11.   Albright was in Cologne, where she and other foreign ministers were preparing for the annual summit of the Group of Eight nations next week.

12.   Bush has spoken to Putin by telephone but is unlikely to have a substantive sit-down with the Kremlin chief until the annual economic summit in Italy this summer.

13.   Clinton is planning to attend the annual international economic summit known as the Group of Seven beginning on Friday in England.

14.   Clinton is to host the annual economic summit of the leading industrial democracies at Denver in late June.

15.   Clinton meets on Thursday with his worldwide military commanders for an annual summit.

16.   Clinton will leave Germany on Thursday for Birmingham, England, which will host the annual economic summit of the seven industrial powers plus Russia.

17.   Cooperating to combat terrorism will be a key topic for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which holds its annual summit meeting this weekend in Shanghai.

18.   During their annual summit, leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations and Russia had a hard time staying serious all the time.

19.   For the first time, this annual summit includes Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

20.   For years just an observer at the annual summits, Yeltsin was delighted with the change in status.