LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM PRESIDENT JAMMEH

UNCLAS BANJUL 000023 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-O, AF/W, AND NSC WASHDC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL PGOV GA SUBJECT: LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM PRESIDENT JAMMEH TO PRESIDENT BUSH REF: 05 STATE 228781 ¶1. On January 10, Post received a letter dated January 6, 2006 from the Office of the President with a brief message of appreciation from President Jammeh for President Bush. Post will provide text in this cable and forward original to Washington (Attn: AF/W - Shaye Brown). ¶2. BEGIN TEXT Dear Mr. President, It is with deep sense of honour and privilege that I write to acknowledge receipt of your message of congratulations which you so warmly addressed to me on the occasion of the holy feast of Id Al-Adha. On behalf of the People of The Gambia and on behalf of myself and family, I wish to convey to you our grateful thanks and sincere appreciation for your noble gesture of goodwill to the People of not only The Gambia but the Islamic Ummah. As we celebrate this joyous event, I seize the opportunity to extend to you sincere best wishes for your continued good health and personal well being and peace and more prosperity in greater security for the American people. Please accept, Mr. President the assurances of my highest consideration. //Signed// Yahya A J J Jammeh President of the Republic of The Gambia END TEXT STAFFORD