31.   Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the archbishop of Havana and president of the Council of Bishops, greeted Tucci as he began his visits on Tuesday.

32.   Chinese prime minister begins visit to France.

33.   Chinese premier to begin visit to Russia.

34.   Chinese president begins visit.

35.   Colombian President Andres Pastrana begins state visit to Washington.

36.   Concerned over waning support for refugees in Africa, the head of the U.N. refugee agency begins a visit to the continent.

37.   Cook began his visit to Russia with a tour of a nuclear-waste processing plant in the Arctic port of Murmansk on Wednesday.

38.   Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari began a visit to the United Arab Emirates Monday to promote business and economic ties.

39.   Former President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, began a visit to Japan sponsored by a media conglomerate.

40.   French Prime Minister Alain Juppe begins a visit to Moscow on Wednesday to talk economics and trade with his Russian counterpart and to meet the new Communist parliament speaker.