Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MUSCAT1458
2005-09-30 19:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:  

SULTAN APPOINTS FEMALE AMBASSADOR TO U.S.

Tags:  PREL PINR MU 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 001458

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2015
TAGS: PREL PINR MU
SUBJECT: SULTAN APPOINTS FEMALE AMBASSADOR TO U.S.

REF: MUSCAT 642

Classified By: Ambassador Richard L. Baltimore III.
Reason: 1.4 (b, d).

(C) On September 27, Sultan Qaboos issued a royal decree
announcing various changes in ambassadorial assignments,
including appointing Ms. Hunaina al-Mughairy as ambassador to
the United States. While her appointment was not given
special treatment in the government's press release or in the
formal media, al-Mughairy is just the second Omani woman
appointed as ambassador to a country (Netherlands having the
first). Chatter on the Omani internet highlighted this fact,
to generally positive reviews. A Foreign Ministry contact
intimated that al-Mughairy will likely prove more energetic
than outgoing ambassador Mohammed Ali al-Khusaibi, though he
likewise noted that she will have to make do with the same
limited staff. (Note: See reftel for biographic information
on al-Mughairy. End note.)
BALTIMORE