RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S DEMOCRACY

UNCLAS WARSAW 003161

SIPDIS

FOR IO/SHA SASHA MEHRA; NSC FOR UN/IO DIRECTOR BISA WILLIAMS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL PL UNGA
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S DEMOCRACY
EVENT AT THE UN IN SEPTEMBER

REF: STATE 150110


1. Polcouns delivered reftel demarche August 19 to Katarzyna
Katsperczyk, who handles Community of Democracy issues in the
MFA's Department of Policy Planning. Katsperczyk said that
Poland, as a convener and strong supporter of the Community
of Democracies and the UN Democracy Fund, will be making a
contribution to the Fund, but that the amount had not yet
been signed off on by the Prime Minister's office. She said
she would let us know the amount as soon as it was determined.


2. President Kwasniewski will be arriving in New York on
September 14, and thus should be able to attend the event
being hosted by President Bush.
Hillas