FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY: JORDAN

UNCLAS AMMAN 004975 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM JO UNHRC SUBJECT: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY: JORDAN WILL DECIDE IN NEW YORK REF: (A) STATE 167230 (B) AMMAN 4519 (C) STATE 150004 ¶1. (U) On September 3, A/Polcouns contacted Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations, to again urge Jordan's support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood in the September 9 UN Human Rights Committee election. Aamiri had no new information to convey since ref B, and reiterated that Jordan's Mission in New York is handling the issue. He noted also that Samer Naber, the MFA's legal advisor who had been following the issue in Amman, is in New York this week and encouraged USUN to contact him directly at the Jordanian Mission. ¶2. (U) We note that FonMin Muasher will be in New York September 10-18 for the opening of the UNGA and other meetings. During that period, the locus of GOJ decisionmaking on all UNGA issues will be in New York rather than Amman. BERRY