COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA AND EUR

UNCLAS OTTAWA 002764 SIPDIS USUN FOR JESSICA LAPENN WHA/AND FOR NAN FIFE AND JUAN GONZALEZ IO/UNP FOR BRIAN HARRIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CO OPDC PREL PTER PGOV UNGA ON SUBJECT: COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA AND EUR COUNTRIES: CANADIAN PARITCIPATION REF: SECSTATE 166916 ¶1. (U) POL M/C made a strong pitch to secure Canadian Political Director Jim Wright for the September 16 Meeting on Columbia. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts made it impossible for him to be in New York on Friday. ¶2. (U) Canada, however, remains very interested in the future of Columbia and will be represented at the meeting by their acting Director General for Latin America, Christian LaPointe. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON