From The world leaders who have confirmed they will attend Peres’s funeral
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe following world figures have confirmed attendance at Shimon Peres’ funeral in Jerusalem on Friday:
- Former US president Bill Clinton
- Britain’s Prince Charles
- French President Francois Hollande
- German President Joachim Gauck
- Speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, Valentina Matviyenko.
- US Secretary of State John Kerry
- Poland’s President Andrzej Duda
- European Council President Donald Tusk
- Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende
Earlier reports said Hillary Clinton would attend, but her campaign has disputed this. US President Barack Obama will also reportedly come for the Friday burial, though the White House has yet to confirm.
— AP, Times of Israel staff
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