International Relations Office January 2022 3 A nnex Inward activities 18 November 2021: Jack Hillmeyer, Consul General of the United States: Meeting with the Presiding Officer • Topical issues in Scotland and the USA • Work of the Scottish Parliament 10 November 2021: Annette Lind MP, Vice President of the Nordic Council and Kristina Háfoss, Secretary General of the Nordic Council: Meeting with the Presiding Officer at joint COP26 event • Role of parliaments and parliamentarians in the scrutiny of government climate policies • Climate emergency and net zero transition 10 November 2021: Members of the California State Senate: Meeting with members of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee • COP26 • Energy, climate emergency and net zero transition 9 November 2021: Thekla Walker MP, Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy: Meeting with members of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee • COP26 • Energy, climate emergency and net zero transition 5 November 2021: Stephen Twigg, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA): Meeting with the Presiding Officer • Work of the CPA and CPA Scotland Branch • Climate emergency and net zero transition 5 November 2021: Senator Rosa Galvez, Canadian Federal Parliament: Meeting with the Presiding Officer • COP26, climate emergency and net zero transition • Topical issues in Scotland and Canada 5 November 2021: Benoit Charette MNA, Quebec Minister of the Environment: Meeting with the Presiding Officer • COP26, energy, climate emergency and net zero transition • Topical issues in Scotland and Quebec 5 November 2021: Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker of the Maldives Parliament: Meeting with the Presiding Officer • COP26, climate emergency and net zero transition 5 November 2021: Samuelu Teo, Speaker of the Tuvalu Parliament: Meeting with the Presiding Officer 4 • CO26, climate emergency and net zero transition 2 November 2021: The Hon Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Meeting with the Presiding Officer • COP26, climate emergency and net zero transition • Topical issues in Scotland and Bangladesh 28 October 2021: Dr Gabriele Andretta, President of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony: Meeting with the Presiding Officer • Practices, policies and procedures of both parliaments • Encouraging diversity in parliament • Interparliamentary relations 7 October 2021: João Vale de...