Condoleezza Rice to Visit Spain on 1st June

The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, will visit Spain, Germany and Austria between 29th May and 1st June, according to information from the US State Department published by the Spanish media today.

The visit to Spain which is expected to take place on 1st June, is the first official visit from a member of the Bush government since President José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero became president and relations between Spain and the US deteriorated because of the Spanish President’s decision to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq.