NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR VATICAN

UNCLAS VATICAN 004878

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DEPT. FOR S/ES-O; EUR/WE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL VT
SUBJECT: NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR VATICAN
GOVERNMENT FIGURES

Ref: State 271552

Post:Embassy Vatican
Date of Submission:12/27/04

Head of Government:Cardinal Angelo Sodano
Title:Secretary of State
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3913
Residence telephone:011.3906.6988.5098
Comments:Addressed as "Your Eminence"
A secretary or personal assistant
is likely to answer office and
residencephones.

Head of State:John Paul II
Title:Pope
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3114
Residence telephone:011.3906.6982
Comments:Addressed as "Your Holiness"
When calling, ask for Bishop
Stanislaw Dziwisz (gee-vitch),the
Pope's personal secretary, and
explain the reason for the call.

Foreign Minister:Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo
Title:Secretary for Relations with States
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Title:QQQQSecretary for Relations with States
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3014
Residence telephone:011.3906.6988.3117
Comments:Addressed as "Your Excellency"
A secretary will answer the office
line. Calls to the residence go
through the Vatican operator.


Dep. PM-equivalent:Leonardo Sandri
Title:Substitute for General Affairs
Office telephone:011.3906.6988.3438
Residence telephone:011.3906.6988.4438
Cellular telephone:N/A
Comments:Addressed as "Your Excellency"
A secretary is likely to answer the
phone.

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