The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, His Excellency Dr Tabar Vzquez, will be formally welcomed to New Zealand by the Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, at a State Welcome at Government House in Wellington on 12 November 2007 at 9.30am.
The State Welcome will include a traditional Maori welcome, a haka by students from Wellington College, a 21 gun salute and an inspection of a guard of honour and meeting students from St Marks' School.
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