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05VIENNA3614
2005-11-10 15:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OECD SEC GEN SELECTION

Tags:  ECON ETRD EFIN AU OECD 
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101553Z Nov 05
C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 003614 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/ERA AND EUR/AGS - VIKMANIS-KELLER

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/10/2015

TAGS: ECON ETRD EFIN AU OECD
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OECD SEC GEN SELECTION


REF: STATE 204906

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Gregory E. Phillips. Reason> 1.4 (b)

and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 003614

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/ERA AND EUR/AGS - VIKMANIS-KELLER

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/10/2015

TAGS: ECON ETRD EFIN AU OECD
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OECD SEC GEN SELECTION


REF: STATE 204906

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Gregory E. Phillips. Reason> 1.4 (b)

and (d).


1. (SBU) Charge presented reftel points on November 10 to

Ulrike Magloth, the Director for International Economic

Affairs in the Chancellery (Prime Minister's office).

Magloth has responsibility for OECD affairs in the Austrian

government.


2. (C) Magloth said Jose Angel Gurria had visited Vienna

recently, and she and her colleagues had been quite impressed

with him. That said, Austria had a slight preference for

"the European candidate," Marek Belka, as OECD Secretary

General. Magloth said Austria's views were not strong, and

Austria would follow an EU trend in favor of Gurria, if the

selection process took that course.


3. (C) We pointed out that the U.S. position was not a

"regional" one. We reviewed reftel points and said we

considered Gurria to be the best candidate, especially in

view of the challenges the OECD was now facing. Magloth

thanked us for our views, and undertook to stay in touch as

the process took its course.

Phillips