PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANTS TO 61ST UN GENERAL

UNCLAS JERUSALEM 003678 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE, NSC FOR ABRAMS/DORAN/WATERS, IO/UNP(HARRIS),USUN(PHEE),NSC(WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT), NEA/RA(HILL) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SUBJECT: PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANTS TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: SECSTATE 112656 ¶1. (SBU) President Abbas' office provided ConGen the official delegation list of Palestinians planning to attend the 61st UN General Assembly in New York. ConGen will follow up on arrival and departure times for the Palestinian delegation. ¶2. (SBU) Palestinian official delegation: -- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority -- Farouq al-Qadummi, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the PLO -- Yasser Abed Rabbo, Member of the PLO Executive Committee -- Samir Ghousheh, Member of the PLO Executive Committee -- Nabil Abu Rudaynah, Special advisor and presidential spokesman -- 'Abd al-Karim Ewaida, Chief of Presidential Protocol -- Mahmoud Yassin, Assistant Chief of Protocol -- Omar Rashidi, Official presidential photographer -- Muhammad Ateeq, Official presidential cameraman -- LTG Shihada Isma'il, Chief of Security -- Said Khalil, Presidential Security -- Muhammad Da'ajneh, Presidential Security -- Muhammad Assi, Presidential Security DUFFY