AG Eric Holder to Represent US at Paris Rally on Sunday

Saturday, 10 January 2015 03:56 PM EST ET

France will stage a mass rally in Paris on Sunday that is expected to draw more than 1 million people in tribute to 17 people killed in three days of Islamist attacks.

Attorney General Eric Holder will represent the United States.

The rally will be attended by French political leaders from both the left and right, including President Francois Hollande and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.

Leaders from around the world will also join the march in solidarity. Here is a list of world political figures who have confirmed their attendance:

 

Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama

Algeria, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra

Austria, Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz

Belgium, Prime Minister Charles Michel

Benin, President Thomas Boni Yayi

Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron

Bulgaria, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

Canada, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney

Croatia, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic

Czech Republic, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka

Denmark, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Gabon, President Ali Bongo Ondimba

Georgia, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili

Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel

Greece, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman

Italy, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

Jordan, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

Latvia, Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma

Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

Niger, President Mahamadou Issoufou

Portugal, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho

Romania, President Klaus Iohannis

Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Spain, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

Switzerland, President Simonetta Sommaruga

The Netherlands, Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Tunisia, Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa

Turkey, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

United Arab Emirates, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan

Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko

United States, Attorney General Eric Holder

European Commission, President Jean-Claude Juncker

European Parliament, President Martin Schulz

European Union, President Donald Tusk

NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

© AFP 2025


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France will stage a mass rally in Paris on Sunday that is expected to draw more than 1 million people in tribute to 17 people killed in three days of Islamist attacks. Attorney General Eric Holder will represent the United States.The rally will be attended by French...
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