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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

NUUK, Greenland - Canada's governor general and the Danish and Canadian foreign ministers make an official visit to Nuuk. (To Feb 7)

MILAN, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets U.S. Vice-President JD Vance in Milan ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony - 1200 GMT

PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron meets King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the Elysee Palace in Paris - 1230 GMT

CHIȘINĂU - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, will meet with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi, and Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Cristina Gherasimov.

LJUBLJANA - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, along with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt, and the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, began a working visit today to the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana.

NEW DELHI - Greek defence minister Nikos Dendias arrives in India for official visit. (to Feb. 9)

ISLAMABAD - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev leads a high-level delegation on his state visit to Pakistan. (Final Day)

BELFAST - Irish President Catherine Connolly begins a three-day official visit to Northern Ireland (Final Day).

RIYADH/DOHA/ABU DHABI - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departs for a three-day diplomatic tour of Gulf states, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. (Final Day)

BEIJING - President of Uruguay Yamandú Orsi arrived in the People's Republic of China to begin a seven-day official visit with an agenda focused on strengthening political, commercial, academic, and cultural ties between Montevideo and Beijing. (To Feb. 7)

ABU DHABI/LUSAKA/JOHANNESBURG - Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will visit the United Arab Emirates, Zambia and South Africa. (To Feb. 10)

BEIJING - President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi will pay a state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping (To Feb. 7)

VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2026 (to Feb. 17).

LUSAKA - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama to embark on a three-day state visit to the Republic of Zambia. (Final Day)

COPENHAGEN/NUUK - Governor General of Canada Mary Simon will travel to the Kingdom of Denmark including Greenland (To Feb. 7)

SAPPORO, Japan – 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11).

JAKARTA - First day of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's state visit to Indonesia, where he is set to meet President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta for bilateral talks. (Final Day)

NEW DELHI - Seychelles' President Patrick Herminie to undertake a state visit to India. (To Feb. 10)

LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon hosts the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as the State Minister of Qatar.

PHNOM PENH – President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith will pay an official visit to Cambodia. (To Feb. 7)

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Moscow.

NUUK - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot opens a consulate in Greenland.

GLOBAL - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

KUALA LUMPUR - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Malaysia (To Feb 8)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

JAPAN - Japanese House of Representatives Election.

SYDNEY - Israel's president Isaac Herzog will make a five-day visit to Australia for talks with federal leaders and will meet with survivors of the Bondi terror attack (to Feb 12).

PORTUGAL - Portuguese Presidency Election.

THAILAND - Thai Referendum Election.

THAILAND - Voting begins in Thailand’s national election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9

BOHOL, Philippines - ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM) - WG Meeting. (To Feb. 13)

RIYADH - Prince William of Wales will make his first official visit to Saudi Arabia (to Feb. 11).

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2026

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

ANKARA – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he aims to build on recent diplomatic momentum between Greece and Türkiye despite longstanding tensions, ahead of his visit to Türkiye.

BARBADOS - Barbadian House of Assembly Election.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Referendum Election.

CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyrl Ramaphosa delivers an annual state of the nation address to parliament. - 1700 GMT

BERLIN – 76th Berlin International Film Festival (to Feb. 22).

BEIRUT - 18th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah.

VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2026

BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers will meet in the Brussels headquarters. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi National Parliament Election

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

BERLIN - Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to visit Germany, where he will participate in the Munich Security Conference. (To Feb 15)

GLOBAL - World Radio Day

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2026 (to Feb. 21)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14

GLOBAL - St. Valentine's Day

BEIRUT – 21st anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

PRISTINA – 18th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia

NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2026

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

NEW DELHI - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visits to India to significantly strengthen bilateral ties amid a rapidly changing global order (To Feb 21)

LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2026 (to Feb. 23).

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

LONDON – EE British Academy Film Awards 2026

LAOS - Laotian National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington.

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion).

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

CARACAS – 37th anniversary of deadly Caracas riots.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2026

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MONDAY, MARCH 2

NICOSIA – EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (To March 3)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5

NEPAL - Nepalese House of Representatives Election.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8

COLOMBIA - Colombian House of Representatives Election.

COLOMBIA - Colombian Senate Election.

SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum Election.

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MONDAY, MARCH 9

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14

CANBERRA - Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will welcome the King and Queen of Denmark to Australia (to March 19).

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MONDAY, MARCH 16

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 17

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19

BRUSSELS – EU European council (To March 20)

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SUNDAY, MARCH 22

ITALY - Italy Referendum Election.

SLOVENIA - Slovenian National Assembly Election.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26

YAOUNDE - WTO ministerial meeting in Cameroon. (To March 29)

BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27

NICOSIA - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (To March 28)

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SUNDAY, MARCH 29

BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade)

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