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03AMMAN17
2003-01-02 11:26:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR NAME/TITLE OF MINISTER OF
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UNCLAS AMMAN 000017
SIPDIS
PASS TO G/IWI FOR SARAH BANNISTER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OVIP KWMN KPAO KSEP
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR NAME/TITLE OF MINISTER OF
WOMEN'S AFFAIRS
REF: SECSTATE 256058
UNCLAS AMMAN 000017
SIPDIS
PASS TO G/IWI FOR SARAH BANNISTER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OVIP KWMN KPAO KSEP
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR NAME/TITLE OF MINISTER OF
WOMEN'S AFFAIRS
REF: SECSTATE 256058
1. Per reftel, the GOJ has no ministerial position for
women's affairs. Women's issues in large part fall under the
Ministry of Social Development, which is headed by Ruwaida
Ma'ita. In addition to Ma'ita, several other prominent
Jordanian women are engaged in women's issues. Farah
Daghistani, the daughter of Princess Basma, currently is the
director of the Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development
(JOHUD),the largest Jordanian NGO. As the director of
JOHUD, Daghistani has worked on many gender specific issues
and is also well-versed in microenterprise. Substantively,
Rania Atalla, the Chief of Staff for the office of Queen
Rania, is the mover and shaker behind many of Queen Rania's
initiatives to improve the status of women in Jordan. At the
Prime Ministry, Nancy Bekir, whose official title is
Coordinator for Human Rights, also follows women's issues.
GNEHM
SIPDIS
PASS TO G/IWI FOR SARAH BANNISTER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OVIP KWMN KPAO KSEP
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR NAME/TITLE OF MINISTER OF
WOMEN'S AFFAIRS
REF: SECSTATE 256058
1. Per reftel, the GOJ has no ministerial position for
women's affairs. Women's issues in large part fall under the
Ministry of Social Development, which is headed by Ruwaida
Ma'ita. In addition to Ma'ita, several other prominent
Jordanian women are engaged in women's issues. Farah
Daghistani, the daughter of Princess Basma, currently is the
director of the Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development
(JOHUD),the largest Jordanian NGO. As the director of
JOHUD, Daghistani has worked on many gender specific issues
and is also well-versed in microenterprise. Substantively,
Rania Atalla, the Chief of Staff for the office of Queen
Rania, is the mover and shaker behind many of Queen Rania's
initiatives to improve the status of women in Jordan. At the
Prime Ministry, Nancy Bekir, whose official title is
Coordinator for Human Rights, also follows women's issues.
GNEHM