Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s program in Washington, D.C.               

1:50 pm-1:55 pm
Greeted by Chief of Protocol French and Welcoming Committee, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

9:25 am-9:40 am
Meeting with Speaker of the House Hastert, Room H-210, United States Capitol.

10:00 am-10:40 am
Address by Prime Minister Vajpayee before Joint Meeting of Congress of the United States, Great Hall, House of Representatives, United States Capitol.

10:45 am-11:00 am
Meeting with House Minority Leader Gephardt, Room H-201, United States Capitol.

11:15 am-12:00 pm
Meeting with Chairman Helms and Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Room S-116, United States Capitol.

12:07 pm-12:55 pm
Meeting with Chairman Gilman and Members of the House Committee on International Relations, Room H-139, United States Capitol.

1:10 pm-2:15 pm
Luncheon hosted by Chairman Ackerman, Co-Chairman Greenwood and the Congressional Caucus on India, Caucus Room 345, Cannon House Office Building.

7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Meeting with representatives of Think Tanks, Jackson Place Conference Room, Blair House.

1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Luncheon hosted by Vice President Gore, in honor of Prime Minister Vajpayee, Benjamin Franklin Room, Department of State.

7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Speech and dinner with leaders of the National Association of Manufacturers, Ballroom, The Willard Inter-Continental Hotel.

12:30 pm-2:00 pm
Reception hosted by Ambassador Chandra, in honor of Prime Minister Vajpayee, Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel.

6:20 pm-6:30 pm
Sign Blair House Guest Book and bid farewell to Protocol and Blair House staffs, Blair House.

6:45 pm- 9:35 pm
Reception, Official Dinner and After Dinner Entertainment hosted by The President and Mrs. Clinton in honor of His Excellency Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of the Republic of India.

10:15 pm
His Excellency Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, departs Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, via Special Aircraft.