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