JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY TO UNESCO

UNCLAS AMMAN 002092

SIPDIS

PARIS FOR US OBSERVER MISSION TO UNESCO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC JO UNESCO
SUBJECT: JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY TO UNESCO

REF: (A) STATE 54900 (B) STATE 75379

1.(U) On April 2, Poloff conveyed ref a dipnote and talking
points to the Jordanian MFA, announcing the U.S.'s intention
to re-enter UNESCO on October 1 and seeking support for the
U.S. candidacy to UNESCO's Executive Board. On April 7,
Jusuf Bataineh of the MFA's International Organizations
department verbally informed poloff that Jordan would support
the U.S. candidacy. He said that a dipnote formally
announcing this GOJ decision would be delivered shortly.


GNEHM