President Chaim Herzog of Israel will begin a 10-day visit to the United States November 14 that will include a meeting with President Reagan, an address to the United Nations General Assembly and meetings with Jewish leaders and organizations, the spokesman for the Israel Consulate here, Uri Savir, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today.
Herzog, who will visit the U.S. for the first time as Israel’s President, will meet with Reagan at the White House on November 22. He will address the UN General Assembly on November 16. On the same day, the former Israeli Ambassador to the UN will attend a reception in his honor given by Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar.
On November 17 Herzog will address the 52nd General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations in Atlanta, Ga. Earlier in the day he will meet with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in New York.
Other highlights of Herzog’s visit will include meetings with New York City Mayor Edward Koch and New York State Governor Mario Cuomo, and he will address meetings of the United Jewish Appeal, Israel Bonds and students and faculty members of Yeshiva University.
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