July 9, 2019 - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, will host the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London, United Kingdom, on July 10 and 11, 2019.
Event: The Minister and UK Foreign Secretary Hunt Jeremy Hunt will hold a bilateral meeting.
Time: 8 a.m. GMT
Notes for media: Closed to media.
Event: Meeting of the foreign ministers of the Commonwealth
Time: 9 a.m. GMT
Notes for media: Closed to media.
Event: The Minister will chair a panel discussion on the safety and protection of journalists.
Time: 1:20 p.m. GMT
Location: Editorial Room, Printworks, Surrey Quays Road, Rotherhithe, London, U.K.
Notes for media: Open coverage. View the livestream on Facebook and Twitter.
Event: The Minister will address the opening plenary of the conference.
Time: 3:15 p.m. GMT
Location: Plenary Hall, Printworks, Surrey Quays Road, Rotherhithe, London, U.K.
Notes for media: Open coverage.
Event: Joint media availability with the Minister, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, and Special Envoy Amal Clooney.
Time: 4:15 p.m. GMT
Location: Plenary Hall, Printworks, Surrey Quays Road, Rotherhithe, London, U.K.
Notes for media: Open coverage. Media should arrive no later than 3:45 p.m. Media interested in participating in the media availability must send an email to Brittany Fletcher at [email protected]. View the livestream on Facebook and Twitter.
Event: Official dinner of the Global Conference for Media Freedom, hosted by Canada and the U.K.
Time: 7:30 p.m. GMT
Notes for media: Closed to media.
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