President Chaim Herzog and Premier Yitzhak Shamir of Israel are both scheduled to arrive in the United States next month and meet with President Reagan at the White House.
Herzog’s arrival Nov. 10 will mark the first time an Israeli head of state has paid a state visit to Washington.
Herzog, who will be accompanied by his wife, Ora, will meet with Reagan on Nov. 11 and will travel to New York the following day for meetings with Jewish leaders. He is scheduled to conclude his visit and return to Israel Nov. 14.
Shamir will meet Reagan at the White House on Nov. 20, according to Israeli officials here. The meeting between the two leaders will be brief — “no more than 20 minutes” — and will not deal with any major issues, the officials said. Reagan is expected to meet with Shamir again in January for a “working session,” according to the officials.
Shamir will begin his U.S. visit in New York on Nov. 15, only a day after the Israeli president will have completed his state visit. The Israeli premier will meet in New York with Jewish leaders and then fly to Miami to address the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly on Nov. 19.
A number of Israeli Cabinet ministers, meanwhile, are expected to arrive in the United States in the coming weeks, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has learned.
Ariel Sharon, Israel’s minister of commerce and industry, arrived in Washington on Monday for talks relating to trade between the United States and Israel.
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres will come to New York for a short visit on Dec. 13.
And three other ministers are expected to-arrive in New York next month. They are Health Minister Shoshana Arbeli-Almoslino, Economic Coordination Minister Gad Yaacobi and Welfare Minister Moshe Katzav.
In addition, Knesset Speaker Shlomo Hillel will arrive here at the end of November.
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