U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000830 SIPDIS FOR IO/T HEATHER VON BEHREN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC LO SUBJECT: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION'S POSTAL OPERATIONS COUNCIL REF: STATE 176824 IN A FAX DATED SEPTEMBER 6, THE SLOVAK MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS' DIRECTOR OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT, JARMILA BRICHTOVA, PLEDGED THE GOS'S SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION OF JAMES P. WADE TO THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE POSTAL OPERATIONS COUNCIL (POC) OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) AT THE SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 5 UPU CONGRESS IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA. WEISER NNNN