DOMINICAN RESPONSE--U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 58TH

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 004554 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC) E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/27/2013 TAGS: AORC PREL PHUM DR SUBJECT: DOMINICAN RESPONSE--U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 58TH UNGA, PART 2 REF: A. STATE 206381 ¶B. SANTO DOMINGO 3315 ¶C. STATE 184648 ¶D. SANTO DOMINGO 4432 Classified By: ECOPOL COUNSELOR MICHAEL MEIGS FOR REASONS 1.5 (B/D) ¶1. This is an action request ) see para 3. ¶2. (C) Poloffs delivered demarche (ref A) and non-paper August 26 to Ambassadors Francia Sencion and Roger Espaillat, Office Director and Sub-Director of the Americas Desk at the Foreign Ministry. Sencion said that relevant Foreign Ministry offices are reviewing the non-paper and that she would give the Embassy a response, if any, in a follow-up meeting next week. At first glance, neither Foreign Ministry official saw any potential problems (as with our previous UNGA demarche, ref B). Post has not yet received the list of Dominican UNGA delegates (requested per ref C) and the Foreign Ministry Director of International Organizations has not been named. A lot of decision-making has been put on hold until Foreign Minister Guerrero Prats returns from travel. However, Sencion said that she would send the list of Dominican delegates within a few days. ¶3. (C) Action Request: Ambassador Sencion inquired about the U.S. UNGA delegation. Post requests a list of U.S. delegates, if available and appropriate, to share with the Foreign Ministry. KUBISKE