POST ENCOURAGES EGYPTIAN SUPPORT FOR NEW YORK

UNCLAS CAIRO 004218 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SCUL KOLY EG SUBJECT: POST ENCOURAGES EGYPTIAN SUPPORT FOR NEW YORK CITY'S 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES REF: A. STATE 101700 ¶B. CAIRO 4023 Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ¶1. (U) In advance of the July 6 decision in Singapore by the International Olympic Committee (IOC),Post is bringing to the attention of Embassy visitors and contacts information related to New York City's bid and has distributed promotional materials received from the NYC2012 bid committee. ¶2. (SBU) To our knowledge, Egypt's two IOC members have not committed publicly to support any one of the five finalist cities. Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit shared recently with us (ref B) that he personally is a strong supporter of New York, having served there as Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1999-2004, and that he recently sent a letter expressing his personal support to the Chairman of Egypt's Olympic Committee, General Thabet. Visit Embassy Cairo's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/cairo You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website. GRAY #4218