NEW HEAD OF DELEGATION TO 56TH WORLD HEALTH

UNCLAS SANAA 001124 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO OTRA YM SUBJECT: NEW HEAD OF DELEGATION TO 56TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY FOR YEMEN REF: A. SANAA 1076 ¶B. STATE 123459 ¶1. (U) On May 17, Pol/econoff received a call from Acting Minister of Health Abdel Kader Munibari informing post that he would not/not be traveling to Geneva for the World Health Assembly Meeting. Advisor to the Minister, Dr. Ghazi Ismael will lead the delegation. The reason for the personnel change became apparent May 18, as Dr. Munibari was not reappointed as Minister of Health in the new Cabinet announced that day. ¶2. (U) For US Mission Geneva: if possible, please reissue invitation in the name of Dr. Ghazi Ismael as the representative for Yemen to the lunch hosted by Secretary Thompson for the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Post appreciates mission assistance in this matter. HULL