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.
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