Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05VIENNA3614
2005-11-10 15:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OECD SEC GEN SELECTION
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 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
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