PROPOSED VISIT OF OMANI FM

C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000771

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FOR NEA, NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/16/2010
TAGS: PREL OVIP MU
SUBJECT: PROPOSED VISIT OF OMANI FM


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


1. (U) This is an action request for NEA - please see para 4.


2. (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin
Alawi convoked the Ambassador on May 11 to express his
interest in visiting Washington DC in early July if meetings
with appropriate USG interlocutors could be arranged. Citing
the Sultan's request that he defer any travel until the end
of June, the Minister said he hopes to take a family vacation
throughout July and August (possibly including stops
elsewhere in CONUS and Hawaii),and would prefer to have his
formal meetings at the front end of his travels.


3. (C) Based on a similar program in 2004, the Minister
requested calls on the Vice President, Secretary Rice or
Deputy Secretary Zoellick, U/S for Public Diplomacy,
Secretary Rumsfeld, Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff, and

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members of the House Ways and Means Committee (particularly
Chairman Thomas and the other members of the CODEL with whom
he met in November 2004).


4. (C) Action request: Apprised of the July 4 holidays, the
Minister requested our feedback as to the best time in early
July that he might call on the officials listed in para 3, if
possible.
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