic Association, Pretoria Country Club, 05 October 2004 | | 2004/10/04 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the Occasion of the Fourteenth Anniversary of German Re-Unification,
Pretoria, 4 October 2004 | | 2004/10/01 | Remarks
at the National Day Celebrations of the Republic of Korea, Pretoria, 1 October
2004 | | 2004/09/23 | Congratulatory
Remarks on the Occasion of the China National Day Celebrations, Pretoria, 23 September
2004 | | 2004/09/22 | Remarks
at a Lunch for European Union Ambassadors, Pretoria, 22 September 2004 |
| 2004/09/13 | Opening
Remarks to the Seminar on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under the African
Charter Pretoria, 13 September 2004 | | 2004/08/26 | Indian
Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation, IOR-ARC Council of Ministers
Meeting 26 August 2004 Opening Remarks | | 2004/08/19 |
Address to the Cape Town Press Club,
Cape Town, 18 August 2004 | | 2004/08/17 | Opening
Statement at the Senior Officials Meeting of the XIV Ministerial Conference of
the Non-Aligned Movement Durban, 17 August 2004 | | 2004/08/11 | Comments
by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sue van der Merwe and Mrs Gertrude Mongella,
President of the Pan African Parliament ahead of Preparatory Meeting for Inauguration
of the Pan African Parliament, 10 August 2004 | | 2004/06/03 | Address
at the Debate on the Budget Vote of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Cape Town,
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