FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO UN

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 007081 SIPDIS IO/SHA FOR SASHA MEHRA E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2013 TAGS: PHUM PREL JO SUBJECT: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE TO UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE REF: A. STATE 303519 ¶B. AMMAN 06741 Classified By: Acting DCM Doug Silliman for Reasons 1.5 (B,D) ¶1. (U) PolOff delivered a follow-up demarche October 30 supporting the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations (IO) Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Khaled Takhayneh, also of the IO Department. Post previously approached the MFA on October 20 in support of Ms. Gaer's candidacy (see ref b). ¶2. (C) In response, Takhayneh said that Ms. Gaer was "well qualified" and that it was "likely" that Jordan would vote in favor of her re-election. Visit Embassy Amman's classified web site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman or access the site through the State Department's SIPRNET home page. GNEHM