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State Welcome for the President of Timor-Leste

As a part of a State Visit to New Zealand, the President of Timor-Leste, HE Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, was welcomed to New Zealand with a State Welcome at Premier House in Thorndon, Wellington on 16 February 2009. Later the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, hosted a state luncheon in his honour at Government House Vogel in Lower Hutt.
Issue date:
Monday, 16 February 2009
Occasion:
State visit
Governor-General:
Sir Anand Satyanand - [2006 - 2011]
Location:
Wellington
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