PLEDGE TO FAO NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAM FACILITY:

UNCLAS ROME 001976 SIPDIS STATE FOR IO/EDA SHARON KOTOK, IO/S GEORGE ABRAHAMS, IO/EX CHERYL EASELY, OES/ETC JAN MCALPINE USDA FOR FAS/ICD RICHARD HUGHES AND USFS DENISE INGRAM FROM THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EAGR KTIA EAID FAO SUBJECT: PLEDGE TO FAO NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAM FACILITY: DIRECTOR GENERAL'S RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM AMBASSADOR TONY ¶P. HALL REF:STATE 67915 ¶1. Mission received a May 17 response from FAO to our April 15 pledge letter regarding a CY 2005 voluntary contribution of 180,000 dollars to the FAO National Forest Program Facility. Text is as follows: Excellency: I have the honor to refer to your letter of 15 April 2005 concerning the pledge of U.S. $180,000 made by the United States to the FAO National Forest Program Facility (NFPF) for calendar year 2005. Regarding the two specific questions concerning the funds pledged for the NFPF, please find the requested information below: a. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has no plans for expenditure of US funds under the NFPF in calendar year 2005 for Cuba, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Syria nor the Palestine Liberation Organization, nor entities associated with it. b. Total contribution expected from other donors to the NFPF amount to U.S. $2,281,000. If a United States contribution of U.S. $180,000 is received, then the United States percentage of the total received would be seven percent. I wish to express my appreciation of the pledge of funds made by the United States as a contribution towards the NFPF. The banking details requested for the payment are provided below: JP Morgan Chase Bank New York, U.S.A. Swift: CHASUS33 ABA: 021000021 For Credit to: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome quoting project GCP/INT/812/MUL NPFP Accept, Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration. Jacques Diouf End text. ¶2. The original letter is being pouched to IO/S. A scanned copy has been e-mailed to IO/EDA (Kotok). HALL NNNN 2005ROME01976 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED