31.   The Dalai Lama said his brother, Gyalo Thundup, who had led previous missions to China, was invited to visit Beijing about three months ago.

32.   The EU mission was led by Jan de Bock, a senior foreign ministry for Belgium, which holds the rotating EU presidency.

33.   The mission will be led by Levitte, the French ambassador, who led a similar mission last year.

34.   The mission is being led by Tradenz executive Paul Voigt, who said initial research showed good prospects in North Asia for more horticultural produce from New Zealand.

35.   The mission is led by World Bank vice president Johannes Linn, who met Monday with Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh.

36.   The mission will be led by the U.N. undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, Sergio De Mello.

37.   The official also said that those chosen to lead the mission were political appointments, and not from a military background as Israel had requested.

38.   The telescope-delivery mission will be led by Eileen Collins, the first female commander.

39.   The two-day mission will be led by Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott.

40.   The U.N. mission will be led by Angela King of Jamaica, special adviser on gender issues.