CREATING TROIKA FOR UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTIAGO 001884

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STATE FOR DRL, G

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2015
TAGS: KDEM PHUM CI ML UNGA
SUBJECT: CREATING TROIKA FOR UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS

REF: A. STATE 166546


B. SANTIAGO 1063

Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Sean Murphy. Reasons: 1.
4 (b and d).

Poloff delivered Ref A points to Special Assistant to Foreign
Ministry Director General for External Relations Andrea
Droppelmann on September 12. Droppelmann said Chile remained
committed to the Community of Democracies, and reiterated the
MFA's willingness to support Mali as CD chair (ref b). She
noted that the MFA's two most senior officials on CD matters
(Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales, and
Planning Director Eduardo Galvez) were currently in Madrid
and New York, respectively. Both would attend the UNGA
meetings, and neither would return to Chile before then, she
said. Droppelmann said she would relay Ref A points to
Portales and Galvez later today.
KELLY