COORDINATING PAKISTAN PROGRAM FOR SENATOR HAGEL

S E C R E T ISLAMABAD 004960 SIPDIS SIPDIS H - PLEASE PASS TO SENATOR HAGEL'S OFFICE/REXON RYU, SSCI/ERIC ROSENBACH AND NAVY SENATE LIAISON CDR STEVE VAHSEN E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/24/2016 TAGS: AMGT PREL OTRA OVIP SUBJECT: COORDINATING PAKISTAN PROGRAM FOR SENATOR HAGEL Classified By: DCM Peter W. Bodde, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (SBU) Post is looking forward to the anticipated visit to Islamabad by Senator Chuck Hagel on 12-15 March. We understand from email and telephone communications with Senator Hagel's Legislative Assistant Rexon Ryu that the Senator desires a program addressing his interests as a chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI). To that end, post wishes to confirm the meetings and event that the Senator would like while visiting Pakistan. ¶2. (SBU) Per email discussions with Mr. Ryu, post's Political Section has requested appointments for Senator Hagel with President Musharraf, Prime Minister Aziz, Foreign Minister Kasuri and Vice Chief of Army Staff GEN Ahsan. Post has not yet ascertained whether these officials will be in Islamabad on 12-13 April. Post is awaiting guidance from the Senator's staff as to whether he would also like to schedule a lunch, dinner or non-meal roundtable with Pakistani opinion leaders. ¶3. (S) Through OGA channels, post will also schedule a SSCI briefing for the Senator at the Embassy, seek a meeting with the Director General of ISI and plan an oversight excursion outside Islamabad, time permitting. ¶4. (S) Post wishes to caution WashDC visit organizers that it may not be possible to secure meetings with all of the GOP officials listed above; post will advise Mr. Ryu by email when it confirms each official's availability. Post also notes that, due to logistic and security considerations associated with travel in Pakistan, it may not may be possible to organize an excursion outside the capital and still have sufficient time remaining to fit in all other requQted meetings/events. Post looks forward to hearing the preferred parameters for the Senator's schedule and his priorities for meetings with Pakistani officials. We would appreciate receiving a coordinated message from Mr. Ryu and from Eric Rosenbach (SSCI) through the appropriate State and OGA channels. ¶5. (S) Post also requests that WashDC visit organizers avoid any discussion or reference via unclassified email or telephone conversation to the portion of the Senator's Pakistan program being planned through OGA channels. CROCKER