DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNGA ATTENDEES

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005035

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OTRA KSEP DR
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNGA ATTENDEES

REF: STATE 184648


1. The GODR has provided the following information on its
delegation to the 58th General Assembly of the United Nations:


A. Head of State, President Hipolito Mejia, does not plan to
attend.


B. Head of Government, President Hipolito Mejia, does not
plan to attend.


C. Foreign Minister Francisco Guerrero Prats, Secretary of
State for Foreign Relations, will attend and will head the
Dominican delegation. No arrival or departure dates are
available at this time. It is unknown if he will be
accompanied by his spouse. Spanish language interpretation
would be necessary for bilats.


D. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Relations, Miguel A.
Pichardo Olivier, will attend. No arrival or departure dates
are available at this time. It is unknown if he will be
accompanied by his spouse.


E. Foreign Ministry officials in charge of IO affairs who
will be in attendance are as follows:

i. Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Marino
Villanueva Callot.

ii. Ambassador in charge of UN/OAS and international
conferences, Jesus Maria Hernandez.
iii. Assistant Ambassador on UN/OAS and international
conferences, Rhadys Abreu de Polanco.

iv. Assistant Ambassador for Economic Issues to the
Permanent Representative to the UN, Enriquillo Del Rosario.

No arrival or departure dates are available at this time for
any of the delegates listed above. Septel will provide
information on whether any or all of the delegates will be
accompanied by their spouses and whether Spanish language
interpretation would be necessary for bilats.
HERTELL