DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO THE UAE:

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001156 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, S/ES-EX - TULI MUSHINGI E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/14 TAGS: OVIP TC SUBJECT: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO THE UAE: NOTIONAL SCHEDULE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS REFS: A) STATE 82838 B) ABU DHABI 1140 C) ABU DHABI 1139 ¶1. (SBU) Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the visit of Deputy Secretary Armitage April 20-21 and proposes the following schedule, based on the availability of key UAEG interlocutors. Deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed Al- Nahyan has invited Mr. Armitage to dinner on April 20; please advise if D accepts this invitation and whom he suggests accompany him to the dinner. We expect only a few UAEG officials to accompany Shaykh Mohammed to the dinner, including one or more of his brothers. Notional schedule follows: Tuesday, April 21 1720 Arrival TBD Dinner with Shaykh Mohammed bin Zayed TBD Travel to hotel; RON Wednesday, April 22 TBD Press event at hotel (30 min); depart hotel TBD Meeting with Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed (45 min) TBD Meeting with Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed (pending, may be out of town) TBD Tour of New Embassy Compound (15 min) TBD Town Hall meeting with Embassy staff (20 minutes) 1200 Travel to airport 1230 Depart Abu Dhabi for Riyadh ¶2. (SBU) Per ref C, Control Officer for Deputy Secretary Armitage's visit to the UAE is Econoff Cara Martin- Crumpler. Please note that Embassy Abu Dhabi's weekend is Thursday-Friday; contact Controloff via mobile phone for urgent communications during the local weekend. Her contact information follows: Office Phone 011 (971) 2-414-2542 Office Fax 011 (971) 2-414-2639 Home Phone 011 (971) 2-443-0979 Mobile Phone 011 (971) 2-50-668-6561 outside UAE 050-668-6561 in the UAE Unclassified Email martin-crumplerce@state.gov SIPDIS Classified Email martin-crumplerce@state.sgov.gov ¶3. (SBU) Acting DCM and Public Affairs Officer Hilary Olsin-Windecker is coordinating the press event and managing other public diplomacy requirements of the visit. Her contact information follows: Office Phone 011 (971) 2-414-2332 Office Fax 011 (971) 2-414-2603 Home Phone 011 (971) 2-681-6671 Mobile Phone 011 (971) 2-50-442-9957 outside UAE 050-442-9957 in the UAE Unclassified Email olsin-windeckerH@state.gov SIPDIS Classified Email olsin-windeckerHS@state.sgov.gov ¶4. (SBU) Mission point-of-contact to receive and pass messages to D staff during Mr. Armitage's visit to the UAE is Econ Chief Oliver John. Econchief also will prepare a Read File of relevant cable traffic to be delivered to D upon arrival to his hotel suite and prior to departure. Econchief can be reached at the following: Office Phone 011 (971) 2-414-2402 Office Fax 011 (971) 2-414-2639 Home Phone 011 (971) 2-681-1642 Mobile Phone 011 (971) 2-50-443-6626 outside UAE 050-443-6626 in the UAE Unclassified Email johnOB@state.gov SIPDIS Classified Email johnOB2@state.sgov.gov ¶5. (SBU) Post would appreciate future cable correspondence regarding this visit tagged for AMB, DCM, ASEC, ECON, and AMGT to ensure that pertinent information is routed to appropriate Embassy personnel. Wahba