EU ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA AND HLE

UNCLAS BRUSSELS 002641 SIPDIS PASS USAID FOR PPC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EAID OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL EUN UNGA USEU BRUSSELS SUBJECT: EU ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA AND HLE REF: STATE 122846 USEU delivered Reftel demarche on July 5 to the offices of the following EU officials: Secretary-General Javier Solana, President Jose Manuel Barroso, Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Commissioner Louis Michel. All the above principals will be in attendance for the 60th UN General Assembly (UNGA) opening on September 13 and the HLE September 14-16. ¶A. Attendance of VIP -- Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union -- Arrival September 12 to NYC; departure date TBD; Solana will be present for General Debate. -- Spouse will not travel to New York. -- No interpretation required in bilats. ¶B. Attendance of VIP -- Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission -- Will attend, but arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether he will be present for General Debate is unknown. -- Whether spouse (if any) will travel to New York is unknown -- No interpretation required in bilats. ¶C. Attendance of VIP. -- Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for External Affairs -- Arrival September 12 to Boston; departure September 22 from Boston; Ferrero-Waldner will be present for General Debate. -- Spouse will not travel to New York. -- No interpretation required in bilats. ¶D. Attendance of VIP. -- Louis Michel, EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid -- Arrival September 13 to NYC; departure September 17; Michel intends to be present for General Debate. -- Spouse will not travel to New York. -- No interpretation required in bilats. MCKINLEY .