External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar (PTI photo) HIGHLIGHTS Jaishankar is scheduled to meet with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres on Tuesday evening. During his stay in New York, the external affairs minister will engage many countries and officials on various issues, including the Covid-19 pandemic. The second leg of his trip will take him to Washington DC later this week. External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar kicked off his five-day tour of the US with a stop-over in New York, where he first held consultations with his own team in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, along with officials who handle the various aspects of engagements with the world body.